“I've done stuff to pay my dues and that's what actors are supposed to do, because I was a really bad actor when I was 18 or 20.” DoneActorsStuffPayDues Author:Rachael Taylor
“I pay attention to the actors and stuff, but not even that much. I don't pay attention to who's writing.” WritingActorsStuffPayAttentionPay Attention Author:Jason Mewes
“There are a lot of people who want to be famous nowadays: singers, actors and, you know, it's like a roller-coaster. And when you are very sensitive - I'm very sensitive - you have to be very strong... You have to just not pay attention to the people who hate you, you know?” PeopleKnowsWantHateActorsStrongPayAttentionFameSingersPay AttentionSensitiveVery StrongHate YouRoller CoasterCoasters Author:Eva Green
“In the case of drama (stage, movies, television ), there appear to be people in almost every audience who never quite fully realize that a play is a set of fictional, symbolic representations. An actor is one who symbolizes other people, real or imagined. [...] Also some years ago it was reported that when Edward G. Robinson, who used to play gangster roles with extraordinary vividness, visited Chicago, local hoodlums would telephone him at his hotel to pay their professional respects.” PeopleYearsRealPlayUsedActorsRealizingPayRolesCasesAudienceStageTelevisionDramaYears AgoExtraordinaryLocalsHotelChicagoRepresentationTelephonesNever QuitSymbolicGangstersVividness Author:S. I. Hayakawa
“I did a thing called 24 Hour Plays, a thing they do every year on Broadway. A bunch of playwrights and actors get together, you write a play and you act it out in 24 hours, literally. People pay and the money goes to charity. So I did one - I was horrible. I was bad. I was terrified. And I was like, "Oh, I gotta do this again." Because I know I can do it.” PeopleKnowsWritingYearsI CanPlayTogetherActorsCan DoHoursPayCharityHorribleBunchTerrifiedBroadwayPlaywrightGet TogetherI Can Do It Author:Scott Raab
“I've played English a number of times, and used an English accent a number of times, so it becomes a little bit of an obstacle course to go, "Oh, that's teetering into Captain Jack-ville," or "This is teetering into Chocolat or Wonka." You've got to really pay attention to the places you've been. But, that's part of it. That's the great challenge. You may get it wrong. There's a very good possibility that you can fall flat on your face, but that's a healthy thing for an actor.” MayLittlesFacesUsedFallCoursesActorsBitsChallengesNumbersPayAttentionPossibilityHealthyLittle BitVery GoodObstaclesPay AttentionFlatsYour FaceAccentsCaptainsCaptain Jack Author:Johnny Depp
“I like my films to have a certain amount of realism - something that's thought provoking and intelligently written. More than the amount on the pay cheque, I look for a level of respectability as an actor.” LooksFilmCertainActorsLevelsPayWrittenAmountThought ProvokingRealismProvokingRespectabilityCheques Author:Arjun Rampal
“I pay tribute to the writing always. The writer is a creative artist and the director is an interpretive artist and the actors are interpretive. You take zero and make it into something, that's always amazing to me.” WritingArtistActorsPayCreativeDirectorsZeroTributeCreative ArtCreative Artists Author:Clint Eastwood
“Why should people go out and pay money to see bad films when they can stay at home and see bad television for nothing?” PeopleShouldHomeFilmActorsPayTelevisionMovieStay StrongStay PositiveStay At Home Author:Samuel Goldwyn
“The more you live, the better an actor you are, but maybe I'd like to do something else on the side. Something to pay the bills as well.” WellsActorsSidesPayBills Author:Clemence Poesy
“My goal as an actor, as an up-and-coming actor in this business is to stay consistent with the work, you know, and if you do good work, and stay focused on the work, writers and directors will pay attention.” IfsActorsGoalPayAttentionDirectorsFocusedPay AttentionConsistentGood WorkStay Focused Author:Michael K. Williams