“Before I start directing a show, I try to spend a few weeks hanging around the set, getting to know the crew and talking to the actors about how they like to work. Who is fussy? Who is left-handed? Who wants to go home early, and who is the perfectionist?” KnowsWantTryingShowsHomeActorsLeftTalkingWeekCrewPerfectionistHanging AroundLeft HandedFussy Author:Eric Stoltz
“I always find it funny when I watch actors talking about, "I chose to do this part." A lot of times it's you're lucky to get the job. We're like, "Thank you so much."” JobsActorsTalkingWatchesLucky Author:Lucy Punch
“Talking to actors is the same as talking to any other artists; it's getting into the moment for them, and making sure they can lose themselves in the performance!” MomentsArtistActorsLosesTalkingPerformances Author:Jennifer Yuh Nelson
“A Murphy [Eddie Murphy] movie is like a Sidney Poitier comedy - he's that intensely good... He revolutionized acting. He's literally black Brando. Before Eddie Murphy, there were two schools of acting for a black actor: Either you played it LIKE THIS or youplayeditlahkdis. He was the first black guy in a movie to talk like I am talking right now. That did not exist for black actors before him.” FirstsTwoSchoolGuyActorsBlackActingTalkingComedyRight NowMurphyBrandoBlack Guys Author:Scott Raab
“There are two thoughts that will ensure success in all you do; (1) Don't tell everything you know, and (2) until Ace Ventura, no actor had considered talking through his ass.” KnowsTwoActorsTalkingAssAces Author:Jim Carrey
“If you're with someone you don't exactly trust then you have to watch yourself and that's the hardest thing for an actor not to do, and not listen to yourself as you're talking.” IfsActorsTalkingWatchesHardestHardest ThingListen To Yourself Author:Channing Tatum
“I love talking about acting. I'm just such a fan of actors and filmmakers, and I try to choose roles where I get to talk to great actors about acting and learn.” TryingActorsActingTalkingRolesFansFilmmakerGreat Actors Author:Jessica Chastain
“You reminded me of a quote that my acting teacher Stella Adler wrote in her book ['The Art of Acting'], which I asked her to sign: "The young actor feels some greatness inside themselves that they want to give back to the world." That resonated with me, but I didn't really understand what she was talking about until much later, in the way you surmised that my struggle to become an actor was from being this kind of introverted young boy.” WorldWayWantGivingFeelsKindArtBookYoungActorsActingTalkingBoysStruggleTeacherGreatnessGiving BackIntrovertedYoung ActorsMy StruggleStellaActing TeachersAdler Author:Mark Ruffalo
“If there is one thing I object to, its actors talking about how tough their jobs are.” IfsJobsActorsTalkingOne ThingObjectsTough Author:Kevin Spacey
“That's one of the reasons I wanted to be an actor, to be like them. And there they were at my table, all talking about how nervous they were, about the lines, and so forth. No matter how big you get, you still have the same kinds of anxieties and so forth.” KindStillsMatterReasonBigsWantedActorsLinesTalkingAnxietyTablesNervous Author:Gavin MacLeod
“Since I started making films, I've been a nut for dialogue. When I first saw Star Wars when I was 12 years old, I came home and recited all of the lines from it. Before I talked about Death Stars exploding and Tie Fighters I was talking about how funny Princess Leia was and how sarcastic Han Solo was. So to me that's always the most important thing, and I love hearing great actors say great lines.” YearsFirstsImportantWarHomeFilmActorsStarsLinesTalkingSawsImportant ThingsHearingDialogueFighterTiesSarcasticNutsPrincessSoloGreat ActorsExplodingLeiaDeath Star Author:Bryan Singer
“When you're in these movie deals and the studios are talking, they're putting business deals and packages together, but they're making calls based on previous relationships. They go, "Oh, let's call this actor because we did this with him, and he might like him. Does he like him? Let's piece them together." There's a brain behind that puzzle, and I want to be the brain.” WantDoeMightTogetherActorsDealsBehindsBrainTalkingPiecesStudiosPuzzlesPackagesBusiness Deals Author:Kevin Hart
“I don't want to be some actor talking about how he wants to be a musician. It's something I'm really passionate about and I don't want to be spouting off at the mouth about something before it's out there and can speak for itself.” WantActorsSpeakTalkingMusicianMouthsPassionate Author:Jared Leto
“In my opinion, animation is best when it communicates without words, because it is the perfect medium through which to make shortcuts to meaning. When actors are not talking, just acting out, it looks kind of weird. But in animation, mime is constant, and you accept it.” LooksKindActorsPerfectActingTalkingAcceptingOpinionConstantCommunicateMediumsAnimationNot TalkingShortcutsActing OutMime Author:Signe Baumane
“For a lot of actors, our biggest fear is that we're going to start talking about things we don't fully understand and sound like idiots.” ActorsSoundTalkingIdiotBiggest Fear Author:Matt Damon