Actors Quotes
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I did everything pretty cliche as an actor in New York. I read the trades, I sent out 'head shots.'
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What I mean is that none of my talents had a - what's that great word - rubric. A singer, an actor, a dancer - there was nothing I could really say I was. The writing came much later. And, actually, thank God, because if I had said I'm a singer, I would really have just had one thing to do.
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Billy Campbell who is... I... truly one of the most talented actors today.
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Sometimes I say I feel more like a dancer than an actor, because there are things implied about being an actor that I don't really like. I feel more comfortable with the word 'performer'. I like being the thing. I like being the doer. There's a factualness to it. And then certain resonances happen out of how you apply yourself physically.
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I don't think film actors need training, really, but I needed any help I could get.
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I'm a much better singer than actor, which doesn't really say a whole lot.
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If I wasn't an actor and I watched my films, I could easily be like 'This guy's a clown,' you know?
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Actors have an opportunity to use storytelling as a way to solve pain.
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Actors are born, good actors are trained. Dancers are born, good dancers are trained.
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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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I can't complain. I'm making a living out of what I do, which is really rare for a lot of actors. The hard part is staying confident and staying with it.
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You can't stop being a citizen just because you have a Screen Actors' Guild card.
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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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My circle of friends are not actors at all. None of them are actors, really, because they're are not available. They're always off somewhere.
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So, one way or another, I found myself in a few movies. I take it seriously when I'm on the set, but I don't take myself seriously as an actor.
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It takes great skill to tell a compelling story in under 60 seconds. These five directors have mastered the format, using their talent, craft and imagination to provide us with some of the most innovative filmmaking out there today.
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I have a passion for words. I love words. And I'm just learning and developing my skills for words. I do books and I do journalism and plays. I have a broad palette. I don't have a great eye for direction. I love working with actors and I work very well with them because I appreciate what they bring to the table. I'd never say never, of course, but I look at it and don't really fancy it. I want to try and master the word side of it first.
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I'm an actor, I'm always looking for work. I was born to do that.
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When you put a group of actors together who get along, and we have since day one, they don't become like their roles. What tends to happen is their age disappears and they all deal with each other as friends.
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A lot of the films now are more focused on the visuals than on the actors. I think all directors should go to drama school.
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For aspiring actors out there, I would say stay focused and don't let anyone pull you away from your goals. Shoot for the stars so that if you ever fall short you can land on the clouds.
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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'm an actor and my job is to interpret.
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It was when I was on the set of Dead Poets Society.There was actor,his name was Norman Lloyd. One day he took us all aside and said, "You guys don't even understand what a powerful experience you're having. You don't really understand what a gift this is." We were going, "What does he mean?" It was that really wonderful opportunities aren't to be taken for granted. I often found that it had embedded itself in my memory.
