“The process of filmmaking is very musical, you get into the rhythm and the rhythmics of how someone is, especially with Woody Allen who is very much into body language and body movement.” BodyActorsLanguageProcessMovementMusicalRhythmMovieFilmmakingWoodyBody LanguageBody Movement Author:Charlotte Rampling
“In a collaborative environment directors hire actors because they want their input, not just their bodies.” WantBodyActorsEnvironmentDirectorsInput Author:Kelly Lynch
“I don't consider an actor a star if he's paid $20 million and grimaces in front of the camera and has a stunt man stand in for him. They may be fine actors, but they're not role models. The real stars are wearing body armor in 130-degree heat . . . They're getting shot at and they don't have any stunt doubles standing in for them.” IfsMenMayRealBodyActorsStarsRolesMillionsFrontsFineDegreesModelsShotsStandingPaidCamerasHeatRole ModelsArmorGrimace Author:Ben Stein
“The actor has to develop his body. The actor has to work on his voice. But the most important thing the actor has to work on is his mind.” InspirationalMindImportantBodyMotivationalActorsVoiceActingImportant ThingsBest Acting Book:Stella Adler - The Art of Acting: preface by Marlon Brando compiled & edited by Howard Kissel Source: Stella Adler - The Art of Acting: preface by Marlon Brando compiled & edited by Howard Kissel
“In the performer's body, you don't care how you look. It doesn't matter if you're old, fat, beautiful, or ugly. It doesn't change anything. The only thing is your charisma and how you express your idea.” IfsLooksIdeasMatterBodyCareBeautifulActorsDon't CareUglyFatsPerformersCharisma Author:Marina Abramovic
“If you think back to the moments when you've gone through the most pain in your life, or the most severe anxiety, your body is very much involved in that. Your body is expressing those emotions. So, when we, as actors, try to access those feelings, the body is a great tool to use.” IfsThinkingTryingMomentsUseFeelingsBodyPainActorsEmotionGoneInvolvedAnxietyToolsAccessYour BodySevere Author:Joel Kinnaman
“When your body is your instrument, it needs maintenance and it needs to be held in a certain way. That's a universal thread, whether you're an athlete, a dancer, an actor or a singer. It's all about maintaining your body because that allows you to do what you do.” WayNeedsBodyCertainActorsUniversalInstrumentsAthleteYour BodySingersDancerThreadMaintainingMaintenance Author:Josh Peck
“I think the actor has a tribal role as the archetypal story teller. I think there was a time when the storyteller, the priest, the healer, were all one person in one body. That person used to weave stories at night around a small fire to keep the tribe from being terrified that sun had gone down.” ThinkingPersonsStoriesBodyUsedNightActorsActingHealingRolesSunGoneFireStorytellingPriestsTerrifiedTribesStorytellerHealerPriesthoodArchetypeWeaving Author:Ben Kingsley