Actors Quotes
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Well, it was interesting because when I was going to do it the first time in my head was Leonardo DiCaprio for Chris and Marlon Brando was going to play the character that Hal Holbrook eventually played. But then when it wasn't to be and there was no promise that it ever would be I think some part of me didn't want to attach specifics to it anymore - actors or anything else - because I wanted to see it made that much more badly.
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The notion that acting is simply about intuitively responding to situations the way you feel couldn't be farther away from how I ask actors to work.
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I think a lot of actors are overly concerned about being well liked in the parts they play.
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As an actor, I'll play anything.
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I also want the chance to work with some of the best actors in the business, because that's where you can learn so much by just being on a set and getting a feel for how they approach their role and how they work with you
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If you think about filmmaking as an entire spectrum, starting with the writer and ending with maybe the marketing department, the actor's contribution is a rather slender band.
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As much as Id love to be a successful actor, the thought of being recognised in the street is petrifying.
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I feel that I have grown so much as an actor being on 'Homeland'.
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Actors just need each other to act together.
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It was only when I realized how actors have the power to move people that I decided to pursue acting as a career.
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I prefer directing to acting. There is huge freedom that comes from being behind the camera. It brings a lot of responsibilities as well, but is intensely rewarding. Particularly the chance to help draw out the best in young actors.
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Directing has only increased my admiration and respect for what it is that actors do.
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I think if you're a competent actor with a good imagination, and if it's on the page, it makes your job a lot easier.
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Actors don't like to read what they're supposed to do.
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Actors say they do their own stunts for the integrity of the film but I did them because they looked like a lot of fun.
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I'm just not one of those naturally funny, relaxed actors who enjoy the spotlight and are so good at it.
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That's the first time I've been involved in such a big way as a voice actor and this script Voltron is very matter of factly.
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Actors are such an insecure breed.
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Ninety percent of the preparation we do as actors is just jive. It doesn't do anything.
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I think the toughest thing about being an actor in a film is to be with a director who doesn't know what they want. And that can be really, really frustrating.
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I admired Marlon Brando as I grew up. I though he was one of the finest screen actors around.
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I like songs that are part of a dramatic texture, and therefore I like the scenes to be active. I wanna follow the story and that means you lean on the actors.
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People who call themselves actors and can't ever get work; they do need to get another profession.
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In my movies, there has been little to do in the way of animal rights. I have never worked in a movie with animals. No horse-riding, no trained dogs, lions, bears. A few actors, but what could I do? We had to have them.
