Actors Quotes
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I don't think any of us think of ourselves as artists or actors - clowns, we'll accept that label.
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As actors, we were fighting that tooth and nail because of fear, because language is a crutch and dialogue is a crutch, and it's so easy to just have a great writer write you a line.
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I don't have to meet actors. I'm really blessed that I don't have to do all that horseshit.
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I've always been a searcher - you know, a hunter. I'm certainly not the only one. They say actors shouldn't get political and everything, but you can't separate yourself. You can't disconnect yourself from anything.
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It is a tough business but if you get yourself in a situation like I, you can maintain a career over many years. That, to me, is a successful actor.
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The advice you give to young directors for sure is to go out and become some version of a successful movie actor. Do that first and say yes to people like Terrence Malick and Clint Eastwood and Woody Allen when they come and offer you movies. It's a great front row seat to filmmaking.
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Trust your actors. That's why I work with the same actors time and time again. I encourage them to change the dialogue to achieve one thing: keep the characters honest.
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Being present is the actor’s job. Being aware of your body, in space, and the emotions that are occurring inside, is essential. Well, quite simply, the more aware one is-of yourself, of your surroundings, of other people-the more likely you are to respond truthfully.
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I think probably the best example was the year Jack Palance dropped down and gave us push-ups when he accepted his award for supporting actor. Then we got to throw away a lot of the script because we just did Jack Palance jokes, because it was just too delicious, watching this old man carry on like that.
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I've made the transition from star to character actor and I'm thoroughly enjoying it.
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Normally, if I'm being acknowledged it is for something in front of the camera. This puts the spotlight on the fact that there are opportunities other than just being an actor.
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I think the better you know yourself as a person, the better an actor you can be.
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Growing up, I realized as an actor I had to figure out how to use my platform in order to give back.
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Actors want to be told what to do - they really do. But they also want to have an input and be recognized for that.
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People order clothes out of a catalogue, put it on an actor and everything is generic.
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I was able to bring my process of doing improv with actors into the animation world, which was fun.
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You have to make something good. Just because all the hot actors show up and the money is there and the explosives are ready, it doesn't matter.
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A big fear of working with an actor that's never been a lead in a film before is that you're going to have to work really hard to pull a performance out of her.
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I wasn't one of those people who went to see a play and said, 'I want to be an actor.' I fell into it.
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What impresses me is the young actors with terrific talent arriving on the scene. They'd have blown us all away in the old days. Guys like Brad Pitt.
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You know, actors lie all the time. 'Can I ride on the horse? Are you kidding? Of course! I was born on a horse!'... It's the same with motorcycles.
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It was pretty surreal to be auditioning as a kid, and I'd get close to these actors that I really respected. I remember River Phoenix in particular. I met him at an audition hall or something.
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Maybe actors are more passionate about cinema than actresses. Many heroines today seem unable to look beyond glamour.
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I knew Matt Damon and Ben Affleck were really talented. As actors, they were both studly young men, and they had great writers' chops.
