Actors Quotes
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When you start out as an actor, you read a script thinking of it at its best. But that's not usually the case in general, and usually what you have to do is you have to read a script and think of it at its worst. You read it going, "OK, how bad could this be?" first and foremost. You cannot make a good film out of a bad script. You can make a bad film out of a good script, but you can't make a good film out of a bad script.
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I don't know of an actor that the Coen brothers would come to and say, "Hey, I've got a movie for you to be in, if you want to do it," that would say, "No." That's the truth.
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As a young actor, I worked with Kevin McNally and have always thought him brilliant.
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When actors give their input, it can be very ego-driven, and directors are scared of that.
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When I used to do tours, I'd be anxious and nervous on the plane returning to New York. I now realize the reaction was because I was coming back unemployed. Actors are constantly being put to the test.
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They say God looks after kids and idiots, and I think actors are probably a combination of the two.
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Tom Cruise is one of the most successful actors of all time.
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If I work with a bad actor, my reaction is to immediately become worse than they are.
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I have great admiration for athletes. They are just like actors in a lot of ways. They have tremendous pressures and conflicts. They have to compete, and they can't stay home just because they have a head cold.
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Becoming an actor? If it's not a calling, don't do it. It's too hard.
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I just wanted to try directing, and the best way was to write the material, so I was imbued with its origins when I was dealing with the actors.
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Actors are the only honest hypocrites.
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I went to Queen's University Belfast and stayed nine months, then I ran away to be an actor.
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The former ruling class kept the community of actors in ignorance by means of various lies.
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I never hoped that both my children would become actors. I expected them to do something else.
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When I hire actors I believe in their abilities.
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Every actor wants to break out of the box that they put you in and that's where I'm heading, out of the box as fast as I can.
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Everybody's on their toes and focused on what we're about to do, and then there's this moment where you relax because you see that everybody is there to do the best that they can. Everyone opens up to one another right away. That's a terrific thing. I love that about actors. They know how personal this job is.
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If you're lucky enough to work with great actors and creative people, they're always just going to be who they are, so I don't think there's a difference between the Brits and the Americans.
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I guess every actor has certain emotions they can access easier than others.
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Working out and working as an actor have gone hand in hand—I always feel more prepared if I know I have done a workout. It gives me confidence—and peace of mind.
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You risk working with this director, you risk making this movie, you risk working with another actor you don't know. It makes your heart beat faster. And it keeps you interested.
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Sometimes it feels weird being an actor surrounded by all these real fighters and you gotta keep your confidence high and do your best to learn it as quickly as possible.
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As soon as you put an actor to a person who is real, that person comes to life through another person.
