“For almost every character I've played in the 43 years I've been working as a professional actor, I've found parts of myself. We are all bipolar in the tiniest essence of what it is. We are all multiple personalities, in a sense, and to be healthy mentally, I think, learning what those multiple personalities are and inviting them in your life is really important.” ThinkingYearsImportantCharacterLife IsActorsFoundActingPersonalityHealthyEssenceMultipleInvitingBipolarMultiple Personalities Author:Sally Field
“The whole chameleon thing about acting. That's why I'm moving towards directing - it's a much more healthy occupation.” WholeMovingActingHealthyOccupationChameleon Author:Andy Serkis
“We cannot create blueprint for future society, but it is good to think about that. It is good to have in mind a goal. It is constructive, it is helpful, it is healthy, to think about what future society might be like, because then it guides you somewhat what you are doing today, but only so long as this discussions about future society don't become obstacles to working towards this future society. Otherwise you can spend discussing this utopian possibility versus that utopian possibility, and in the mean time you are not acting in a way that would bring you closer to that.” ThinkingWayMindMeanLongMightTodayGoalActingPossibilityHealthyObstaclesGuidesDiscussionHelpfulVersusConstructiveDiscussingUtopianBlueprintsFuture Society Author:Howard Zinn
“But it's healthy - whatever you can do to keep you fresh and awake. Acting's such a ridiculous job and sometimes you need to look at it like that to get a sort of degree of freshness.” NeedsLooksSometimesJobsCan DoActingHealthyDegreesRidiculousAwakeFreshness Author:Eric Bana
“Communication between band-mates is imperative. Communication is the key to any healthy relationship. If I need to be checked, I expect to hear it put in plain words what my faults are, and give my band-mates the ultimate consideration by shutting up and listening, then acting on the advice given. Same goes for anyone else in any band.” IfsNeedsGivingGivenActingAdviceCommunicationKeysListeningHealthyBandUltimateFaultsConsiderationMatesImperativesHealthy RelationshipCommunication Is Key Author:Phil Anselmo
“I stay healthy - I mean, I've got a sports background and an athletic background. I was in competitive sports since the age of five. I was a personal trainer before I was an actor and a personal trainer for the first few years while I was acting and getting my thesis.” YearsFirstsMeanAgeActorsSportsActingFiveHealthyBackgroundsAthleticTrainersThesisCompetitive Sports Author:Neil Jackson
“A lot of acting is working with your own psyche in order to allow yourself to be open and reveal yourself. But then of course there's a healthy part of you that says, "Well, don't do that." You know, you're going to be in front of people. You could look foolish. You could get it wrong. You could be too big or too small or not realistic or whatever those things are. People might criticize you. There's all kinds of reasons not to be open. But you do want to be open.” PeopleKindReasonActingHealthyFoolishAll KindsCriticizeRealistic Author:Annette Bening
“I'm at the point in my career now, where I can take a bit of time to find exactly what roles are that I want to do and not work myself into a corner. I love acting and I love who I'm becoming, as I evolve as a human being. My work is an important part of me, which may or may not be healthy, so I need to do things that I love. I want to tell interesting stories, discover things about myself, and other people. The only way to do that is to not take jobs that feel repetitive or boring to me because then you're stuck doing that job instead of finding the thing that speaks to you.” PeopleImportantSpeakInterestingActingHealthyBoringStuckEvolveRepetitive Author:Alexandra Daddario
“Writing and acting are almost diametrically opposed in terms of being an actor it's in your interest to be in shape and to be healthy and to have a strong voice and to be flexible. As a writer you're sitting in this position for hours on end. You get up and you can't put your shoulder down. It's not a healthy existence so to speak and it's probably not healthy for the person that lives with you either, but you do the best you can.” WritingSpeakStrongTermInterestHoursActingExistenceHealthy Author:John Buffalo Mailer