“I think there are definite parallels between sport and art. There's a real sense of sacrifice. There's a real sense of dedication that is needed in sport that I think you can attribute to art. I think so much of it is about bravery and courage, being an actor.” ThinkingArtRealActorsSportsSacrificeNeededBraveryAttributesDedicationDefiniteParallelsBravery And Courage Author:Matt Smith
“Being an actor is about having the courage to follow your instincts, and also having the discipline and dedication to sacrifice the things in your life that you need to sacrifice to get the best out of yourself artistically.” NeedsActorsSacrificeDisciplineInstinctDedication Author:Matt Smith
“Excesses are essentially gestures. It is easy to be extremely cruel, magnanimous, humble or self-sacrificing when we see ourselves as actors in a performance.” SelfActorsEasySacrificeWastePerformancesHumbleExcessGesturesMagnanimous Book:The Passionate State of Mind Source: The Passionate State of Mind
“An entrepreneur is someone who, almost artistically, designs a living entity which embodies the values, beliefs, and ambitions of the creator. It's impossible for a larger entity to swallow a smaller one without completely reshaping it. When this process begins, a wild visionary - the entrepreneur type - is the most toxic, indigestible actor imaginable. And this is why I roll my eyes when a new acquisition is announced: Because I don't see it as a triumphant graduation but a sacrifice to an industry that is afraid to dream big.” DreamBigsEyeValuesActorsBeliefProcessImpossibleSacrificeDesignTypeIndustryAmbitionEntrepreneurCreatorToxicEntityVisionariesAcquisitionTriumphant Author:Jake Lodwick
“I think that you sign a sort of unwritten contract when you become a public figure, when you become an actor, that you're sacrificing a certain amount of privacy and parts of your life change.” ThinkingCertainActorsSacrificeFiguresAmountLife ChangingPrivacyContractsUnwrittenPublic Figures Author:Olivia Wilde
“The hardest thing for me to do, and the best thing I've done and learned as an actor is to sacrifice being funny in certain circumstances in order to do something that makes sense for the story or the character, or emotionally.” DoneCharacterStoriesCertainOrderActorsSacrificeCircumstancesHardestMake SenseBest ThingsHardest ThingBeing Funny Author:Jonah Hill
“There are a lot of comedic actors who are just out to be the funny one and get all the laughs and they'll sacrifice your joke, the scene, the story just to be the star. All they want is attention and to be number one. You can spot those guys from a mile away and they're the worst.” WantStoriesGuyActorsStarsNumbersAttentionLaughingSacrificeWorstSceneJokesMilesSpotsComedicMiles Away Author:Jake M. Johnson