The visual stuff just lives inside of you. As far as really being able to take care of an actor on a set, how to talk to an actor, and how to get what you need out of a scene is probably where I might know a thing or two. Although, in TV, the actors are pretty much left alone. It's really the writer's medium more than anything.
It's really important to me that the actors bring a lot of elements of the characters to the process so they own it, so it's personal to them, so it's not just me saying, "You stand here, you say this, you do this, you feel this." No, you bring it up from in here and then let's work with that.
I don't like to direct the actors by telling them what to do. If anything, it's reminding them where they are in the movie, what's happening emotionally and what they want in the scene.
The next actor I meet that uses the term 'courageous' to describe another actor's performance is getting punched in the face.
I am an actor through and through.
I dreamt of being an actor ever since I was young.
My own personal process with movies is to develop the characters with the actors and, when I've done that properly, you can't imagine anyone else, but that actor, playing that part.
It's better to find a stunt person who can act. It's easier to do that than to find an actor who can do a stunt.
There are actors who just bring an enormous amount of empathy. They just have that"it" that makes you want to follow them and root for them.
It's almost a work-shopping process to create the characters with the actors.
[Ryan Reynolds] is my favorite [ on Top Gear] - I think he's the most hilarious actor who just has not been able to catch a break in terms of being known as the most hilarious actor.
I think if you work as an actress and are supposed as a character to be in love with some actor, then to some extent you do have to be in love with him.
Scratch an actor and you'll find an actress.
Like any other actor, I draw on life experience.
It's a blessing to be given a variety of roles to what I call an iconic action actor like myself.
If you're playing a cop in a modern film, you don't have to walk with your spine straight up and bow before a fight. There's a lot of free form of expressing yourself as an actor.
I always used to wonder why American actors were getting fat, then I made a U.S. movie. I'm seeing all the food every day, and there's lots of waiting around because making an American movie is very slow.
It's rare that I come across actors who are willing to work as hard on the material as I am
I had to learn how to become a real actor, I had to suffer and be rejected and face that 100 times just like every actor. It wasn't like someone handed it to me
Back then, it was more or less we couldn't change a line in our script. We weren't allowed to change lines. Today, actors change everything and won't do parts. It's very different today. Back then, the producers were in charge. Today, actors are more in charge.
I am not one of those actors who believes he has to live the part he is playing. I can turn it on and off.
I dont want to be just considered a breakout comedic supporting actor. I want to be a breakout actor in anything thats a lead.
I just personally feel like the best writing for actors exists in cable television.
I didn't originally want to be an actor. I didn't know what I wanted to be.
I can easily say "no" to a project if the script isn't great, but when the script is good, then I start asking the other questions. Who's going to direct it? Who's the creator? Who are the actors? When are we shooting? Where is it shooting? All that kind of stuff.
