“I can't bring you absolute truth in the detailed factual sense. All I can do is bring you an interpretation as I understand it. That's all you can ever get from an actor.” I CanActorsCan DoAbsolutesInterpretationAbsolute TruthFactual Author:Colin Firth
“Directors don't get to see other directors at work - they're the only one on the set. I've met directors who've asked me what another filmmaker is like. So, there's probably nobody better placed to make all the comparisons and to pick up stuff than an actor.” ActorsStuffMetsDirectorsPicksFilmmakerComparison Author:Colin Firth
“But this is where you get all the market research and things get in danger of becoming formulaic, and where you depend on brands and getting recognised actors. It's the thing that precludes risk very often, otherwise everyone would be avant-garde all over the place.” Would BeActorsRiskDangerDependsBecomingResearchBrandsAvant GardeMarket Research Author:Colin Firth
“The skill of a good actor is to make it always seem like you're in that fantastically spontaneous moment. Very often, a stand-up comedian has a different instinct, which is to reinvent. Once you've laid down some material, and made them laugh, you move on and find some new material.” MadeDifferentMomentsSeemsMovingActorsLaughingMaterialsLike YouSkillsInstinctComedianSpontaneousGood ActorsStand Up Comedian Author:Colin Firth
“But it's interesting being directed by someone who is a very good actor. There's nothing like it. It might sound like a territorial thing about what I do, but I don't think you can understand what it is until you've done it. I know that to be a fact.” ThinkingKnowsDoneFactsMightActorsSoundInterestingVery GoodGood ActorsTerritorial Author:Colin Firth
“However good a communicator a director is, unless they've been actors, it's just not the same as the shorthand you get with someone who's been an actor.” ActorsDirectorsCommunicatorsShorthand Author:Colin Firth
“It didn't have to be a newfound respect for the craft, I knew that it's notoriously difficult and frightens a lot of people off. I don't think anyone knows quite who to attribute it to, but the dying actor who says: "dying is easy, comedy is hard." I hear it.” PeopleThinkingKnowsHardActorsEasyDifficultComedyDyingCraftsAttributes Author:Colin Firth
“Actors are basically drag queens. People will tell you they act because they want to heal mankind or, you know, explore the nature of the human psyche. Yes, maybe. But basically we just want to put on a frock and dance.” PeopleKnowsWantHumansActorsMankindHealQueensDragHuman PsycheDrag Queen Author:Colin Firth
“Most actors will tell you they have some sort of dream of doing something other than what they're doing.” DreamActors Author:Colin Firth
“My primary instinct as an actor is not the big transformation. It's thrilling if a performer can do that well, but that's not me. Often with actors, it's a case of witnessing a big party piece but wondering afterwards, where's the substance?” IfsWellsBigsActorsCan DoPartyWonderCasesPiecesTransformationInstinctPrimariesSubstancePerformersThrilling Author:Colin Firth
