“I love Jon Hamm. I'm so lucky to get to work with him and work so closely with him. We have a lot of these scenes that are very intimate, and very tender. Those are the kind of things that an actor lives for. Real moments of connection with other actors.” KindRealMomentsActorsSceneLuckyConnectionsIntimateSo Lucky Author:Jessica Pare
“I'm one of those pathetic actors who will say yes to every play reading just because I do miss the stage so much. What I really miss about the theater is that in the end, it's yours to give. In television and film, it's yours to do and someone else's to take and someone else's to give. As much as I love television - the biggest luxury of all is to know that you have a job to go to - I do miss that connection and having that power over my own performance on stage.” KnowsGivingEndsPlayJobsFilmReadingActorsMy OwnStageMissingTelevisionConnectionsPerformancesTheaterLuxuryPathetic Author:Julianna Margulies
“You should always challenge yourself, as an actor, to find the connection between you and the character.” ShouldCharacterActorsChallengesConnectionsChallenge Yourself Author:Michael Ealy
“On the set, everybody is different, so you have to deal with different sensibilities. I don't have a method. Usually, I try to have a good connection with the actor that I'm filming. Even a guy who's there with two lines of dialogue, I always try to have a connection with the guy I'm filming, just to make it into a nice, enjoyable moment.” TryingTwoDifferentMomentsGuyActorsLinesDealsNiceConnectionsMethodDialogueSensibilityEnjoyable Author:Quentin Dupieux
“I want to be someone who is doing something solid. And I am doing my thing. You can like it or not, but I know that now I have a really nice group of really cool and talented actors that follow me. It's the same for them. They have a special connection with my movies because we do these movies differently.” KnowsWantActorsNiceGroupsSpecialConnectionsReally CoolReally NiceFollow Me Author:Quentin Dupieux
“The technique's many benefits for actors include minimized tension, centeredness, vocal relaxation, and responsiveness, mind/body connection and about an inch and a half of additional height.” MindBodyActorsHalfBenefitsConnectionsTechniqueHeightTensionInchesRelaxationVocalMind BodyCenterednessMind Body ConnectionResponsiveness Author:Kevin Kline
“You always take a little bit back with you at the end of the day. I always put a little bit of myself into the characters, too. You find parallels, points of connection, things like that. But I'm not an actor who gets so incredibly haunted by my characters that I can't come back.” LittlesI CanEndsCharacterActorsBitsLittle BitConnectionsThe End Of The DayParallels Author:Aaron Stanford
“It's the rare happening when actors get together and you have chemistry, connection, just something that works, that's bigger than what's on the page.” TogetherActorsPagesHappeningsConnectionsBiggerChemistryGet Together Author:Sandra Bullock
“The truth is that everyone pays attention to who's number one at the box office. And none of it matters, because the only thing that really exists is the connection the audience has with a movie.” MatterActorsNumbersPayAttentionAudienceTruth IsOfficeConnectionsBoxesPay AttentionMovieBox Office Author:Tom Hanks
“There are moments when it's unbelievable how people who work on the hair or on the little bit of skin here, they have no other care or interest since this part of their job is the only thing that needs to look good. So you have to push everybody to the side so that you can have a connection with your actor and give some air to your actor.” PeopleNeedsGivingLooksLittlesMomentsCareJobsActorsBitsSidesInterestAirHairLittle BitConnectionsSkinsUnbelievable Author:Audrey Tautou
“So I'm always inspired by my fellow actors. And that's kind of a constant for me. I have huge respect for our profession and our craft. And I seek in my work to create connections, first for me with the character and then the character with the other actors, and then ultimately, all of us together connecting with the audience in a way that sometimes is subliminal, even.” WayFirstsKindSometimesCharacterTogetherActorsAudienceHugeConnectionsFellowsConstantInspiredProfessionCraftsConnectingSubliminal Author:Glenn Close
“I want actors. I want to be with other people. I don't wanna be alone, because of the connection when you're in a room, in a scene with someone, and it comes to life. You feel like the moment is something magic.” PeopleWantFeelsMomentsActorsRoomsMagicSceneConnections Author:Noomi Rapace
“Making art, being creative, is risky, especially for actors, but everybody on the set is being creative. You're putting yourself out there with ideas, and to have your brain be free of stress so that it can actually do its best work, it feels like you want to have a real sense of intimacy and connection and trust with everybody.” WantFeelsArtIdeasRealActorsBrainCreativeLike YouArt IsConnectionsStressIntimacyWorking ItBe CreativeBest WorkPutting Yourself Out There Author:Lynn Shelton
“When I was younger, I did work with coach. I went to this place called Actors Space in the Valley. I was pretty young, and we were doing acting and improvisation. But no, no I didn't go to RADA, I didn't do that. But I do now work with an acting coach, primarily for the initial intellectual connection to the material.” YoungActorsSpaceActingMaterialsIntellectualConnectionsCoachesValleysInitialsImprovisation Author:Jake Gyllenhaal
“What I enjoy most with acting is when it's a good scene with one or two other actors, and you feel a strong connection and you don't know how you're going to respond, and everybody is listening to each other and getting affected by each other, and even though you've rehearsed it many times, it feels like it's happening right now.” KnowsFeelsTwoActorsStrongEnjoyActingKnow HowListeningRight NowSceneHappeningsConnectionsAffectedStrong Connection Author:Joel Kinnaman
“Normally, filmmakers would just write a script and cast people to act as certain characters in the story. But in my way of doing things, I have the actors in my mind already, so I'm trying to borrow something that's unique to them. The characters have a very natural connection to the actors themselves.” PeopleWayWritingTryingMindCharacterStoriesCertainActorsNaturalUniqueConnectionsScriptsCastsMy WayFilmmaker Author:Wong Kar-wai
“An improv artist's best instrument is their ability keep their antennae clean so they're able to receive what I call the connection to creativity. It's the thing that you see in any amazing moment that any human being is performing. Whether it's watching Michael Jordan navigating through all these attackers and then suddenly rising up and putting the ball in the most amazing way, or watching an actor on stage playing Shakespeare, but not thinking about the actor anymore or the stage or you or the chair, any of these kinds of moments of transcendence.” ThinkingWayHumansKindMomentsAbleArtistActorsHuman BeingsAbilityCreativityStageConnectionsBallsInstrumentsCleanPerformingRisingChairsTranscendenceJordanMost AmazingRising Up Author:Reggie Watts
“I start at square one with every role. If I let myself feel pressure, it would crush me. The truth is that everyone pays attention to who's number one at the box office. And none of it matters, because the only thing that really exists is the connection the audience has with a movie. Sometimes that's a palpable thing, but other times it's not. No actor has control of that. All you can control is your own passion for doing the work in the first place.” IfsFeelsFirstsSometimesMatterPassionActorsNumbersPayAttentionRolesAudienceTruth IsOfficeConnectionsPressureBoxesPay AttentionCrushSquaresBox Office Author:Tom Hanks
“The artistry on the show [ Underground] is apparent in each episode. From the riveting writing to the purposeful and precise direction, the masterful work of the DP [Director of Photography] Kevin McKnight and his crew, and the layers and depths each actor goes to to ensure we the audience feel a human connection to these characters led me to sign my name on the dotted line.” FeelsWritingHumansCharacterShowsActorsNamesLinesAudienceDirectorsPhotographyConnectionsDepthLayersEpisodesCrewPreciseArtistryKevinHuman Connection Author:Aisha Hinds
“The theatre for me is much more satisfying as an actor because you are working in front of a living, breathing, throbbing, gasping, laughing and hopefully applauding audience. And the immediate connection you get with that audience is very satisfying.” ActorsAudienceLaughingFrontsConnectionsTheatreHopefullyBreathingSatisfyingImmediate Connection Author:George Takei
“There is this immediate connection, this intimacy when you're acting because there's no room to be polite or shy. Also, as an actor I get to connect with women I've never met before.” ActorsRoomsActingMetsConnectionsIntimacyShyPoliteImmediate Connection Author:Jessica Chastain
“I think there's no question that, even though we may not have the evidence as Richard (Perle) says, that there have been such contacts (between Iraq and al Qaeda). It' s normal. It's natural. These are a lot of bad actors in the same region together. They are going to bump into each other. They are going to exchange information. They're going to feel each other out and see whether there are opportunities to cooperate. That's inevitable in this region, and I think it's clear that regardless of whether or not such evidence is produced of these connections that Saddam Hussein is a threat.” ThinkingFeelsMayHas BeensTogetherActorsOpportunityNaturalClearInformationNormalEvidenceConnectionsThreatIraqContactInevitableRegionsAlsSaddamHusseinBumpsAl Qaeda Author:Wesley Clark