“I'm just an actor. If it's drama, I add as much humour as the part will stand. And if it's a comedy, add as much drama as you can, so it balances out; you don't wanna be too serious.” IfsActorsComedyHumourSeriousBalanceDramaAdd Author:Michael Pena
“I feel quite blessed that I can actually balance between the two worlds, because a lot of really talented actors I know end up getting set in a certain category and no one will ever buy that they can exist outside that category, even though you know full well that they can.” KnowsWorldFeelsWellsI CanTwoEndsCertainActorsBalanceBlessedCategoriesTwo Worlds Author:Donal Logue
“If I had a long-term partner, I dont think Id be an actor. Itd be too much of a strain; you have to work too hard to balance that life with a family and a mortgage and all that stuff - it would be too much.” IfsThinkingLongHardWould BeActorsStuffTermToo MuchBalancePartnersLong TermStrainMortgage Author:Rory McCann
“When I was a young actor, I just didn’t understand how to function in this business as an artist. It is a business, it’s called the film business for a reason, there’s money involved ... But on the flip side, now I do not let the business side of it rule either. It’s a balance.” ReasonFilmYoungArtistActorsSidesBalanceInvolvedFunctionFlipYoung Actors Author:James Franco
“I did a couple comedies to balance myself as an actor and balance how audiences see Donnie Yen as an actor, and I would even say as a celebrity or icon, to some fans. I want to show that I'm not Terminator.” WantShowsActorsAudienceComedyFansCoupleBalanceIcons Author:Donnie Yen
“I have never felt brutalized as an actor. Many actors do, some times, but I've never had that experience. If I'm not happy with the balance, I just won't work with that person again.” IfsPersonsActorsFeltBalanceNot Happy Author:Jack Nicholson
“I'm going to continue to try to strike a balance, because I really, really do love doing stand-up, and I don't see why it should affect the acting. And again, I'm not going, "I've got to become a dramatic actor now." I just want more interesting jobs. I just want to keep doing stuff that's different.” WantShouldTryingDifferentJobsActorsStuffInterestingActingBalanceStrikesDramatic Author:Patton Oswalt
“When I'm in the studio, I write the music, I play the different instruments, I produce it, I arrange it, and it's a self-indulgent exercise. It's the way I make my music. And when I'm acting, I get to leave myself behind, which is a relief. I get to collaborate with a director; I respect the director's medium and all the actors and actresses. So at the end of the day, it's about a character and it's about a director's vision. It's a really good balance for being so intense and alone in my personal process of making music.” WayWritingDifferentEndsSelfPlayCharacterActorsProcessActingBehindsVisionProduceBalanceExerciseDirectorsInstrumentsStudiosActressesIntenseMediumsReliefThe End Of The DaySelf IndulgentActors And Actresses Author:Lenny Kravitz
“The balance when you're catching people up, and the craft of what we do as actors, is to try to make sure that the exposition sounds like thought and dialogue, and a plan or a problem or something that is motivationally induced, rather than just telling the audience information.” PeopleTryingProblemActorsSoundAudiencePlansInformationBalanceDialogueCraftsCatching Author:Jack Coleman
“I understand the opposite side of the camera. I have a profound respect for that. I have worked with people who, when you hit that mark, are doing 50 percent of your work for you. So, you know, it's a balance. When you walk into a mark and you're lit a certain way or something's happening so often you don't know what's behind you... And that's what's so strange about being a movie actor.” PeopleKnowsWayCertainActorsSidesWalksBehindsStrangeBalanceHappeningsPercentOppositesMarkCamerasProfoundLitBehind YouMovie Actors Author:Jake Gyllenhaal
“I love Leonardo DiCaprio. He just makes really great films with great directors. He has great relationships with directors but also has a great social awareness. I think he balances his work with his responsibilities to his world, the environment, things like that very well. I'm very impressed by him and I admire him a lot. And other actors like Joaquin Phoenix, I just look at him and marvel at his unexpectedness, just his work really.” ThinkingWorldWellsLooksFilmActorsSocialResponsibilityEnvironmentAwarenessBalanceDirectorsAdmireImpressedReally GreatPhoenixGreat FilmLeonardoGreat RelationshipSocial AwarenessUnexpectedness Author:Douglas Booth
“[Reanu Reeves] is a very imaginative actor. He can have this wonderful balance of humor and fear. He's got these skills to be entertaining but also quite terrifying.” ActorsWonderfulBalanceSkillsEntertainingImaginative Author:Nicolas Winding Refn
“Growing up, I realized as an actor I had to figure out how to use my platform in order to give back as well and use that spotlight to shine, or at least to balance that light and to try to shine light onto the other issues that were happening in the world.” WorldGivingTryingWellsUseLightOrderActorsGrowing UpIssuesGrowingFiguresBalanceHappeningsShiningI RealizedPlatformsGiving BackSpotlight Author:Serinda Swan
“Everything makes me vulnerable, you just have to use it as an actor. It's a constant balance.” UseActorsBalanceConstantVulnerable Author:Pom Klementieff
“Thankfully, the life of an actor can be quite balanced anyway. If you look over the course of a whole year, you do tend to have periods of down time. So, it's about managing the balance.” IfsYearsLooksWholeCoursesActorsBalancePeriodsBalancedWhole YearDown Time Author:Elaine Cassidy