“The nature of acting is that one is many characters and jumps from one skin to another as a way of life. Sometimes it's hard to know exactly what all of your characters think at the same time. Sometimes one of my characters overrules one of my other characters. I'm trying to get them all to harmonize. It's a hell of a job. It's like driving a coach.” ThinkingKnowsWayTryingSometimesHardCharacterJobsActingHellSkinsCoachesDriving Author:Anjelica Huston
“If the character is getting mad, getting upset or getting turned on, you're getting to see that in the facial tones and the skin tones. That's what I enjoy about acting. It can be very subtle, like that.” IfsCharacterEnjoyActingSkinsMadUpsetToneSubtleFacialSkin Tone Author:Michael Rooker
“The experience of having a child does crack you wide open. I felt like I suddenly had to rebuild the skin that I'd grown over the years before having a child. Perhaps that might be quite interesting in terms of acting.” YearsChildrenDoeMightFeltTermInterestingActingSkinsWideCracks Author:Anne-Marie Duff
“I had an amazing experience doing 'Skins.' It was the first acting I'd ever done in my entire life, so I had to learn on set for those two years. I had to keep my head screwed on and learn from the other cast.” YearsFirstsTwoDoneActingSkinsCastsTwo YearsAmazing Experiences Author:Mitch Hewer
“If you're successful, acting is about as soft a job as anybody could ever wish for. But if you're unsuccessful it's worse than having a skin disease.” IfsJobsWishActingSuccessfulDiseaseSkinsUnsuccessful Author:Marlon Brando
“I think great acting is about inhabiting a skin and transforming yourself.” ThinkingActingSkinsTransformingTransforming Yourself Author:David Ayer
“Since Idi Amin was from the Sudanese section in the north of Uganda, he was darker skinned. He had more of a blue undertone. So, we did change the coloring of my skin to be closer to his. But otherwise, there were no transformations besides acting.” ActingSkinsTransformationBlueSectionsUganda Author:Forest Whitaker
“Sure, being good at your job is really important, but in acting, so much of the decision's already made the minute you walk in the room because they're like, 'His hair's good or she's got the right skin color' or whatever. It's so random, but it's so physically oriented.” MadeImportantJobsDecisionWalksRoomsActingMinutesColorHairSkinsBe GoodSkin Color Author:Rashida Jones
“As a teen, I had no idea what the self was. Changing skin like a chameleon came naturally to me, but the self felt like a plastic chair in an airport where I'd have to sit and wait for the next radical character to define who I'd be that season. Acting grabbed me by the gut.” IdeasSelfCharacterNextFeltWaitingActingSkinsSeasonsRadicalNo IdeaGutsChairsPlasticAirportsChameleon Author:Julie Carmen
“I still wrestle with the catharsis of acting. I don't end up playing a lot of likable characters, so I find myself living in a lot of unlikable skin. As a result of that I don't always feel good.” FeelsStillsEndsCharacterResultsActingSkinsFeel GoodCatharsis Author:James Ransone
“Whether you're acting or you're writing, your skin is just basically ripped off and you're putting yourself out there. At least the acting part comes with a bit more social interaction. And you're a bit less isolated because you are working with the director and the crew, and there's a general camaraderie. Writing, you're totally isolated. You're just trying to get the words on paper.” WritingTryingSocialBitsActingDirectorsPaperSkinsIsolatedInteractionCrewRippedCamaraderieSocial InteractionPutting Yourself Out ThereWords On Paper Author:Tama Janowitz
“The only thing worse than working acting in an airplane is working in a prison - they're cold, and the clanging and the noise, it just gets under your skin after a week.” ActingWeekColdSkinsPrisonAirplane Author:Tobin Bell