“But I've always felt that the less you know about an actor's personal life, the more you can get involved in the story in which he's playing a character. And I don't like to see movies where you know about everything that happens behind the scenes. I can't engage in the story if I know what's going on in the actor's head.” IfsKnowsI CanCharacterStoriesHappensActorsFeltBehindsInvolvedScenePersonal LifeGet InvolvedBehind The Scenes Author:Eric Stoltz
“That's really good for an actor - to like the people behind the scenes - because then you treat the camera differently. If you really like someone who's shooting you, you're more open. You're not defensive, you're more relaxed, and I think that translates into a more interesting, natural performance.” PeopleIfsThinkingActorsNaturalInterestingBehindsScenePerformancesTreatsCamerasShootingTranslateRelaxedBehind The Scenes Author:Emile Hirsch
“Our life is managed from behind the scenes: we are actors in dramas that we cannot interpret. Of almost no decisive event can we say: this was our own choosing. We happen upon careers, necessity pushing, blind inclination pulling. If we stop to think we are amazed that we should be what we are.” IfsThinkingLifeShouldHappensLife IsActorsBehindsCareersOur LivesEventsDramaSceneBlindPushingPullingAmazedInclinationBehind The Scenes Book:Drift and Mastery: An Attempt to Diagnose the Current Unrest Source: Drift and Mastery: An Attempt to Diagnose the Current Unrest
“When a young woman tells me that she wants to become and actor, I say, 'No, be a writer. Or go to business school and learn how to run a studio.' The only real change will come from behind the scenes.” WantRealRunningSchoolYoungActorsBehindsSceneStudiosYoung WomenBehind The ScenesReal ChangeBusiness School Author:Halle Berry