“I want what's mine. I see other actors who are doing very interesting roles, and I just want to continue to do things that are interesting, and things that people will go see in theaters.” PeopleWantActorsInterestingRolesMinesTheaterVery Interesting Author:Derek Luke
“I knew from a young age that I wanted to be an actor. I never even thought about other careers. The acting field is certainly not the path many Indian parents encourage their children to take, but mine were very supportive. They wanted me to have an education, but understood that this is what I wanted to do.” ChildrenAgeWantedYoungActorsParentActingCareersPathFieldsMinesUnderstoodIndianSupportiveYoung Age Author:Archie Panjabi
“If I could change on thing about myself, I would: Have better knees. Mine are shot because of injuries. You're only as good as your legs, whether you're an athlete or an actor.” IfsActorsMinesShotsAthleteLegsKneesIf I CouldInjury Author:William Petersen
“As an actor there's a lot of scrutiny and, even when you've had success, it becomes about sustaining that success. A friend of mine described it as a peakless mountain. Even for Robert De Niro there's Al Pacino and for Pacino there's De Niro.” ActorsMinesMountainScrutinySustainingDe Niro Author:Eddie Redmayne
“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
“I was entirely wrapped up in the idea of becoming an actor. I learned how to write on the job, basically out of necessity. I always thought it'd be fun to write something, but it never was an ambition of mine, per se. I just thought, "Well, maybe I'll do it one day just for the hell of it and see if it works."” IfsWritingWellsIdeasJobsActorsFunHellMinesBecomingOne DayAmbition Author:Glenn Howerton
“A student of mine is an actor, he used to go into these interviews and sometimes not get the part. He was "taken out". Someone would use power in a way that would cause him not to succeed” WaySometimesUseSuccessUsedActorsCausesCareersTakenStudentsMinesBuddhismSucceedInterviews Author:Frederick Lenz
“An actress friend of mine shared a great trick. She told me to stick my tongue behind my teeth when I smile to keep from over-smiling. If you smile without doing it, sometimes your gums show a little too much. It's an actor's trick!” IfsLittlesSometimesShowsActorsBehindsToo MuchMinesSticksTongueActressesTricksTeethI SmileGum Author:Jessica Chastain