Actors Quotes - Page 149

I often wrangle with myself as an actor, and wrestle with the process. In striving for authenticity I often have the feeling I am falling short.

I love directing Shakespeare on film. It's fantastic that the actors would do exactly the same thing and be true to their part.

I think actors really like to know what does a casting agent really think or what does a composer really think.

[John Larroquette] is very generous as the star of a show. He always made sure that if we had a joke that didn't work or something, he'd fight for the other actors.

The hardest thing to do as an actor is to be simplistic, and to just be.

It's a moment that I will be asked about for the rest of my life as an actor, and I carry that moment with pride, that Rita [in Dexter] had such an impact and that it was such a gut-wrenching moment for audience members.

You know, making an animated movie is such a lonesome thing. You mostly don't see your fellow actors or anything. You go into your booth, you record all your dialogue. It's very much an issue of trust. You leave it all up to the director.

For me, the most important thing is that I feel comfortable with the actor that I'm working with and I'm able to talk to them.

I've always wanted to be like the Hollywood Golden Age actors.

I'm always shocked when actors have diva-esque behavior.

I'm always aware that there's a trick to television to prevent an actor from becoming too lazy. Once you become too familiar with a character, it can stifle the adrenalin from flowing through in the performance.

You hear about actors who were doing five years on a series as lovers and actually hated each other. I don't know if I could pull it off.

The room is full of such talent. It's a beautiful thing about the SAG Awards. It's the most rewarding room to be in as an actor.

It's one thing in this business to actually work. 5 percent of the Screen Actors' Guild works. It's another thing to do work that's satisfying and that people are loving.

You never stop learning your craft. That's the key to success within yourself as an actor.

Keanu Reeves is, like, the worst actor I've ever seen. I can't believe he's a movie star.

If life is a performance, and I am not an actor, am I supposed to lie down and die?

As a fortysomething actor, you reach a plateau of maturity from which you can really get stuck in.

A lot of actors find it impossible not to ask for the audience's sympathy. They have a need to twinkle.

Ninety-eight per cent of actors who actually make a living do so in front of a camera.

Theater is like going to the gym for actors.

There are a handful of actors who sustain interest because it's exciting to watch them get better at what they do. I want to be one of those actors.

I never think of myself as an actor who takes work home with them.

I am an actor and of course I respond very positively to flattery.

It's dangerous to think too much about how a film will be received. Filmmaking is not a popularity contest. Some would disagree.