“I always say about acting: the audience doesn't come to see you, they come to see themselves. So if you're able to give them an experience where they feel, 'Oh, my gosh, that's me, that's my story, they know!' then you've done your job.” IfsKnowsGivingFeelsDoneStoriesAbleJobsActorsActingAudienceOh My Gosh Author:Julianne Moore
“I wouldn't be an actor if it weren't for the English teacher I had my junior year in high school. She's the one who told me I could be an actor. I had never met an actor, I had never seen a real play, only high school plays. I didn't know actors were real, that it was a real job.” IfsKnowsYearsRealPlaySchoolJobsActorsTeacherMetsHigh SchoolJuniorsReal JobsEnglish TeacherSchool PlaysJunior Year Author:Julianne Moore
“You always absorb a lot from a great actor. What you want, as an actor, no matter where you are in your career, is a partner who's going to bring everything they have to the scene.” WantMatterActorsCareersSceneWhat You WantPartnersWhere You AreGreat Actors Author:Julianne Moore
“It's pretty boring, working by yourself. The scene happens in between the two of you, and then you don't know what it's going to be because it's a kind of combustion. So, you do take something from every actor you work with.” KnowsKindTwoHappensActorsSceneBoringCombustion Author:Julianne Moore
“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.” FeelsImportantAbleActorsComfortableImportant Things Author:Julianne Moore
“You have to remember that Hollywood is in the business of making movies that they can sell tickets to, they're not in the business of finding great roles for actors.” RememberActorsRolesFindingsHollywoodSellsTickets Author:Julianne Moore
“People think that the directors direct actors. No. Really, what the director's doing is directing the audience's eye through the film.” PeopleThinkingEyeFilmActorsAudienceDirectorsDirect Author:Julianne Moore
“I don't consider myself very brave in any sense. I'm interested in this kind of behavior. My job is to try to make it realistic and emotionally resonant. That's the most challenging thing, to bring emotional resonance to what you do as an actor.” TryingKindJobsActorsChallengesEmotionalBehaviorBraveRealisticResonance Author:Julianne Moore
“Movie studios aren't making too many dramas anymore; they're in the superhero business. Material for television is much, much stronger for actors now.” ActorsTelevisionMaterialsDramaStrongerStudiosSuperhero Author:Julianne Moore
“At the Golden Globes, they put all the bigger stars in the front; the movie stars in the front, TV actors in the back. But even as a movie star, you can be outseated by a bigger star in any given year. It's kind of hilarious. You have to take it in stride.” YearsKindActorsGivenStarsFrontsTvsBiggerGoldenGlobesMovie StarStride Author:Julianne Moore
“With actors, all our ages are out there for all to see - you can't hide anything, really. And it's kind of a relief. This is my age, this is what I look like without makeup on - who cares? That youth culture - that lying about your age - it's all denial of death anyway.” LooksKindCareAgeLyingCultureActorsYouthDenialReliefMakeupWho CaresYouth CultureWithout MakeupDenial Of Death Author:Julianne Moore
