“My main goal as an actor, with my craft or whatever poncy way you want to say it, is to always take the audience with me. To make them feel for me, or to make them hate me, I want a reaction. I want their emotions. The worst reaction someone can have is, "eh."” WayWantFeelsHateActorsGoalEmotionAudienceWorstReactionsCraftsHate Me Author:Adelaide Kane
“There are two kinds of actors -- one sits in a dressing room waiting for his call and the other gets out into the business and polishes his craft by absorbing everything. I don't know enough, I'll never learn everything I need to learn. When a guy thinks he's already learned it, he can only go backwards.” ThinkingKnowsNeedsKindTwoEnoughGuyActorsWaitingRoomsCraftsBackwardsDressingsPolishAbsorbingDressing Rooms Book:Clint Eastwood: interviews Source: Clint Eastwood: interviews
“I always get a little bit pissed off when stand-up comedy is not recognised as being as good a craft as being an actor. We give Oscars to people and it's like, 'Aw, this person is the greatest person on earth', but being an actor is pretty easy in comparison to stand-up comedy. It's no surprise that several stand-up comics have gone on to become great actors. I don't know any great actors that have gone on to become great stand-up comics.” PeopleKnowsGivingLittlesPersonsEarthActorsEasyBitsGoneComedyLittle BitSurpriseCraftsComparisonOscarsGreat ActorsPissed OffStand Up Comedy Author:Jim Jefferies
“I'm less confident now than I've ever been. In this peculiar craft, confidence is something you spend a lifetime losing. I used to be frightened only one night a week but now I'm frightened of every performance. I mean really frightened.” MeanUsedNightActorsWeekLosingPerformancesLifetimeUsed To BeCraftsFrightenedPeculiarOne Night Author:Glenda Jackson
“I feel bad for young actors who become huge stars too quickly, because you haven't had a chance to practice your craft a lot.” FeelsYoungActorsStarsChancePracticeHavensHugeCraftsYoung Actors Author:Topher Grace
“We actors have it pretty easy and pretty hard. Easy cause we have a meal provided to us every 6 hours every day and craft services. The hard part is staying fit under those circumstances.” HardActorsCausesEasyHoursFitCircumstancesCraftsMealsStaying Author:T. J. Thyne
“It's not easy being an actor, and having said that, everybody's an actor. Do you know what I mean? Paris Hilton's an actor, which is kind of scary. But if you want to honor your craft and yourself, strive for the nobler instincts.” IfsKnowsWantKindMeanSaidActorsEasyHonorInstinctStriveScaryCraftsParisDo You Know Author:Patti LuPone
“I think there will always be a particular generation of actors who think that they're going to be replaced by robots. But certainly the emerging actors understand that that's part of the craft.” ThinkingActorsGenerationsParticularCraftsReplacedRobotsEmerging Author:Andy Serkis
“I learned my business in the theater and in television, particularly working with the actors. You can learn much more in the theater than directing a movie, because then you have no time when you are shooting a movie to really work with the actors. You have to learn this craft somewhere else.” ActorsTelevisionTheaterCraftsShootingSomewhere Else Author:Michael Haneke