Essie Davis Quotes

I have learnt a lot about theatre, and I would like to know the same about film.

Essie Davis

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• But the process of making a film is not glamorous. Certainly not my films.

  

  Taylor Hackford
  • Film
  • Process
  • Glamorous

• Charlie Sheen gave me a signed headshot. I think it said, 'Keep it real.' But 'real' was spelled 'reel,' like a film reel.

  

  Dakota Fanning
  • Think
  • Me
  • Film

• The last time I had to make a career decision, I was 17. I could have gone to Ballet Theatre or National Ballet of Canada. There were options. But as I became exposed to the Robbins repertoire, I realized that there was a living genius in the house.

  

  Damian Woetzel
  • Time
  • Career
  • House

• My mum is my biggest critic. She said I was good for the first film, but I can still be better, and I need to polish my acting skills.

  

  Hansika Motwani
  • Film
  • Acting
  • Skills

• Going to the movies was a big event in my youth. My father would be the initiator – he'd have me put on a jacket to see a film.

  

  Ralph Fiennes
  • Father
  • Film
  • Youth

• My name can raise money on a small-budget film.

  

  Samantha Morton
  • Money
  • Small
  • Film

• I've only used my own voice about four times on film.

  

  Ian Hart
  • Film
  • Voice
  • Own

• I read a lot of plays as a kid, but I didn't see that many plays, so I feel better-versed in film history and film structure. I just think it's easier to think in pictures.

  

  Zoe Kazan
  • History
  • Think
  • Film

• With 'Girls,' it doesn't really feel like I'm doing TV specifically. It just feels like we're making a really long film.

  

  Zosia Mamet
  • Long
  • Film
  • Doing

• My role as Ewan McGregor's girlfriend in the film 'Incendiary' ended up on the cutting-room floor, but at least I had two brilliant days of acting with Ewan.

  

  Natalie Dormer
  • Up
  • Film
  • Acting

• My advice to young actors is probably to do some theatre; definitely do that. I keep running into these actors who have never been on stage, and it's invaluable for an actor. What you will learn about yourself is huge.

  

  Yul Vazquez
  • Running
  • Advice
  • Theatre

• I didn't want to be an actress. I wasn't trying to be in film or an art gallery for me.

  

  Yasmine Al Masri
  • Art
  • Want
  • Me

• I do think 'All Is by My Side' is the type of film I'm the most happiest.

  

  Imogen Poots
  • Think
  • Film
  • Happiest

• All I can say is that I am not one of those writers who want 100% of their book in the film. I recognize that film is a different medium and the filmmaker must have the right to bring some new elements to the table, provided the soul of the book is preserved.

  

  Vikas Swarup
  • Book
  • Soul
  • Film

• I did my first film when I was in the final year of my graduation. At that time, I was still a kid, and I couldn't read the industry very well.

  

  Uday Kiran
  • Time
  • Film
  • Graduation

• I look for roles that allow me to immerse in different worlds, immerse in worlds that are different from mine. Then, when you finish a film, you're a different person. I look for that. I look to be impacted, to be transformed, changed by my roles. That's why I do this.

  

  Edgar Ramirez
  • Different
  • Why
  • Me

• I've been acting my whole life. I have this huge imagination! I'm a dancer and my mom's a dance teacher, and I was always performing and entertaining people. I'd go to see live theatre or a movie, and I'd become the main character for a few days afterwards. I loved being somebody new for a temporary amount of time.

  

  Natasha Calis
  • People
  • Life
  • Time

• Beautiful film music can be made relevant to any period.

  

  A. R. Rahman
  • Music
  • Beautiful
  • Film

• I grew up overseas in Indonesia, and my school had a great art, music, and theatre program.

  

  Angela Kinsey
  • Up
  • Great
  • Music

• I realized that I wanted to play characters and do traditional theatre. I wanted to make believe again. I like putting on a costume and pretending to be someone else for a few hours, and I have a great respect for playwrights.

  

  Lusia Strus
  • Great
  • Believe
  • Respect

• I have always wanted to work in the theater. I've always felt the glamour of being backstage and that excitement, but I've never actually done it - not since I was in 5th grade, really. But I've had many plays in my films. I feel like maybe theater is a part of my movie work.

  

  Wes Anderson
  • Film
  • Feels
  • Excitement

• I've always wanted to write about a "haunted" film, something imbued with a malign, potentially fatal attraction, an image which poisons everyone who's unfortunate enough to view it.

  

  Gemma Files
  • Always
  • Film
  • View

• In my flat in Chicago, I've got this big room with an office in the corner and a balcony so I can watch people go by.

  

  Irvine Welsh
  • People
  • Chicago
  • Office

• I have learnt a lot about theatre, and I would like to know the same about film.

  

  Essie Davis
  • Film
  • Theatre
  • Learnt