“When I came to faith, I thought I would have to stop being an actor, because it's all about artifice and manipulation. But we're living in a world where God doesn't really have an influence, unless it's fundamentalists, so I'll always be an outsider because of my faith. And when you think about it, faith and acting are all about stories, so the two are not mutually exclusive.” ThinkingWorldTwoStoriesActorsActingInfluenceManipulationOutsidersExclusiveArtifice Author:Tamsin Greig
“All behavior involves conscious or unconscious selection of particular actions out of all those which are physically possible to the actor and to those persons over whom he exercises influence and authority.” PersonsActionActorsInfluenceParticularExerciseAuthorityBehaviorConsciousUnconsciousSelection Book:Administrative Behavior: A Study of Decision-making Processes in Administrative Organization Source: Administrative Behavior: A Study of Decision-making Processes in Administrative Organization
“Since I've been in an actor, I've lived in Italy, in London, in Stockholm - I had the fortune of working in different locations. If you live someplace long enough, you acquire slightly different systems of thought, and it influences your outlook on life. I just slowly adapted the way I speak.” IfsWayLongDifferentEnoughActorsSpeakInfluenceFortuneLondonAcquireLocationOutlookAdaptedOutlook On LifeStockholm Author:Matthew Settle
“My education was a huge influence. I trained at the Lee Strasberg Institute at Tisch, which is a huge foundation for young actors. They teach you their methods, and give you the sense that acting is much more tangible than most people think. I think there's a mysticism of what acting is, in the fact that it's this ungraspable, spur-of-the-moment thing that nobody can understand.” PeopleThinkingGivingMomentsFactsYoungActorsActingTeachInfluenceHugeMethodFoundationMysticismTangibleInstituteSpursYoung ActorsSpur Of The Moment Author:Roberto Aguire
“Movies are the biggest export in the world, the biggest American export. It influences people all over the world. Music and movies. That's what's exciting about what we do, the fact that it's so global. It brings people together. People don't have to understand the language to laugh at actors. They're going to laugh even though they don't understand what they're saying. Cause they're seeing it.” PeopleWorldFactsTogetherActorsLanguageCausesLaughingSeeingInfluenceExcitingInfluencing PeopleWorld Music Author:Brett Ratner
“I always say that comedians and actors were all kind of shy when they were young. I was very, believe it or not, kind of embarrassed as a child. But my mother was a very strong lady and she was the one that kept it going when I thought it would be over for me as a performer. She was always my inspiration and she was a big influence on me.” BelieveKindChildrenBigsInspirationWould BeYoungMotherActorsStrongInfluenceAll KindsComedianShyPerformersVery StrongEmbarrassed Author:Don Rickles
“It is very easy to slowly lose your self confidence in a business where rejection is a possibility with every trial. It is a business after all and there are so many amazing actors out there that you'll never really see or hear of simply because they don't have someone of influence backing them.” SelfActorsEasyLosesInfluencePossibilitySelf ConfidenceTrialsRejection Author:Irena A. Hoffman
“The actor's relationship to the crew is really a big dynamic that influences everything. When actors are assholes, it becomes problematic. When actors are great and sensitive and prepared, it makes a huge difference.” BigsActorsDifferencesInfluenceHugePreparedSensitiveCrew Author:Paris Barclay
“I love expression and really connecting with people. As actors, we like to tell stories because they can influence or even change people's lives. It's so cerebral, you never know who you can affect out there.” PeopleKnowsStoriesActorsInfluenceExpressionConnectingCerebral Author:Denzel Whitaker
“If there's any relevant influence we may have with an investor, with a studio, with a director, with an actor, I think we have to fight.” IfsThinkingMayFightingActorsInfluenceDirectorsStudiosInvestorsRelevant Author:Zoe Saldana
“We're well aware, and we have been for a long time, that there is a real threat from adversaries, state actors, non-state actors, to hack us, influence us, destroy stuff through cyber means. Because cyber threat has been understood for a while, it's longstanding, it's a concern.” WellsMeanLongHas BeensRealStatesActorsStuffInfluenceLong TimeUnderstoodConcernThreatAdversariesHacksCyber Author:Susan Rice