Actors Quotes
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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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Know what it is the emotional statement to convey, and use taste and judgement to help the actors give their best possible performance.
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Nobody became an actor because he had a good childhood.
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A lot of actors talk about doing their homework, but very few of them do it.
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Directing has only increased my admiration and respect for what it is that actors do.
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I never thought I actually could be an actor. I was always pretty shy and quiet.
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It was always my intention to direct. I went to film school. And then I wanted to know how to work with actors, so I went to acting school. And then by the end of that, I caught the bug.
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My ambition has always been to work with English and American actors and directors. Those were the movies that I was watching when I was growing up.
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Most aspiring child actors or child stars have a passion for it. But as easy as it is for me to say that I wouldn't put my kids in it, if I saw that they really, really wanted to do and they had the drive, then I would fully support it. As long as there's balance at home, then they could do whatever they wanted to do.
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Harrison Ford has always been one of my favorite actors. I grew up with Han Solo and Indiana Jones, and 'Regarding Henry' is one of my favorite movies of all time.
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As actors, we want to challenges ourselves and put ourselves in different situations to see how we react and deliver a performance.
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I think all actors are professional liars.
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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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I'm not one of those actors who's very good at having a list of roles that I want to play someday - which is bad, because I really need to do it. I have people in theaters ask me what I want to do and I don't have an answer!
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The contentious issue of pay parity between male and female actors is easily resolvable if a number of big actresses decide to put their foot down. But we have to also consider the factors of time and labour. If a female actor has shot only for 40 days and the male actor for 200 days, she cannot expect to be paid the same amount.
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There are plenty of bad actors and there are plenty of bad directors. There are actors who will always be bad and there are good actors who you cry for because they're being badly directed or the material isn't good enough.
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Dates with actors, finally, just seemed to me evenings of shop talk. I got sick of it after a hile. So the more famous I became, the more I narrowed down my choices.
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I was born a character actor.
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I'm a professional at what I do. I'm an actor. I've been on enough movie sets to know the difference between a stage light and an apple box. I know the difference. Why? Because I've been around it long enough and I know.
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I've always preferred actors who sing to singers who act in all the shows I've done.
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Living in somebody else's pain for an actor man, it's actually nice when you get to feel that kind of emotion. That's what I like.
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I'm always excited to work with actors.
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I've spent most of my life trying to make actors comfortable, which I think is 90 percent of getting a good performance.
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In a way, putting actors deep into this sort of complicated universe frees them from thinking about who they should be. They just are somebody.
