Actors Quotes
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Let's be honest, any show will live or die based on how good the characters are, how good the actors are, how complicated the relationships are, how grounded they are and how much heart they have.
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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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Psychoanalysis. Almost went three times - almost. Then I decided what was peculiar about me was probably what made me successful. I've seen some very talented actors go into analysis and really lose it.
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An actor's job is to embrace emotions and situations that in real life we spend all of our time running away from.
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In my career as an actor, there is a catchphrase that Scofield always says often in regards to his brother, 'Have a little faith.' In my own career as an actor, there were times when I was the only one who believed in myself in the face of the odds.
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In Germany, actors tend to be more laid-back and take orders from the director: 'Tell me what you want.' I'm more into collaboration. So are Americans.
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I think it's my job to risk looking foolish. One of the things I've learned from the actors I've worked with is you don't get something for nothing. If you don't risk looking foolish, you'll never do anything special.
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I grew up in a family of strong women and I owe any capacity I have to understand women to my mother and big sister. They taught me to respect women in a way where I've always felt a strong emotional connection to women, which has also helped me in the way I approach my work as an actor.
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I get a headache when films are too filled up with people. And I don't understand what's going on if there are too many extras walking around. This film was very comfortable for me, I want to see just the actors. This is how I can concentrate.
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The reason my films work is because every actor on set is very secure. They're able to fly.
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I love exploring in a rehearsal room with other actors, scenes and you know, stuff you are scared of.
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In L.A. everyone is an actor. In Texas, everyone's a musician.
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I love a lot of comedy actors and actresses like Kristen Wiig and Tina Fey and all those women who are really brilliant and funny.
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A lot of actors get concerned about their own image, even going so far as to rewrite a movie to best serve that image. All I want to do is be in good movies.
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The excitement for me lies not so much in interviewing the hard-to-get famous person, but the person whom you are about to discover. You know, like maybe the character actors who are just coming into their own and you're realizing how great they are.
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Actors are, in a sense, like athletes. They've got to stretch once in a while.
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If you really want to become an actor, but only providing that acting doesn't interfere with your golf game, political ambitions and your life, you don't want to become an actor. Not only is acting more than a part time job, it's more than a full time job. It's a full time obsession.
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The delineation between the actor and his part is a practical matter. When the camera runs, you want the actor to be the character.
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I'll always be there because I'm a skilled professional actor. Whether or not I've any talent is beside the point.
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My sexual nature is irrelevant. I'm an actor, I play roles, fragments of myself.
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The idea for actors is to make a living telling stories, so if you can do that, then you’re way ahead of the game.
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Because of the tax on being different, individual actors in the labour market from different backgrounds can rationally value the same opportunities differently.
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Everybody in L.A. wants to be an actor. I just wish I could meet somebody who doesn't act or sing.
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A theater is such a revealing form of art, such a transparent and good actors, they're such powerful individuals. I always kind of dreamt that one day I will open my mouth on stage.
