Sharon Horgan Quotes
Comedians... they're different from actors. There's more ego there. They create the whole thing, I guess, so they're more precious.
Quotes to Explore
-
Having been raised by actors who love moral ambiguity and flawed protagonists, I feel like it's sort of in the blood to want to take it on.
-
I fell in love with the whole process of making a movie. I loved the sets. I loved watching the actors and the crew.
-
One shouldn't gamble with what is irreplaceable and precious.
-
In general, comedians are attracted to vice.
-
Art to me is not precious enough that I feel territorial about what the word gets applied to. Conversations about what counts as art and what doesn't doesn't captivate my attention very much.
-
My job as an actor is to serve the writing and help the author get his ideas across.
-
There are ways in which you can make sure that even if people come to the theatre because they know an actor or actress, by the end, theyve forgotten that, and they leave going, Wow - what an amazing play.
-
Have we become so celebrity-obsessed that there is no longer a difference between a character and an actor? I hope not.
-
I've been training as an actor for six years. Nobody goes to acting school for six years. I mean, the college course is only four years! I absolutely trained.
-
You can watch actors create their illusions, but if you don't see where they get the pigeons from, you don't really know how they're doing it.
-
Actors are always outsiders. It's necessary to be able to interpret - and that gets distorted when you become famous.
-
I am waiting for the right story to tell. Just like 'Man of Tai Chi' just seemed to be the right story to tell. So I'm looking for that. Because I really love directing. I love developing the story. I love actors. I love the cinema of it, the way that you tell a story visually.
-
Anything to declare? the customs inspector said."Two pound of uncut heroin and a manual of pornographic art," Mark answered, looking about for Kity. All Americans are comedians, the inspector thought, as he passed Parker through. A government tourist hostess approached him."Are you Mr. Mark Parker?""Guilty.
-
I'd love to perform with other actors and act with actors, true actors. I would like to be in a movie and have full room for acting.
-
I think television has become such an interesting place for characters and for incredible storytelling. Half of what I watch are television shows that I've become obsessed with. I just think that it's opened up so much, to be such an interesting and creative medium, and so many wonderful directors and actors are moving to television because it is a great medium for telling stories and for creating a character over a long period of time.
-
I never want movie theaters go away. It is the greatest time out on the town. You go out, it's a great place to go, great location, great hang, great date, good place to be with friends. But as an actor who works hard at making movies, I am glad that no matter what people can see your movie on. It's hard to keep a theater for long time; there are so many movies, so when you leave a theater, you're just glad there's a life for your movie.
-
Some comedians will tour and do these classic bits all the time. But now with YouTube and Comedy Central, people see your stuff, and they don't want to hear you do that again.
-
It doesn't matter if you work with an Oscar winner or if you work with an unknown actor. There is always a collaboration between the director and the actors, and you always have to listen as the actors have to listen to you as a director.
-
Where iss it, where iss it: my Precious, my Precious? It's ours, it is, and we wants it.
-
I never count countries. Travel is not a contest.
-
Elizabeth Lutyens was the first professional composer that I ever knew. I sent someextremely infantile pieces that I I'd written and got marvellous encouragement andinterest from her... she's certainly the English composer who's influenced me themost.
-
I get up, I get down All my world turns around Who is right? Who is wrong? I don't knowI've got pain in my heart Got a love in my soul Easy come, but I think Easy goI need you so Although times I move so slow
-
Comedians... they're different from actors. There's more ego there. They create the whole thing, I guess, so they're more precious.
