“I don't know if I even consider myself a comedian really - I do comedic acting in some films and dramatic in others.” IfsKnowsFilmActingComedianDramaticComedic Author:Kristen Wiig
“I think I've grown up in an era where character acting on film has become less desirable for the producers and directors and therefore the audience. They have got used to the people that those actors really are.” PeopleThinkingCharacterFilmUsedActorsActingAudienceDirectorsProducersErasDesirable Author:David Suchet
“Actors can be very precious about their work and their scenes, but I think good actors have a strong understanding of narrative and are very often not as precious about that stuff. They just can't be because they understand what makes for a better film, and that it's the job of the actor to work toward that, and then if you want you can go to acting class or workshops. But making movies is not workshops.” IfsThinkingWantJobsFilmActorsStrongStuffUnderstandingActingClassSceneNarrativeWorkshopsGood ActorsActing Classes Author:Kristen Stewart
“Period films to me are very often alienating to the audience. There's very often a formality. A staunchy quality to them that comes from the misenscene. It also comes from the performances of the actors, because they're acting Victorian which really means that they're just acting the way they've seen previous actors act Victorian.” WayMeanFilmActorsActingQualityAudiencePeriodsPerformancesReally MeanVictorianFormality Author:Christopher Nolan
“Most films and directors lose their nerve and want to indicate [emotions] a bit more, to show that their story is clear. I'm not saying that's a good thing; as an actor its anathema to good acting, but to have someone with the confidence to say that should I be utterly natural and minimalist is great.” WantShouldStoriesShowsFilmActorsBitsLosesNaturalActingEmotionClearDirectorsGood ThingsNervesShould IMinimalistAnathemaGood Acting Author:Matt Damon
“In acting you do a lot of research. Audience watch Jet Li because of the fight. They watch other actors because they are funny. If they want funny, they don't want to see Jet Li, they watch the other guy. That's the reality I face, until the one day I can prove I can make film without action that is a fun movie. Then everybody will say Jet Li, hmmm.” IfsWantI CanRealityActionFilmFacesGuyFightingActorsFunActingWatchesAudienceOne DayProveResearchJetOther GuysHmmmFun Movie Author:Jet Li
“Music is like color or acting or whatever. It's really something I think about from the beginning. Not that I always know exactly what I'm going to use, but I don't see it as something like, "Let's find some songs now!" after we have a finished film.” ThinkingKnowsUseFilmSongActingColorMusic IsFinished Author:Noah Baumbach
“It was only when I started making short films in college and I was looking for girls to play the me-ish parts that I thought, Well, maybe I'm just going to try doing this myself before somebody else comes in and handles it. For a long time my acting was just a marriage of convenience between me and these characters that I was writing.” WritingTryingWellsLongPlayCharacterFilmGirlActingCollegeLong TimeHandleConvenienceShort FilmsLooking For A Girl Author:Lena Dunham
“I just think it's really funny and entertaining. I mean, I don't necessarily take them really seriously - I don't even think a lot of really good films get seen. But I don't think that's what it's about. I mean, how amazing was Ellen Burstyn in Requiem For A Dream ? Especially as she was acting with herself most of the time. I don't understand how a performance like that can't win. I was so affected by that movie that I had to turn it off. I felt as if I was on drugs and my heart was about to leap out of my body.” IfsThinkingHeartMeanDreamBodyFilmTurnsActorsWinningFeltActingMy HeartDrugPerformancesMovieAffectedLeapEntertainingCan't WinGood FilmsRequiemRequiem For A Dream Author:Liv Tyler
“That to me is what my idea of film acting should be. There shouldn't be any acting. You should just be watching a real person.” ShouldPersonsIdeasRealFilmActingReal PersonFilm Acting Author:Michael Caine
“A lot of what is famous about film making are the movie stars and what is considered a movie star is a lot of great acting, but also a lot of physical beauty.” FilmStarsActingMovie StarPhysical Beauty Author:Kelli O'Hara
“My background are acting, film production, directing, and I studied them for many years. Keep in mind that you need many other skills when you are starting any film project related to real life.” NeedsYearsMindRealFilmActingSkillsProjectsStartingProductionsReal LifeBackgroundsRelatedFilm Production Author:Tommy Wiseau
“I attend film school, my background is acting and directing. But the acting does best, I like to work on the stage.” DoeSchoolFilmActingStageBackgroundsFilm School Author:Tommy Wiseau
“I think as long as the standard of quality, the story-telling, film-making, acting etc. etc. remains consistent, then you've got a good change of making a decent anthology.” ThinkingLongStoriesFilmActingQualityStandardsRemainsDecentConsistentEtcAnthologyGood Change Author:Neil Marshall
“When I was younger, people used to say you only really prove yourself as an actor on stage. And I disagree with that. Some of the finest acting I've ever come across has been for film.” PeopleHas BeensFilmUsedActorsActingStageProveDisagreeFinestProving Yourself Author:Clive Owen