Actors Quotes
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I've always thought of, of a relationship with an actor to an audience as a marriage, you know. And a story, you know. And there are ups and downs, and you work through them, and you work with them.
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The one thing I think I've noticed about shows that are supposed to be funny on television is that they've sort of become routinized, so there's an awful lot of mannerisms and joke lines that are sort of there to trigger laughter, rather than give actors a chance to play a moment.
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Cable TV has become where the best actors, writers and directors have gone to work because they are allowed to do character-driven stories.
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That's how I am as a director - if somebody does a really good take, I can't help it, I'm not even aware of it. Actors really, really need positive reinforcement.
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I'll never look down on and I love running into actors who say 'Oh yeah, I did a soap.' I say 'Tell me which one!' It's like being a member of a secret society.
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For old actors, just remember that inside you're only 14. Acting is for kids. You poor old grown-ups, you've forgotten how to do what kids know automatically.
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If I am not right for something there are many talented actors out there that will get it.
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I think I would co-direct because I love actors and I've got a very good eye. I'm not a second-guesser. I don't think that I would be very happy, getting inundated by financial issues. I would love to co-direct with somebody because that would be a real freedom and an adventure, and then I could leave all the pain and misery to them. I'm not glib about it. I would take the responsibility to make a really good movie.
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But actors with political views are a dime a dozen.
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It [smoking] was like an aphrodisiac. Actors would say let's have another cigarette on that great scenes, and they'd blow smoke in each other's face.
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There is nothing worse than when actors come to a set - and it happens a lot with big stars - and they are too aware of where the camera is. They are the show. And that becomes apparent and it affects the production. I am like 'You should not know where the camera is - you should act, and I will do the rest.'
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Never meddle with play-actors, for they're a favoured race.
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I'm an athletic actor. I'm known for my action; I'm a guy who does my own stunts on screen.
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I'm wide open to getting married, but actors are not easy people to date. You end up sharing that person with this other mistress that is their career. I very much like the traditional courtship method of making a date. That's what they do in normal places, but Hollywood's not normal.
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Our job as actors, especially in front of a camera, is almost like textile artists. We spend so much time getting the right texture of yarn, and working out the color scheme, and binding off the weave, and making it just right.
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As a playwright, you are a torturer of actors and of the audience as well. You inflict things on people.
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My view of actors is that basically they're all harmless lunatics who'd be on the psychiatrist's couch.
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I plan on having the credibility and integrity of being a part of an entertainment news program like 'E!,' in addition to being on the actor side as well.
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Most child actors go through that. Unless you can transition into an adult star, your career is over.
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I follow Elle Fanning's career. I really like to follow actors who are a similar age to me. Just to see what they're up to.
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My job as an actor is to serve the writing and help the author get his ideas across.
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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.
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I think all good actors are personalities. If they're not, they're not stars. What makes you a star is horsepower.
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I'm not a betting man, and even if I was, I certainly wouldn't bet on this! I would not bet on the Best Actor.
