“People say that one of the most important things about being an actor is to have thick skin, but I don't think that's it. Because you can't just walk around being tough, you have to be able to be vulnerable to do this. So really, it's about not being defensive.” PeopleThinkingImportantAbleActorsWalksToughSkinsImportant ThingsVulnerableThickThick Skin Author:Jess Weixler
“As an actor, you have to get used to being told no, develop a thick skin, and just keep persevering.” UsedActorsSkinsThickThick Skin Author:Emun Elliott
“Because 98 percent of our ideas are not great ideas, or everyone would be a billionaire. So yeah. That's something people have had a lot of experience in: being told our idea is bad or our performance is bad. I think that's the one common thread between all working actors is that they have a pretty thick skin - or you'd like to hope. You're used to rejection, that's for sure.” PeopleThinkingIdeasWould BeUsedActorsCommonPercentSkinsPerformancesYeahRejectionThickThreadGreat IdeaBillionaireThick SkinCommon Threads Author:Dax Shepard
“I enjoy being an actor largely; in part at least, because you get to walk a mile in another person's shoes, you get to see what their skin is like. The other good thing is you get to leave it.” PersonsActorsEnjoyWalksSkinsGood ThingsShoesMiles Author:Michael Chiklis
“To be an actor you need various things. You need to have a head for choosing the roles. You have to be, hopefully, easy to work with so people enjoy working with you. You have to deal with missing roles, with not being asked to work, with doing good work and then being castigated by the critics for it. You have to have a skin that can deal with all of that. I, fortunately, seem to have the makeup which allows me to deal with the business. I mean, not as everybody.” PeopleNeedsMeanSeemsActorsEasyEnjoyDealsRolesMissingSkinsCriticsVariousHopefullyMakeupGood WorkDoing Good Author:Jeremy Irons
“You can always tell when an actor has grown a 'rhino skin' to protect themselves. It comes across on screen, and they aren't believable. They're dead in the eyes because they've been told a million times that they're the greatest actor that ever lived. If you don't realise what's happening, and get your feet back on the ground, it can be the worst thing that ever happens to you.” IfsHappensEyeActorsMillionsFeetWorstProtectHappeningsSkinsScreensRealisingWorst ThingsBelievableRhinos Author:Emma Stone
“There are moments when it's unbelievable how people who work on the hair or on the little bit of skin here, they have no other care or interest since this part of their job is the only thing that needs to look good. So you have to push everybody to the side so that you can have a connection with your actor and give some air to your actor.” PeopleNeedsGivingLooksLittlesMomentsCareJobsActorsBitsSidesInterestAirHairLittle BitConnectionsSkinsUnbelievable Author:Audrey Tautou
“You must have to want it so badly, if there is any way you can live without it, get out of it. Being an unsuccessful actor is like having a skin disease. Make sure your passion is not misplaced.” IfsWayWantPassionActorsDiseaseSkinsUnsuccessfulMisplaced Author:Tom Sizemore
“I have pretty thick skin, and I think if you're going to be in this business, if you're going to be an actor or a writer, you better have a thick skin.” IfsThinkingActorsSkinsThickThick Skin Author:John Irving
“As an actor, throughout three years, I've become more comfortable within my own skin and confident.” YearsThreeActorsMy OwnComfortableSkinsThree Years Author:Laura Vandervoort
“[As an actor] you're looking to crawl into an anonymous fictional person's skin, but then you have the ironic obligation to promoting the movie in such a public way that it almost undermines the initial intention of going under the radar.” WayPersonsActorsSkinsIntentionObligationIronicInitialsPromotingRadar Author:Jesse Eisenberg
“What I do not like, the kind of high-resolution cameras, 4K, 6K, for shooting dialogue, for having faces and close-ups of actors, and you see every single pore in the skin.” KindFacesActorsSkinsCamerasDialogueShootingResolution Author:Werner Herzog
“Those people that have hardened to rejection or hardened to life in general, it's pretty hard to feel them. You know, to look at their eyes on screen and feel them. I guess that's specifically talking about actors, but I think that's probably [true] in general. You want to keep your skin thin.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWantFeelsLooksHardEyeActorsTalkingSkinsScreensRejectionHardened Author:Emma Stone