“In the creative arts you draw a special power. The discipline required is awesome to be an actor or an actress, to be really good, not just another one waiting tables.” ArtSuccessActorsWaitingCareersCreativeSpecialBuddhismDisciplineDrawsTablesActressesCreative ArtWaiting Tables Author:Frederick Lenz
“Without discipline and detachment, an actor is an emotional slob, spilling his insides out. This abandonment is having an unfortunate vogue. It is tasteless, formless, absurd. Without containment there is no art. All this vomiting and wheezing and bursting at the seams is no more great acting than the convulsions of raving maniacs.” ArtActorsActingEmotionalDisciplineAbsurdUnfortunateDetachmentAbandonmentVogueBurstingManiacsSpillingVomitingContainmentWheezing Book:The lonely life: an autobiography Source: The lonely life: an autobiography
“Being an actor is about having the courage to follow your instincts, and also having the discipline and dedication to sacrifice the things in your life that you need to sacrifice to get the best out of yourself artistically.” NeedsActorsSacrificeDisciplineInstinctDedication Author:Matt Smith
“Directing requires great discipline, that ability to be in and out at the same time. The great ones I've worked with are like generals. It's a bit like a small war on that level. The great ones have that combination of freedom and control. I'm nowhere near that. There's still so much to do as an actor. I have enough to explore with that.” StillsWarEnoughActorsBitsAbilityLevelsDisciplineCombinationGreat Ones Author:Robin Williams
“Acting is a specific discipline. Just because you can sing doesn't mean you have the sensitivities of being an actor.” MeanActorsActingDisciplineSensitivity Author:Neil Diamond