Actors Quotes
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I shoot people in a way that makes the audience feel equal to them. And it's hard to express and it's hard to execute but I think it works on every level - the choice of the material the choice of the actor, my relationship with the actor, and so on.
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I believe there can be dignity in the acting profession. And I think there ought to be more dignity in the publicity an actor gets.
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I really love being a character actor.
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I know a lot of actors who started out as musicians and have very successful careers as actors, but most people don't know them as musicians.
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All my characters are me. I'm not a good enough actor to become a character. I hear about actors who become the role and I think 'I wonder what that feels like.' Because for me, they're all me.
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Some deeply untrusting actors - the kind that need to know exactly what's what and are completely insecure - might be quite good within the parameters of a certain sort of acting.
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A good actor's director, first of all, is prepared, so there's not an exorbitant amount of wasted footage.
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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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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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A real explosion is not only much more fun to shoot, it also helps the actors and creates an energy on set and ultimately in the scene.
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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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The reason my films work is because every actor on set is very secure. They're able to fly.
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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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I honestly think I'm just an actor. It doesn't matter the medium. I can go on stage and be happy, I can be on TV and be happy.
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What I learned about acting, from my experiences directing, is why so many producers and directors don't like actors. You go through all of this work securing a location, figuring out how to get electricity there, how to get trucks parked where they need to be, and where catering is going to come from. And if the actors don't come up with some magic, it actually didn't matter. That creates a lot of animosity towards the actors.
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It's interesting for me to do the commentary with the actors because, as a director, you're so in your own world that you see it from your perspective, your issues and what you were trying to do, and then it's really very fun to hear their perspective on how it was to do a particular scene or how they felt, and sometimes, I didn't even know that, at the time.
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And to Tom Cruise, for if you had won this, your asking price would have gone down so fast. Do you have any idea what supporting actors get paid? We get only one trailer, a small one, in the back.
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I think Russell Crowe is a brilliant actor.
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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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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 never understood actors who could just wait around.
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I love working with actors. If you cast the right person in the right part at the right time, they make you look like a better writer and director than you really are.
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And to be honest, most actors are incredibly solipsistic.
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As an actor I want to do as many takes as I can. I wanna shoot the scene... or shoot the shot 'til they make me quit.
