Actors Quotes
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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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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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I don't think I'm predominantly thought of as being a comedic actor.
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Any actor who tells you that he makes choices, absolutely, is wrong. You find work and work finds you.
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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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Some friends of mine who are actors feel directing shuts them down and kills all their impulses, but the worst thing for me is if I feel a director hasn't noticed.
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First one works alone through the mind, then before the public through experience.
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As a younger actor coming up, I wanted to be in films. There's something special about being on film sets; there's an excitement; the people in every department are passionate about what they do.
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Maybe I'm a better actor when I know there's going to be an older woman involved.
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I know as an actor there is a certain liberation auditioning for a role that has no beauty requirements.
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When a performance isn't working, it's usually because the actor is trying to do something and they're not able to express their idea very well. It's a muddled expression.
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Well, of course, every actor's limited, and I am the first one to admit it, in all honesty, when I think that I've hit the wall a bit. I'm not ashamed at all, I think it's a process that you have to go through. That's how you learn.
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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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It's nice to have people interested about a show that you're involved in. It's what actors want.
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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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I think it's very hard to direct foreign language actors, but Carl Rinsch found a great way. A special super visional way.
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People sometimes forget how important Broadway is as a place for young actors to grow.
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I feel like a lot of the young actors that are just coming up are really good. I think directors are directing better.
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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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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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Actors are no strangers to self-doubt, fear, and rejection.
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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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As a director you already have a script, you have actors... you have collaborators when you're a director. When you're writing there's no one to collaborate with, there's no material to look at. I haven't adapted something yet, so, I'm sure that would be helpful. When you're writing an original piece you have nothing.
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Actors today go into TV, which I don't consider has a lot to do with acting. They only think of stardom. If you photograph well, that's enough. I have a terrible time distinguishing one from another. Girls wear their hair the same, and are much too anorexic-looking.
