Just to be true to myself, which is why I did this movie. I figured everyone was going to freak out and say, 'Why would you do that after Dorothy Dandridge?' My answer is 'Because I can.' And that feels really good to be comfortable saying that.
I've always said that I benefit, as an actor, from not having the illusion of security.
Please don't refer to me as "channeling Mark Twain." I'm an actor. Not a channeler. That word is an iPhone shortcut. Acting is more eloquent than that.
There's something that sort of weirds me out about actors who want to be rock stars, and the other way around too.
I don't understand the actor that chooses to play the same role in everything all the time.
I didn't know what the path was that I wanted to be as an actor, to be honest. I've been doing a lot of theater since I was a kid, so I was just sort of taking opportunities.
When I go to a movie, I'm always thrilled if I've seen an actor do something and I didn't realize until the end of the movie that that was that person. I love that.
A lot of times, you're not necessarily off the page because you haven't been able to take the time to prepare a character. It's very easy to find even great actors reading it more like a reading. Things aren't really coming alive yet, even though you know they will.
If a movie isn't released, it's one thing, but if you know it will be, it's nice to have closure and see it come out.
My department is to get actors to do stuff.
Directing remains very psychological, and it takes a lot of time and reflection. When you're an actor, it takes less time, and you can express yourself physically.
I came to New York to be an actor and I became a film producer first.
I love working with actors. I love to see what they're going to do. There's just something very thrilling and satisfying with being involved with something, all the way through the process [making movie].
Getting bad reviews or doing something thats not great is also really good for you as an actor. It also makes me feel as an actor that Ive earned my stripes a bit.
I never know what to call the subjects in my pictures because I'm uncomfortable with the word actor. I think maybe subjects might be more accurate - or maybe even more accurate is objects.
Here's the thing about movies, all movies end up on television. That's their life. Whether you like it or not, I don't care how much money you spend on it, or how big or broad the film is, or who the actors are in it, eventually it's all coming out of the box.
Of course, actors look forward to the day when they can do a big courtroom scene.
If you give a scene enough room to breathe, actors will hopefully find those magical moments.
Being an actor is a much more structured life than being a musician.
You really have to get out of an actor's head to write because actors only care about their part and it revolves around their part so "This is the important part because this is the part where..." .
I've actually usually been wary of taking on science fiction as an actor because it's really tough to do. It's really difficult to execute. There's often lots of prosthetics, green screen and special effects, and it can get very technical.
The caliber of actors I'm getting to work with and learn from on a daily basis is phenomenal for me as a developing actor.
Oh, man, pop singers are terrible actors. We're all bad.
I don't like making a film and having the actors in character too much in magazines and on the net and everything else. Because you want to keep something back.
As an actor, you are at the mercy of others for what role you can be seen for and then what you will be cast in.
