“When an acting teacher tells a student 'that wasn't honest work' or 'that didn't seem real,' what does this mean? In life, we are rarely 'truthful' or 'honest' or 'real'. And characters in plays are almost never 'truthful' or 'honest' or 'real'. What exactly do teachers even mean by these words? A more useful question is: What is the story the actor was telling in their work? An actor is always telling a story. We all are telling stories, all the time. Story: that is what it is all about.” MeanDoeRealPlayCharacterStoriesSeemsActorsActingTeacherHonestStudentsTruthfulTelling StoriesActing TeachersHonest Work Author:Stella Adler
“I think a lot of directors, they come out of film school, they don't know anything about acting. Or they're writers that don't know anything about the process. And I think they're afraid sometimes to talk to actors and be honest with actors.” ThinkingKnowsSometimesSchoolFilmActorsProcessActingHonestDirectorsBeing HonestFilm School Author:Matt Dillon
“I lose myself in my performances so I wouldn't say that I ever act on stage. I don't find it to be an acting drill for me. I just find it to be something very real that comes from a very gut-driven, honest place.” RealLosesActingStageHonestPerformancesDrivenGutsDrills Author:Christina Aguilera
“Acting is not a lofty performance; it is simply the source of becoming and existing transparently. Acting, I find, is the art of frothing to the surface every raw and honest emotion. The moment an actor pretends, he loses his audience forever” ArtMomentsActorsLosesActingEmotionAudienceForeverHonestSourceBecomingPerformancesSurfaceLofty Author:Masiela Lusha
“Surely, 'tis one step towards acting well, to think worthily of our nature; and as in common life, the way to make a man honest, is, to suppose him soso here, to set some value upon ourselves, enables us to support the characterof generosity and virtue.” ThinkingMenWayWellsCharacterValuesCommonActingStepsSupportVirtueHonestGoodnessCharityGenerosityCommon Life Author:Laurence Sterne
“The only boring part of it is finding the fact that got you from point A to point B. Most actors, if they're being honest, are not going to say that that's the most stimulating acting work they've ever done. But the dynamics of staring into the face of evil and it looking back at you, and seeing yourself in that or not, is interesting.” IfsDoneFactsFacesEvilActorsInterestingActingSeeingHonestFindingsBoringBeing HonestStaringLooking BackDynamicsSeeing Yourself Author:Benjamin McKenzie
“My first big acting performance was in the Marilyn Monroe biography piece, and it required frontal nudity. I talked to Mira Sorvino, my co-star, about how nervous I was because I didn't know how my mom would react. She said, 'Can I be completely honest with you? I've seen your mom in interviews, and she seems pretty screwed up. I don't think there's much you could do to shock a broad like that.' And from that moment on it was big nipples to the wind!” ThinkingKnowsFirstsSaidMomentsBigsSeemsStarsActingKnow HowPiecesHonestWindMomPerformancesMy MomActressesNakedNervousCinemaInterviewsShockThat MomentBroadsBiographiesShockingYour MomNudityScrewed UpNipples Author:Ashley Judd
“We must be unafraid to be utterly honest, to honor our gut feelings, and to say and do the unpopular when necessary. We have to give up our addiction to other people's opinions and surrender to the freedom of acting with strength and courage.” PeopleGivingFeelingsActingOpinionHonestHonorGiving UpAddictionSurrenderGutsUnafraidGut Feelings Author:Suzanne Falter-Barns
“Acting and making art is just something I love to do, and I love to tell stories that feel important, honest and necessary. It's not about me. It's about being part of something.” FeelsArtImportantStoriesActingHonestArt Is Author:Ezra Miller
“I think doing different accents is part of the job of acting, really. It's something else that I quite enjoy the challenge of, to be honest.” ThinkingDifferentJobsEnjoyChallengesActingHonestBeing HonestAccents Author:David Tennant
“Filming is physically and emotionally hard, especially acting in something like this, where we go into the honest feelings of these people. But it's also very exciting because there's an adrenaline that's pumping (through you) when you're doing these scenes.” PeopleHardFeelingsActingHonestSceneExcitingAdrenaline Author:June Squibb
“To be honest, I don't see myself acting forever. I just can't imagine myself being a 70-year-old man fighting for roles. I would love to do small parts in my friends' movies or things that I'm directing myself. I do envision myself behind the camera as I get a little bit older.” MenYearsLittlesFightingBitsActingBehindsRolesForeverImagineHonestLittle BitMy FriendsCamerasBeing HonestOld ManSmall Parts Author:Dave Franco
“Nothing really attracts me to the film industry, to be perfectly honest. I look at acting as an art, and that's all it is for me. It's just fun.” LooksArtFilmFunActingHonestIndustryFilm Industry Author:Shailene Woodley
“Acting is not pretending or lying. It's finding a side of yourself that's the character and ignoring your other sides. And there's a side of me that wonders what's wrong with being completely honest.” CharacterLyingSidesActingWonderHonestFindingsPretending Author:Angelina Jolie
“When you do your comedy and your drama, your acting style doesn't change. If it's a comedy, the situations and the characters might be a little funnier, but you're just trying to be honest.” IfsTryingLittlesCharacterMightActingSituationComedyHonestStyleDramaBeing Honest Author:Jonah Hill