“I realized that there was something internal that I could gain from pursuing this career as an actor. However, once I got into the business I just really abhorred what this career can drum up inside of a person.” PersonsActorsCareersGainsI RealizedInternals Author:Sonja Sohn
“A lot of people give actors credit when they gain weight for a role in a drama when they win an Oscar, but when you’re doing a sitcom, people don’t give you a lot of credit, because you’ve got to keep your weight on for five or six years if it’s successful.” PeopleIfsGivingYearsActorsWinningRolesSuccessfulFiveDramaSixGainsWeightCreditOscarsSitcom Author:Mike O'Malley
“The dialectical critique of positivist habits of mind ... is interested only in behaviour which is 'important' to the actor; that is, behaviour which is emotionally charged to the degree that it is either frequently recalled, reflected upon, or day-dreamed about. ... That science which is less discriminating in the behaviour it chooses to investigate gains clarity and distinctiveness at the cost of confining itself to the trivial.” MindImportantActorsHabitCostDegreesGainsClarityBehaviourCritiqueHabits Of Mind Author:John Carroll
“customary interruptions are not only gratifying and cheering, but they are also really necessary in order to gain breath and voice to carry one on through some violent exertions; though after all it must be confessed that silence is the most flattering applause an Actor can receive.” OrderActorsVoiceSilenceGainsTheaterBreathsViolentCheerSilence IsApplauseFlatteringExertionInterruptions Author:Sarah Siddons
“I've talked to a number of actors who have gained weight for roles, and just the sheer physical toll it puts on one's knees and shoulders - no one wants to do it again. I'm 57 and I don't think I'm going to take on any job or go on vacation again and see to it that I can gain 30 pounds.” ThinkingWantI CanJobsActorsNumbersRolesGoes OnGainsWeightShouldersKneesPoundsVacationSheerTolls Author:Tom Hanks
“Sometimes what you lose in the time it takes to let an actor do something that you don't like as a director, you gain in not shutting them down creatively by telling them their idea sucks.” IdeasSometimesActorsLosesDirectorsGains Author:Seth Rogen
“My thing is to gain the respect as an actor, as a professional, and the friendship and everything else will happen from there.” HappensActorsGains Author:Michael K. Williams
“As a younger actor you want to be approved of, you want to gain respect, be admired. All of those things. To say: 'This is me playing this character. And aren't I fantastic!' I don't feel that so much now.” WantFeelsCharacterActorsGainsFantasticApprovedThis Is Me Author:Kristin Scott Thomas