“Actors need a kind of aggression, a kind of inner force. Don't be only one-sided, sweet, nice, good. Get rid of being average. Find the killer in you.” NeedsKindActorsForceNiceSweetAverageKillersAggressionOne Sided Book:Stella Adler - The Art of Acting: preface by Marlon Brando compiled & edited by Howard Kissel Source: Stella Adler - The Art of Acting: preface by Marlon Brando compiled & edited by Howard Kissel
“I'll just be the first to say that Ken [Watanabe] should be a national treasure in Japan, because he is an unbelievably talented actor. You couldn't find more of a gentleman. He's sweet, he's kind and he's extremely thoughtful in the work that he does.” ShouldFirstsKindDoeActorsSweetTreasureGentlemanThoughtfulJapanNational Treasure Author:Leonardo DiCaprio
“I think I have a tendency to overwork things. I have a hard time finding that sweet spot that most actors seem to be able to hit where they're doing the exact right amount of work, not overthinking, not underdoing it. I seem to either overdo it or underdo it.” ThinkingHardSeemsAbleActorsSweetAmountFindingsTendenciesSpotsHard TimesOverthinkingOverwork Author:Paul Giamatti
“Most actors don't grow up with sweet, vanilla parents.” ActorsGrowsParentGrowing UpSweetVanilla Author:Nadia Bjorlin
“The best gift for an actor is the love of the fans. Many make sweet cards, write letters and even come and meet me wherever I am in India. The love and blessings of your elders is also always cherished, but the extra mile that the fans go to is memorable.” WritingActorsFansSweetBlessingLettersIndiaMilesCardsMemorableExtrasEldersExtra MileBest Gift Author:Abhishek Bachchan
“Snow Cake is a lovely film. Really proud of that. We shot it in 21 days. I thought Sigourney was amazing in it. And very, very accurate. I think there was some element that thought she had pushed it too far. But not at all when you do the amount of homework she had done and spent the amount of time she did with adult autistics. She was right on the money. And I think Marc Evans is a terrific director. He's a sweet, open, honest man and a really good director of actors.” ThinkingMenDoneFilmActorsHonestSweetAmountProudDirectorsElementsShotsAdultsLovelySnowCakeAccurateTerrificHomeworkHonest ManGood Directors Author:Alan Rickman
“You can't have an actor where the audience says, aw, that poor, sweet guy. You got to get somebody who's, like, nondescript in a way or just somebody that looks a little like they should get it. So this is all I learned actually learn from Lucy [Ball].” WayShouldLooksLittlesGuyActorsPoorAudienceSweetBallsLucySweet Guy Author:Garry Marshall