“In the theater, you're so much more in charge as an actor. For better or for worse, you know what the audience is seeing. But you can be acting your socks off on film, and then you see the movie, and the camera is on the other actor, or they've cut out the lines you thought were significant, or they've adjusted the plot. So much of it is out of your control.” KnowsFilmActorsLinesActingAudienceCuttingSeeingTheaterCamerasSignificantPlotSock Author:Susan Sarandon
“I feel it's easier to sit in the backseat and go, "Oh, yeah, let's go there." You're not worried about getting to the destination. But the guy or the woman who has to get you to the destination is worried about a lot of other things, so my job as an actor is to try as many things as possible, be as open as possible, listen, and keep my heart open.” FeelsTryingHeartJobsGuyActorsMy HeartEasierYeahWorriedDestinationBackseat Author:Susan Sarandon
“Sometimes what happens is that, when you micromanage actors and moments, it just doesn't quite live.” SometimesMomentsHappensActors Author:Susan Sarandon
“You create this situation where you are so dependent on each other. That's especially true for film. In theater, the actor has much more say, much more control, for better or worse.” FilmActorsSituationTheaterDependentWhere You Are Author:Susan Sarandon
“I remember Anthony Perkins saying, "Real is not necessarily interesting." So real is not enough. But what happens as an actor is that you're really trained to listen and to be open and have empathy. It's such a natural consequence that you end up being more political. You can empathize with the mother whose kids are going to be sent to Iraq, or you can emphasize with the mother who is losing their child to a disease. How could you not then be active? So you're automatically drawn to that aspect in the rest of your life.” ChildrenRealEndsEnoughHappensKidsRememberPoliticalMotherActorsNaturalInterestingDiseaseLosingEmpathyConsequenceAspectIraqActiveRest Of Your LifeNatural Consequences Author:Susan Sarandon
“I think I'm an actor because I have very strong imagination and empathy. I never studied acting, but those two qualities are exactly the qualities that make for an activist.” ThinkingTwoActorsStrongImaginationActingQualityStrengthEmpathyActivismActivistVery Strong Author:Susan Sarandon
“I've always had a really developed sense of justice. As a child, I would rotate my dolls' dresses for fear that they might come alive at midnight and one of them would always have the best dress on. Whatever it was that made me worry about my dolls I suppose has paid off in my career because, really, an actor is all about empathy and imagination. And those are the cornerstones of activism.” ChildrenMadeMightActorsImaginationJusticeCareersWorryAliveEmpathyPaidDressesActivismMidnightDollsCornerstonesPaid Off Author:Susan Sarandon
