Home / Quotes / Quote by Clive Standen

Quote by Clive Standen

“It doesn't matter if a character is a lawyer, a cop or a geography teacher. If there's a story in there, where the character has a passion and a fire in his belly and story to tell, then it's enough for an actor to get excited about.”

Quote by Clive Standen

Author

Clive Standen is a British actor born on July 22, 1981. He gained widespread recognition for his role as Rollo in the television series 'Vikings'. more

You May Also Like

“The work for the actor is always the same. We're looking for a human being. We're looking for believable human behavior.”

Humans Actors Human Beings Behavior Human Behavior Believable

Author:Ann Dowd

“I don't know what the misconceptions are, but I approach a small budget, artsy, independent movie in the same way as a big budget, commercial Hollywood movie. I don't get into those [details]. I have to get into my character and I concentrate on that, on the story, on researching, and on certain training if I have to be prepared physically. I think that's the most important thing.”

“What I love about the tours is the day to dayness of it all.. you meet so many people and travel so much in such a short period of time and it's always so concentrated and focused that it stops you thinking beyond the box too much. I love things that absorb you completely.”

People Thinking Too Much Periods Boxes Focused

Author:Ben Howard

“When you're writing a story or an actor playing a role, you should never think of your characters as heroes or villains. You have to think of them as people first.”

People Thinking Should Writing Firsts Character Stories Actors Roles Hero Villain Think Of You

Author:Morgan Neville

“My favorite thing to do is action-driven, emotionally-charged scenes. If it's not just two people talking in a room, but it's on the move and things are happening and it's chaotic, and emotion comes from the characters and from the action, and the fall-out ultimately changes the character relationships, that exactly the kind of stuff I like writing.”

People Ifs Writing Kind Two Character Action Moving Fall Stuff Rooms Emotion Talking Scene Happenings My Favorite Driven Things To Do Chaotic Favorites Things People Talking Stuff I Like

Author:Geoff Johns

“In reality, anybody who's a woman knows that you've got your good days and bad days, just like anybody else. I've been lucky with a lot of shows that I've worked on, where they are comfortable with the idea that women are not just one thing, and we can be contradiction.”

Knows Ideas Shows Reality One Thing Lucky Comfortable Just One Contradiction Good Day Bad Day Good Days And Bad Days

Author:Jessalyn Gilsig

“When I see films made from books, I make a huge effort not to remember the book. It's important to see the film as a film.”

Made Important Book Remember Film Effort Huge

Author:Kazuo Ishiguro

“It's always exciting when you work on a show that's written by one person because you know that their vision is so specific. I need to find out why this person has chosen these words to communicate this thought.”

Knows Needs Persons Shows Vision Written Exciting Communicate Chosen

Author:Jessalyn Gilsig

“I hate learning lines, so the fight stuff's always my favorite.”

Hate Fighting Stuff Lines I Hate My Favorite

Author:Travis Fimmel

“I like to think illegal downloads only do real damage to the endless amounts of careless pop music though.”

Thinking Real Amount Pops Endless Damage Illegal Careless Pop Music Downloads

Author:Ben Howard