Actors Quotes
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One of the great things about the 'Iron Man' franchise is that they employ fascinating actors who don't necessarily do action movies. Before 'Iron Man' you didn't associate Robert Downey, Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow with those kinds of films. There's an emphasis on repartee and wit.
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As an actor, I am meant to dabble with different themes and genres.
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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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The public must suffer untold pangs from the stiffness, the deliberate stifling of emotion, on the part of many British actors.
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The truth is James Cameron can do every other job. I'm talking about every single department, from art direction to props to wardrobe to cameras, he knows more than everyone doing the job. But he can't act. And therefore he is in thrall of actors.
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I think the writing and the casting and all of that has so much to do with actors becoming their characters. I think if an actor is right for a role, casting sees that and the words that are on the page, depending on how it's written, can really help your character develop.
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Look at how many great actors or entertainers have been lost to the world because they did a performance one night and that was it. With film, you capture that, it's shown all over the world and it's there forever.
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Those offers come in now and again. They're not knocking down my door. I'm only an old character actor, and I'm not needed.
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I don't meet stockbrokers or carpenters or coal miners; I spend all day with actors, composers and photographers.
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We actors, we're a fragile bunch, and yet we need to be strong because 90% of our lives is rejection.
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It's nice to have people interested about a show that you're involved in. It's what actors want.
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We stayed very close to each other [with Leek Kirk], and Lee was amazing. We'd go through the script together, rehearsing it before every shot with the other actors. He was just easy to work with. We were able to put it in my language, which was really important.
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The reason actors, artists, writers have agents is because we'll do it for nothing. That's a basic fact - you gotta do it.
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Acting is collaborative because you are working with another actor, and it's almost like a two-man juggling team. You have to really be in sync.
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I was obsessed with Jim Carrey growing up. It's why I wanted to become an actor.
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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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Most times when people pitch you as being perfect for a part... they don't look at you as an actor who can transform. A lot of people are so literal.
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I learned that the acting I really like is when the actors did a lot of bringing themselves, and where they're at at the moment, to the character.
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Whenever actors tout off about doing their own stunts, it's always ... they're so protective of you that I always know these stunt guys are so good and they're never going to put you in danger. But it's fun to do something kind of exciting, even something as simple as driving 70 through a tunnel with five motorcycles ... it sounds simple, but it's actually really nerve-wracking.
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They think actors are freaks - that we're a lot of drunks who party all the time and never work. Well, I for one work my tail off.
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One of the perks of being an actor is to get to meet athletes that you respect. Especially who played before my time. Brooks Robinson is one of those athletes; they just don't make them any nicer.
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Actors have a magical difference from other people.
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The biggest fear you face, as an actor, is whether people are going to like you. When you learn to let go of that fear, you can go so much deeper into the role and really take much bigger risks 'cause you're not worried about trivial things like that.
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Sometimes in the afternoon sky the moon would pass white as a cloud, furtive, lusterless, like an actress who does not have to perform yet and who, from the audience, in street clothes, watches the other actors for a moment, making herself inconspicuous, not wanting anyone to pay attention to her.
