Famous Quotes & Sayings

Vincent Van Gogh

Just dash something down if you see a blank canvas staring at you with a certain imbecility. You do not know how paralyzing it is, that staring of a blank canvas which says to the painter: you don't know anything.

Werner Herzog

There are specific times where film noir is a natural concomitant of the mood. When there's insecurity, collapse of financial systems - that's where film noir always hits fertile ground.

Samantha Bond

I've always had this sneaking suspicion that I get a kick out of the insecurity.

Sam Claflin

I purposefully did not want to watch anything I've done so far; I actually don't like looking at my face, so I don't like watching myself on the screen. It's an insecurity thing I have.

Mike Leigh

The problem with the British film industry is the nervousness and insecurity about - and genuflection toward - Los Angeles.

Jonathan Sacks

The twenty-first century is, and will remain, the Age of Insecurity.

Kurt Russell

When you first are in front of the camera as a young person, you'd be surprised at all the insecurities you can get.

Martin Freeman

Every actor is riddled with insecurity, of course. But weirdly, I don't really find that I'd be daunted with taking on roles or anything.

Judd Apatow

All of my jokes were about not being able to meet anybody. I didn't have any insight into anything - even my own insecurities.

Rob Zombie

Josh Brolin is an actor that I really, really like; he's fantastic. I worked with him once; he's a really great actor.

Ryan Kwanten

I'm not one of those actors who gets physically fit for a role and then loses it all again.

Russell Johnson

Old actors never die, they don't even fade away. They're always available.

Russell Crowe

I respond in the moment which is what makes me a good actor.

Romola Garai

I've worked with actors who tell everyone what to do in the scene - that makes me go pretty atomic.

William Mapother

Every actor has their own method, so I'm not suggesting what works for me will work for everybody else.

William Shatner

You cannot begin to imagine the shock I had when I came down on the floor for the first time. First of all, there's this whole thing about playing sitcom comedy. I didn't want to do the sitcom thing, but I didn't know what else to do. I went slowly. We went through the week of rehearsal, then we got on the floor with the cameras, which I'm used to because of my experience in the old days. Then came camera day, with an audience, and it was stunning, enthralling, exciting and chaotic. I had never experienced anything like that before, as an actor. I was part minstrel, part actor.

Sarah Bernhardt

Each action of the actor on the stage should be the visible concomitant of his thoughts.

Saoirse Ronan

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.

Will Gluck

There are not that many roles in comedies that are completely driven by a young actress.

Rebecca De Mornay

I've never committed to a role without a script.

Richard Schiff

I've been very lucky not to have turned down too many roles that I've later regretted.

Robert Mueller

In planning an attack, persons have various roles.

Ryan Reynolds

'Green Lantern' I screen-tested for twice. I fought for the role. And I'm glad I did, because I felt like I earned it.

Sandra Bullock

I was always longing to do, emotionally and physically, what my male counterparts always got to do. I just felt envious, every time I saw a movie that I was in awe of, and it was usually a male lead. And those kinds of roles weren't available. They just weren't being written.

Wislawa Szymborska

I don't know the role I'm playing. I only know it's mine, non-convertible.

William Hurt

You don't look at it as the size of the role. Quantity is not the point. You can be as thorough in 30 seconds as you can in three hours.

Will Arnett

When I was in my 20s, I wanted to go after dramatic roles, and I didn't have a tremendous amount of success with that.