“Some friends of mine who are actors feel directing shuts them down and kills all their impulses, but the worst thing for me is if I feel a director hasn't noticed.” IfsFeelsActorsWorstMinesDirectorsDown AndImpulseWorst Things Author:Cynthia Nixon
“There should always be that leeway because if you think of your character as sort of absolutely fixed, then you just try and find actors to come and do exactly that thing, then you're not gonna be working with that actor's own set of internal impulses and who they are, so the best work is always a coming together of the actor and the character.” IfsThinkingShouldTryingCharacterTogetherActorsImpulseFixedInternalsThink Of YouBest WorkComing Together Author:Lenny Abrahamson
“It's just an impulse, in some actors. You want to make the audience like you. That's the aim of the exercise.” WantActorsAudienceLike YouExerciseAimImpulse Author:Ethan Coen