“One of the things that is assumed about actors is that they are extrovert, which is almost never the case, in my experience.” ActorsCasesExtroverts Author:Bill Nighy
“The mecca of filmmaking in the world just so happens to be in America. It's quite simply a case of us just going where the work is.” WorldHappensAmericaActorsCasesMovieFilmmakingMecca Author:Alex O'Loughlin
“I think it would be a problem if Hollywood was casting British actors only as villains; if that were the case, then certainly there would be cause for concern.” IfsThinkingProblemWould BeActorsCausesCasesConcernHollywoodBritishVillainCasting Author:Alfred Molina
“But I would like to think that it's the actor that makes the difference in these cases. Not the director, not the guy that wrote the book, not the guy that adapted it for the screen, but the actor.” ThinkingBookGuyActorsDifferencesCasesDirectorsScreensAdapted Author:Ray Walston
“If there's something that can be formulated, regulated, give you security, then nobody would lose money. Every movie would be successful. And that's certainly not the case.” IfsGivingWould BeActorsLosesCasesSuccessfulSecurityMovieBeing Successful Author:Ang Lee
“I've always been slightly self-conscious as an actor, and I guess that sometimes reads as pomposity. Starting when I was 30, I somehow gave off an impression at an audition that had them mentally put me in a three-piece suit or put an attache case in my hand. If there was a stiff-guy part, the director would brighten up when I came in.” IfsSelfSometimesHandsGuyThreeActorsCasesPiecesDirectorsConsciousStartingImpressionSuitsAuditionsSelf ConsciousPomposity Author:Charles Kimbrough
“In the case of drama (stage, movies, television ), there appear to be people in almost every audience who never quite fully realize that a play is a set of fictional, symbolic representations. An actor is one who symbolizes other people, real or imagined. [...] Also some years ago it was reported that when Edward G. Robinson, who used to play gangster roles with extraordinary vividness, visited Chicago, local hoodlums would telephone him at his hotel to pay their professional respects.” PeopleYearsRealPlayUsedActorsRealizingPayRolesCasesAudienceStageTelevisionDramaYears AgoExtraordinaryLocalsHotelChicagoRepresentationTelephonesNever QuitSymbolicGangstersVividness Author:S. I. Hayakawa
“Working with Jean-Claude is a lot of fun. Because he's a great actor who also happens to be a fighter. That combination doesn't usually come together anymore. Usually, you have to fight the stunt double and then act against the actor. In his case, you are fighting with a real guy. It takes a minute to get used to that. Because it doesn't happen any more.” RealHappensTogetherUsedGuyFightingActorsFunCasesMinutesFighterCombinationGreat Actors Author:Dolph Lundgren
“The goal with me, and the way I challenge myself as an actor, is to go from genre to genre. I like that. A lot of actors always challenge themselves. But for me the challenge lies not only in getting better, but going from drama to comedy to action or whatever the case may be, and having a wide array of movies in terms of my filmography.” WayMayActionLyingActorsGoalTermChallengesCasesComedyDramaWideGenreGet Better Author:Dwayne Johnson
“With films, I just scribble a couple of notes for a scene. You don't have to do any writing at all, you just have your notes for the scene, which are written with the actors and the camera in mind. The actual script is a necessity for casting and budgeting, but the end product often doesn't bear much resemblance to the script--at least in my case.” WritingMindEndsFilmActorsCasesWrittenProductsBearsCoupleSceneCamerasNotesScriptsCastingResemblanceScribblesBudgeting Author:Woody Allen
“If you're a serious actor, you wouldn't put yourself up for one of those shows in case you got bumped off the first week and all your colleagues saw it.” IfsFirstsShowsActorsCasesSawsWeekSeriousColleagues Author:Elaine Paige
“When you start out as an actor, you read a script thinking of it at its best. But that's not usually the case in general, and usually what you have to do is you have to read a script and think of it at its worst. You read it going, "OK, how bad could this be?" first and foremost. You cannot make a good film out of a bad script. You can make a bad film out of a good script, but you can't make a good film out of a bad script.” ThinkingFirstsFilmActorsCasesWorstScriptsGood Films Author:George Clooney
“I think it's the same to be an actress anywhere because the profession is about attitudes towards events -- it is a process to try to understand life. I think this is the case for actors across the world.” ThinkingWorldTryingActorsProcessAttitudeCasesEventsActressesProfession Author:Zhou Xun
“I'm not just friends with fellow actors, but I find that a lot of people are out here in L.A. I go out of my way to make sure that's not the case, but I do have a lot of friends who are actors.” PeopleWayActorsCasesFellowsMy WayLots Of FriendsJust Friends Author:Topher Grace