“I've worked with actors who treat the first two takes like rehearsals. And that's okay. If the camera is on you and we're doing a scene where I'm off camera, I'm treating that as a rehearsal.” IfsFirstsTwoActorsSceneOkayTreatsCamerasRehearsal Author:Alfred Molina
“That's really good for an actor - to like the people behind the scenes - because then you treat the camera differently. If you really like someone who's shooting you, you're more open. You're not defensive, you're more relaxed, and I think that translates into a more interesting, natural performance.” PeopleIfsThinkingActorsNaturalInterestingBehindsScenePerformancesTreatsCamerasShootingTranslateRelaxedBehind The Scenes Author:Emile Hirsch
“I make every movie and every scene like it could be my last. That's the only way I know how to make cinema that stands on its feet. I have to treat it like that. It has to be life and death stakes.” KnowsWayLastsKnow HowFeetSceneTreatsCinemaLife And DeathStakes Author:David O. Russell
“I treat any scene the same - dialogue, action - you're still creating something in character. It's all acting, fighting.” StillsCharacterActionFightingActingSceneCreatingTreatsDialogueCreating Something Author:Clive Owen
“Like behind the car or in the pub, to do a scene, a proper nice dramatic scene, it's always a treat. And they're usually shot as one, so you've got a big chunk of dialogue to learn, and you feel like you're working.” FeelsBigsBehindsNiceCarLike YouSceneShotsTreatsDialogueDramaticChunksPubs Author:Simon Pegg
“Bill [Condon] is such a great actor's director. He cares about what you're thinking. And, he's very open. Even though he was pressed for time, and he was doing two movies at once, and all this stuff was happening around him, he would still take time to sit there and talk to you about your scene and your character and what you were going through. That was really a treat.” ThinkingStillsTwoCharacterCareActorsStuffSceneDirectorsHappeningsTreatsBillsTake TimeGreat Actors Author:Kellan Lutz
“When I first came to New York everybody on the scene would treat me like I could play but I couldn't.” FirstsPlayNew YorkSceneTreats Author:Wynton Marsalis
“In the texts, and as His Holiness the Dalai Lama reminds us, we should check the person's behavior not when they're sitting on a big throne, but behind the scenes. How do they treat ordinary people - not the big sponsors - but just ordinary people who are of no particular importance to them.” PeopleShouldPersonsBigsBehindsParticularSceneBehaviorOrdinarySittingTreatsImportanceChecksHolinessThronesOrdinary PeopleBehind The ScenesSponsorsLamaDalai Author:Tenzin Palmo
“I wouldn’t treat a romantic scene any differently than any other scene. I would really say the biggest preparation was chewing gum and breath mints! For a kissing scene, it’s all about the breath mints!” SceneKissingTreatsBreathsPreparationGumChewingMintChewing Gum Author:Alice Englert