Quotes about actors
actors want accepted
I insist that they do what they became actors to do. I want them to create something and not just hit marks and say words. So they all love that because they're playing. It's called playacting. Their contributions are not only welcomed, but are accepted and used. Robert Altman
actors realization littles
Really good director sometimes will kind of see what the actors are doing and then get in there. Because there's the realization that you have to find it a little bit and then kind of clump around and sniff it out. Ron Livingston
actors want quitting
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. Tommy Lee Jones
actors born looking-for-work
I'm an actor, I'm always looking for work. I was born to do that.
actors getting-high want
I didn't come to Hollywood to drink or get high, and I don't want to be considered a cool actor - I want to be a great actor. Tom Sizemore
actors want ill
Ill never be as good an actor as I want to be....but I'll be good. Steve McQueen
actors might made
If I hadn't made it as an actor, I might have wound up a hood....
actors done directors
I don't blame any director for wanting to do something more commercial. That's all part of the business. I certainly have done it, as an actor. Steve Buscemi
actors scripts
I always find that it's when a script is not detailed, then I have to do more work as an actor.
actors want able
Everybody wants to be a Bond villain. That is the coolest. To be able to portray a Bond villain, that is the feather in any actor's cap. Steve Carell
actors magician performers
Actors and magicians are both performers, and they represent things that are not necessarily who they are.
actors matter directors
To the audience it doesn't really matter how much the director struggled with an actor. It's the result that counts. Roman Polanski
actors stills knows
As an actor, I still dont really know exactly what I am doing most of the time. Sam Riley
actors months interviews
Whenever you read interviews with actors, they always seem to be given three months to do something - get fat, get skinny, learn card tricks.
actors imagine
I like being around actors. Imagine not liking actors. Sam Neill
actors done want
There's one thing better than having a great actor, and that's having a great actor who's never done this kind of role before and is hungry to do it. They're testing themselves every day. They want to get out of their trailer and get to work. Sam Mendes
actors wanted great-actors
I always wanted to be a great actor. Sally Field
actors changed studios
I joined the Actors Studio and began to work with Lee Strasberg, and that changed my work.
actors born
I didn't back into being an actor, I was born one.
actors sometimes moments
Sometimes what happens is that, when you micromanage actors and moments, it just doesn't quite live. Susan Sarandon
actors film where-you-are
You create this situation where you are so dependent on each other. That's especially true for film. In theater, the actor has much more say, much more control, for better or worse.
actors research enough
I wouldn't say I'm a method actor. I do research when I feel I don't have enough experience for the part I'm playing. Tim Robbins
actors scripts driven
A lot of shows are more script-driven, like a prose script. As an actor, you never see a storyboard. Tom Kenny
actors nasty easier
As an actor, it's much, much easier to be really nasty to someone that you really like. Tom Hiddleston
actors want students
I don't want to be quoted as 'Tom Hiddleston, psychologist says...' But there is a psychological aspect to being an actor. We are particular students of human nature - not every actor is, of course, but that's what fascinates me about being an actor.
actors done mouths
To be frank: the translations that often sound bad in the mouths of the actors, these have often been done by linguists. Tom Stoppard
actors type casts
It's great to have actors who are often cast against type. Tom Mison
actors may red
All of these red carpet events may seem natural for you journalists, but it doesn't feel natural for actors. Toby Jones
actors used havens
I'm more of a writer than an actor, and I used to say that I'm mostly an improviser, though I haven't improvised in awhile. Tina Fey
actors musician knows
Um, musicians are funnier you know, than actors on the whole. Tim Curry
actors picks
I always learn something from every actor I've ever worked with. I always pick something from them. Sam Huntington
actors want stills
I'm still an actor who wants to work all the time. Stephen Amell
actors projects process
Most actors have a process that they can go through, that they rely on, or that they've discovered, and that can evolve from project to project. Thomas Jane