“My advice to young actors is probably to do some theatre; definitely do that. I keep running into these actors who have never been on stage, and it's invaluable for an actor. What you will learn about yourself is huge.” RunningYoungActorsAdviceStageHugeTheatreAbout YourselfInvaluableKeep RunningYoung Actors Author:Yul Vazquez
“On the one hand, you have these huge budget films that cost millions of dollars. They are effects driven, they don't have well known actors in them, and they are making money. Well, some of them are. One the other hand, you have Stallone and Statham, and guys like DeNiro and Pacino, and Costner, who are all trying to make movies about real people. They are interested in character driven projects.” PeopleTryingWellsRealCharacterHandsFilmGuyActorsKnownMillionsEffectsHugeCostProjectsDollarsDrivenMaking MoneyBudgetsWell Known Author:Dolph Lundgren
“I mean the most important thing you can have as an actor, writer, director, or whatever you are, poet or whatever it is, is life experience. Life experience doesn't mean you have to live 50 years to have it. I mean you know a lot of people have huge life experience by the time they're in college.” PeopleKnowsYearsMeanImportantActorsCollegePoetHugeDirectorsImportant ThingsLife Experience Author:Billy Bob Thornton
“I don't think I've ever been a huge target for the press, and I value that to a degree, because there's a certain value for actors staying beneath the radar so they can play characters.” ThinkingPlayCharacterCertainValuesActorsHugeDegreesPressesStayingTargetRadar Author:Liev Schreiber
“It is so rare as an actor to be allowed the chance to revisit a role and to go back to a character that you already built, and lived inside, and understood. To take it further to another stage is a huge privilege.” CharacterActorsChanceRolesStageHugeUnderstoodBuiltPrivilege Author:Tom Hiddleston
“I get the greatest joy from just doing anything, being an actor. Doing music, and doing what I love to do. I don't make a huge distinction between comedy and drama. I think the whole point is just trying to be as honest, from moment to moment, as you can be. If you're honest about the material, and the material is ridiculous, then you're in a comedy.” IfsThinkingTryingWholeMomentsJoyActorsComedyHonestMaterialsHugeDramaRidiculousDistinction Author:John C. Reilly
“I see how complicated it is to make a film and how many people are involved and I love the fact that I get to sit in a room on my own and the set costs nothing and the actors cost nothing and I'm the director and it's so simple. You just need a pen and paper to make a book. You don't need a huge budget or a gaffer or a best boy.” PeopleNeedsBookFactsFilmActorsMy OwnSimpleRoomsBoysHugeInvolvedCostDirectorsPaperComplicatedBudgetsPens Author:Markus Zusak
“If I could, I want to take a page from the George Clooney-like actors of the world. They do things that are relevant, things that don't necessarily have huge box office appeal, but they matter.” IfsWorldWantMatterActorsHugeOfficePagesBoxesAppealsIf I CouldRelevantBox Office Author:Alona Tal
“I suppose it's whether you want to be a famous person, or whether you want to be an actor. You have to decide what your priorities are. Great actor, huge star. Sometimes, the two walk hand in hand. Most of the time, they don't.” WantPersonsTwoSometimesHandsActorsStarsWalksHugePrioritiesHand In HandGreat Actors Author:Anne-Marie Duff
“There's a huge raft of roles that actors in our culture perform, and you can see any one of about three Hamlets in a year. It's not something to be completely daunted by.” YearsCultureThreeActorsRolesHuge Author:Benedict Cumberbatch
“When you're casting a movie and when you're shooting a film, the eyes are the most important feature of any performer, really. Any great actor literally knows exactly how to use their eyes, and even as a filmmaker I love shooting huge close-ups because it's those eyes that mean so much to me.” KnowsMeanImportantUseEyeFilmActorsHugeShootingFeaturesFilmmakerPerformersCastingGreat Actors Author:Peter 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
“I'm a huge fan of John Malkovich and Josh Brolin, and Michael Shannon has got to be one of my favorite actors.” ActorsFansHugeMy FavoriteJoshShannon Author:John Gallagher, Jr.
“I went to school to be an actor in Canada and realized I hated auditions once I left, which is a huge problem if you want to get a part.” IfsWantProblemSchoolActorsLeftHugeHatedCanadaAuditions Author:Brad Goreski