“What I love about being an actress is being able to really look into myself and understand another human being.” HumansLooksAbleHuman BeingsActresses Author:Phylicia Rashad
“If a play is good and you're effective in it, you suddenly hear a silence that is loud, and that moment makes the whole schmageggy business of an actor or an actress worthwhile, because you suddenly know that they are human beings like you, who are receiving something from you.” IfsKnowsHumansPlayWholeMomentsActorsHuman BeingsSilenceLike YouTheaterActressesLoudThat MomentWorthwhileReceiving Author:Shelley Winters
“As a human being, Joan Crawford is a great actress.” HumansHuman BeingsActresses Author:Nicholas Ray
“I don't like theatrical actors and actresses. I like people that talk like real human beings.” PeopleHumansRealActorsHuman BeingsActressesTheatricalReal HumanActors And Actresses Author:Woody Allen
“Not just as an actress, but on a human-being level, I've experienced frustration on many different levels. [With my] career, it would be more the frustration of not always finding challenging material or inspiring material ... [Acting is] therapeutic for me. I'm pretty accommodating.” HumansDifferentWould BeChallengesHuman BeingsLevelsActingCareersMaterialsFindingsActressesFrustrationTherapeuticDifferent Levels Author:Vera Farmiga
“I always say that, like a scientist or anyone, you always want to be the problem-solver. You feel like, if you solve the greatest mystery or the greatest problem, then that makes you brilliant. It's the same thing with an actress. You want to be able to really tackle a character and make it a fully-dimensional human being who is complicated, funny and all the things that a person could be.” IfsWantFeelsHumansPersonsCharacterProblemAbleHuman BeingsMysteryScientistComplicatedSolveActressesBrilliantProblem Solvers Author:Viola Davis