“The biggest compliment I think an actor can get is I can't imagine anyone else in the role.” ThinkingI CanActorsRolesImagineCompliment Author:Jeff Daniels
“On indies it's hard to do, but in rehearsals, you make mistakes in rehearsal. It's really hard rehearsing a play or what rehearsal you get on any movie. That's where you get to make your mistakes, and you make big ones. So when you shoot [the movie] or you finally get the play in shape and do it, the mistakes are out of the way. If you're not afraid to make mistakes, then there is no writer's block or actor's block.” IfsWayHardPlayBigsActorsMistakeShapesBlockMaking MistakesNot AfraidRehearsalWriter's BlockRehearsing Author:Jeff Daniels
“And the actors tend not to want to watch themselves very often. I'm one of those guys.” WantGuyActorsWatches Author:Jeff Daniels
“As an actor, you're always at the service of somebody else's vision. In a play, it's more of the director's vision, and he or she's got their hands on you all the way up to opening night, and if it's a film, there are even more people.” PeopleIfsWayPlayHandsFilmNightActorsVisionDirectorsOpeningOpening Night Author:Jeff Daniels
“I never said, 'I'm going to be a big star.' I said, 'I'm going to be a good actor.' And that took the pressure off.” SaidBigsActorsStarsPressureGood Actors Author:Jeff Daniels
“Meryl Streep's brilliant, just brilliant. I've been fortunate to do two movies with Meryl. And for an actor to go moment to moment like she does, there's no one better. And she dances between moments. Each take is different because she's riding instincts, she's riding impulses. And she trusts that.” DoeTwoDifferentMomentsActorsInstinctBrilliantImpulseFortunateRiding Author:Jeff Daniels
“Well, the music industry is littered with actors who belatedly came to singing.” WellsActorsIndustrySingingMusic Industry Author:Jeff Daniels
“I just never did buy this idea that you have to live in Los Angeles to be an actor. I didn't see that as a requirement in my job description.” IdeasJobsActorsDescriptionLos AngelesRequirements Author:Jeff Daniels
