“As an actor, it's always important to understand what the director is after. That, to me, is my job. When I'm acting, I like to ask a lot of questions and understand exactly why the director is doing what they're doing, so that I can provide him or her with the ingredients that they need to get the scene that they want. It's not to challenge them, in any way. It's just so that I can do my job best.” WayWantNeedsI CanImportantJobsActorsAsksCan DoChallengesActingSceneDirectorsIngredients Author:Joseph Gordon-Levitt
“All of the great leaders down through history have told us we become what we think about. In fact, they have been in complete and unanimous agreement on this point while they disagree on almost every other point. Unfortunately, the vast majority of people rarely think, they simply accept what they see or hear. The next time someone gives you a suggestion, rather than simply accepting and acting on the suggestion - THINK - exercise your reasoning factor. Ask yourself if the suggestion will improve the quality of your life.” PeopleIfsThinkingGivingHas BeensFactsNextAsksActingQualityLeaderAcceptingExerciseMajorityFactorsReasoningAgreementDisagreeNext TimeSuggestionsGreat Leader Author:Bob Proctor
“Not all television scripts are created equal. And the process is ridiculous. They send you a script and want you in the next morning. That's not how acting works. You can do anything to me as an actor; I'm a very resilient guy. Just don't rush me. If you ask me to do it immediately with no time to prepare, I know you have contempt for actors.” IfsKnowsWantGuyNextActorsAsksProcessCan DoActingMorningTelevisionEqualScriptsRidiculousAsk MeContemptResilient Author:Holt McCallany
“In 1998, the acting roles suddenly bottomed out. I was no longer getting scripts; even my agent stopped calling. When I finally got him on the phone to ask him what was going on, he paused, then said: 'Well, Christine, you're 45.' I got rid of him.” WellsSaidAsksActingRolesCallingScriptsPhonesAgentsChristine Author:Christine Ebersole
“Acting forces you to ask yourself, 'Can my constitution take a decade of constant rejection?' And after ten years, you either make it or you don't. And the problem is they don't tell you in advance.” YearsProblemAsksForceActingTenConstitutionConstantDecadesRejectionConstant Rejection Author:Camryn Manheim
“Global warming is already acting upon us with an accelerated feedback and compounded effect that may be irreversible! We do not have eons or centuries or many decades. Most of us alive today may not even have the luxury of saying 'Après moi, le déluge' because we will be around to experience it ourselves. And if you think it will be 'interesting' or 'exciting,' ask the tsunami survivors if that's how they felt. This time the plutocratic drive to 'accumulate, accumulate, accumulate' may take all of us down, once and forever.” IfsThinkingMayTodayPoliticalAsksFeltInterestingActingForeverAliveEffectsCenturyExcitingDecadesLuxuryGlobal WarmingSurvivorFeedbackLive For TodayTsunamiIrreversible Author:Michael Parenti
“It is not enough to ask, 'Will my act harm other people?' Even if the answer is No, my act may still be wrong, because of its effects on other people. I should ask, 'Will my act be one of a set of acts that will together harm other people?' The answer may be Yes. And the harm to others may be great. If this is so, I may be acting very wrongly, like the Harmless Torturers.” PeopleIfsShouldMayStillsEnoughTogetherAsksAnswersActingEffectsEthicsHarmTorture Author:Derek Parfit
“I ask my assistants if they're retarded all the time. When the camera is on you, of course, actors have the ability to make it real. For me, if I'm not talking, it is a problem. I have so much more respect for actors after being in front of the camera, and I realize that the hardest part is when you're not talking. Listening is harder than just acting. Listening is the hardest part.” IfsRealProblemCoursesActorsAsksRealizingAbilityActingTalkingFrontsListeningHarderCamerasHardestAssistantsNot TalkingRetarded Author:Brett Ratner