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“Honestly, every person, every individual has a process, and my philosophy, whether it's an actor or an animator, is you try to understand the process that person has so you can get the most out of them, but I think you have to sort of manipulate that process with honesty.”

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Author:Gore Verbinski

“For a while I thought about studying medicine at school and becoming a doctor because I've always been interested in psychology and how people's minds operate. But I'm able to explore some of that as an actor and ultimately I think it seems more interesting.”

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Author:Rumer Willis

“I want to try and do as much as I can as an actor. So far I think I've done pretty well with being a minister's son. And now I know I'm pretty darn good at playing a woman too.”

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Author:Barry Watson

“I like to think of myself as a fairly educated human being, but I'm a very uneducated actor when it comes to movies, directors, producers, actors for that matter.”

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Author:Shailene Woodley

“I think the world's a little smaller these days. With the Internet and the availability of people, the pool of English speaking actors - not just American actors, but Brits, Australians, New Zealanders, Irish. We're all up for grabs.”

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Author:Sonya Walger

“With Southern actors you always think you're from the same place. Even if one is from Texas, one is from Georgia, you're like, "oh, you're just down the street, man."”

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Author:Lucas Till

“I think filmmakers are always interested in getting the best actor that they can find, the person who's the most right for it.”

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Author:Melanie Lynskey

“I think Michael Caine is a perfectly good actor but it's obvious he's not going to be in one of my films.”

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Author:Mike Leigh

“Everybody thinks that actors would be really good at bluffing, but I think it's a little backward.”

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Author:Ron Livingston

“Good actors, you always know what they're thinking. That's why they're good actors.”

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Author:Ron Livingston

“A lot of people, especially Christians, want to put you in this box of being a Christian actor, and I don't believe in it. You do yourself and everyone else a big disservice when you start thinking about it as "Christian art." That's why most Christian art is bad. They don't put a premium on the "art."”

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Author:Zachary Levi

“I think there's a lot of mythos about what's required in acting. The way that actors talk about acting is generally quite punishing, and I think actors want to put forward the idea that they do all of this work because, you know, it's a post-De Niro world, when, largely, in fact, it's almost never true.”

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Author:Ben Mendelsohn

“I think I am looking as an actor to find ways to push myself into places I haven't been before as a human being.”

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Author:Brit Marling

“I think as an actor, you're constantly putting yourself out there, and a lot of times failing - and failing in front of a bunch of people - and sometimes you have a good moment and something clicks.”

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Author:Chris Messina

“All actors think every job will be their last.”

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Author:David Morrissey

“I love working with male actors, and I think there's a tendency to write really interesting characters that would work solely alongside men where they would be in a man's world and have to deal with that, and it creates a lot of interesting storylines. For me, it's kind of circumstantial, but I definitely enjoy it.”

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Author:Elisabeth Moss

“I never really had that father figure to look up to. I think that's the reason I'm so ambitious. I felt like I wasn't appreciated as a child so I wanted to prove my worth as an adult, as an actor.”

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Author:Jesse Metcalfe

“I think good actors - good, collaborative actors who see themselves as leaders in a given production - can and should offer ideas that have nothing to do with wanting to direct themselves.”

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Author:Joe Mantello

“I worked in script development, many years ago, and read a lot of scripts. Between that and the scripts I've read as an actor, and I'm a writer as well, I think I have a pretty good sense about whether the bones of a story are there and whether the structure is intact.”

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Author:William Mapother

“I think it would be a problem if Hollywood was casting British actors only as villains; if that were the case, then certainly there would be cause for concern.”

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Author:Alfred Molina

“My father was a waiter basically, and when I got my first professional job as an actor, I left a job that he found me for half the amount of money. So anyone would think that they're stupid, that that would be a stupid move.”

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Author:Alfred Molina

“I just have always been so interested in the way actors and actresses present themselves to the world because I think it is very important and it affects the way people see you as an actor.”

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Author:Allison Williams

“I think I've always had that bird's-eye view of myself. I think it's an actor trait... Sometimes it's best just to get lost out there, but other times you have to be aware of where the light's hitting you.”

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Author:Allison Williams

“But I would like to think that it's the actor that makes the difference in these cases. Not the director, not the guy that wrote the book, not the guy that adapted it for the screen, but the actor.”

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Author:Ray Walston

“I think Russell Crowe is a brilliant actor.”

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Author:Rebel Wilson

“Josh Radnor is that rare thing: a writer-director who thinks like an actor but still knows how to create a comedy with shape and vision. Liberal Arts is the best movie about college I’ve seen since I don’t know what...Dryly affectionate and super-sharp. Elizabeth Olsen is every inch a star.”

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Author:Owen Gleiberman

“I think it's so important as an actor that you hang on to your own inner compass, because so many people want to guide you - 'This is what you should you be doing'. But I want to do different things.”

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Author:Michelle Ryan

“I'm still an athlete, I'm still a stockbroker, I'm still an actor. I think of it as more of an opening of new doors than an actual transition. I enjoy all of those things, which is why they remain a part of my life.”

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Author:Brian J. White

“Most actors are either a shower of bloody scruffs or think they should dress like Hamlet off stage.”

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Author:Martin Freeman

“Is there a movie I think I should have won the Oscar for? Yeah. All of them.”

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Author:Morgan Freeman

“Not only do I have to live, right, I have to get some cash for my troubles - it's a scary thing, and people need to start to think about the messages that they send in the movies.”

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Author:Morgan Freeman

“I do know there are a lot of people who seem to be in my corner, and that's, of course, wonderful. I'm really more interested in the nomination than in the award, because I think the nomination just puts you within a group of outstanding actors.”

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Author:Morgan Freeman

“People say it's a movie about boxing, but... I don't agree at all. I don't think it's a movie about boxing. Boxing is like a platform. It's just a stage where this is played out.”

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Author:Morgan Freeman

“When I shoot actors, I have that dilemma. I want the actor to be good, and sometimes I have to push them to a place that isn't pleasant. I always think: 'Is it worth doing for the sake of the movie?' But I have to remember the bigger picture.”

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Author:Michel Gondry

“I think most actors jump at the chance to do something where the camera's on them all the time.”

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Author:Zoe Kazan

“I have to phrase this perfectly: I'm just not convinced that the attention we give to creating what we think of as a character isn't actually quite often the means by which an actor overcomes his own terror of standing there onstage and creating a mask to hide behind.”

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Author:Stephen Dillane

“Look, a lot of directors were actors, even if they were unsuccessful actors which I think is helpful. I think it's a really helpful thing for a director to have experienced that. It helps you know how to talk to actors and how to get what you need from them.”

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Author:Grant Heslov

“I've been described as a smart actor because I've attended college. Or I've been called an artsy jock. And I am thinking, 'So, are actors supposed to be dumb?”

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Author:Omari Hardwick

“As an actor, you're never really in control of the product. I think the goal is to create what you want. And if you can get as close as you can get to the creation of something, it starts with development.”

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Author:Scott Cohen

“You hear stories about directors using manipulation to get actors to do certain things, but I think when you're working with professional actors, it's all about trust. They can do anything you want, it's just a matter of them understanding what you're looking for, and the reason why.”

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Author:Darren Aronofsky

“I can't think of anything worse than trying to schmooze someone with the idea that you're an actor.”

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Author:Aaron Taylor-Johnson

“I think that different actors go about their preparation differently, but when it comes to acting, I use my imagination.”

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Author:Edi Gathegi

“I think if you look at Sam Raimi and Jim Cameron, those guys know things about filmmaking that almost nobody knows anymore. They are students of film from when they handmade films themselves, you know cut films with their own hands and razor blades and tape.”

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Author:Dileep Rao

“People say that one of the most important things about being an actor is to have thick skin, but I don't think that's it. Because you can't just walk around being tough, you have to be able to be vulnerable to do this. So really, it's about not being defensive.”

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Author:Jess Weixler

“I was really disappointed that Warner Bros. didn't think highly enough of my film or my filmmaking to ask me to make the new Superman.”

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Author:Richard Donner

“I think any actor would agree that you can't replace theater. It's immediate. You have the energy of the crowd and every single night it's different.”

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Author:Austin Peck

“I think I always wanted to be an actor - sounds a bit boring, doesn't it? And I pretended once that I wanted to be a vet because one of the teachers asked me and saying you want to be an actor sounds a little bit silly. And I do still feel a bit silly saying it. You feel a bit fraudulent.”

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Author:Sophie Thompson

“I love working with the right actor, and if the right actor happens to be unknown, that should be allowed, too, I think.”

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Author:J. J. Abrams

“Once you do a piece on the stage, you become that poem or you become that piece. That's really who you are. I think that's why some artists have stage names, you know? I don't have a stage name, it's pretty much just me.”

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Author:Clinton D. Powell

“I would love to work with Bill Murray. I've always been such a big fan. I think he's obviously a great comedic actor but a really interesting actor.”

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Author:Will Ferrell

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