“I started off as an actor thinking that I would be this Romeo, this dashing leading man. It turns out that I'm a character actor.” ThinkingMenCharacterWould BeTurnsActorsCharacter ActorsDashing Author:Alessandro Nivola
“I learned how to turn it on and turn it off. You learn that in theater, too, but for film work, I learned from doing 'Henry,' I learned how to leave work at work and go home. There's always spillover. Actors speak of this.” HomeFilmTurnsActorsSpeakTheater Author:Michael Rooker
“If you're an English actor and turn up in America, they don't have an opinion about where you sit. They have no idea what auditions to send you to, so they send you to everything.” IfsIdeasAmericaTurnsActorsOpinionNo IdeaAuditions Author:Eddie Redmayne
“The difference between a regular camera and a 3D camera, for an actor, is really no different except that the turn-arounds are longer. It takes a lot longer to set up a shot because the cinematographer is really trying to set up a whole world, so it can't be more intricate and more beautiful to the viewers, in 3D.” WorldTryingDifferentWholeBeautifulTurnsActorsDifferencesShotsCamerasWhole WorldViewersIntricateCinematographers Author:Chris Zylka
“I have a final word of advice to our students. If you work very, very hard, this is the kind of actor, writer and director you may turn out to be, and if you work extra hard, this is the kind of person you may turn out to be.” IfsKindMayPersonsHardTurnsActorsAdviceStudentsDirectorsFinalsExtrasFinal WordsWords Of Advice Author:Alan Alda
“Life is sacred. Life is art. Life is sacred art. The art of sacred living means being a holy actor, acting from the soul rather than the ego. The soul is out of space and time and hence always available, an ever-present potential of our being. It is up to each of us to celebrate and to actualize our being and to turn each meal, conversation, outfit, letter, and so on, into art. Every mundane activity is an opportunity for full authentic self-expression. The soul is our artistic self, our capacity for transforming every dimension of our lives into art and theater.” MeanArtSoulSelfLife IsTurnsActorsOpportunitySpaceActingOur LivesExpressionHolyActivityConversationEgoCapacityLettersTheaterSacredAvailableCelebrateArtisticMealsDimensionsTime And SpaceTransformingMundaneSelf ExpressionAuthentic SelfArt LifeSacred Art Author:Gabrielle Roth
“You might think of a haunting as a loop of video or audio tape playing itself over and over for you to watch. Trying to interact with it would be akin to trying to interact with a show on your TV: sure, you can turn it off or change the channel, but I wouldn't expect the actors to suddenly stop and talk to you directly.” ThinkingTryingShowsMightWould BeTurnsActorsWatchesTvsVideoTapeHauntingLoopsAudio Author:Loyd Auerbach
“The bottom line is that I'm an actor, so when somebody pitches me a great part, it's a no-brainer. You never know what it's gonna be like, in terms of the actual experience. You can be really excited about a part that can turn out shitty, you can have a bad time, there's a bad egg or two or three, in the bunch, or the producers are weird, or something like that.” KnowsTwoTurnsThreeActorsTermLinesBottomExcitedBunchProducersEggsBottom LineBad TimesNo Brainer Author:Kathy Bates
“I am in control of my career, and that's what so many actors don't take advantage of. You get to these successful points, and you continue to just work for other people. But, when you're your own brand and you're your own boss, the whole line of work changes. That's my biggest turn on.” PeopleWholeTurnsActorsLinesCareersSuccessfulAdvantageBrandsBossTurn-on Author:Kevin Hart
“All of the actors that have served to me as inspiration over the years have been those more associated with dramatic work who have, in turn, been able to embody their characters and lose themselves in those characters that they create.” YearsHas BeensCharacterInspirationAbleTurnsActorsLosesDramatic Author:Adhir Kalyan
“Life experiences become acting experiences, which in turn become life experiences.” TurnsActorsActingLife Experience Author:Liv Ullmann
“I dont think any actor has the luxury of knowing exactly what scripts are going to turn out well and what ones arent. It would be wonderful to have that particular skill, and maybe people like Tom Cruise have it more than most, but you go into each project hoping that a good, if not great, film will come out the other end.” PeopleIfsThinkingWellsEndsWould BeFilmTurnsActorsKnowingWonderfulParticularSkillsProjectsScriptsLuxuryTomsCruiseGreat Film Author:Jonny Lee Miller
“All actors who have been around for a long time, which I have, and have been skint for long periods, which I have, find it difficult to turn down jobs. If I turn anything down my stomach turns over. I feel sick. It feels like gambling.” IfsFeelsLongHas BeensJobsTurnsActorsDifficultPeriodsLong TimeSickGamblingStomach Author:Bill Nighy
“Every actor turns everything round to their character.” CharacterTurnsActorsRounds Author:Ruth Wilson
“The big turn in the late 90s was that I realized I was going to be doing this for a long time. I was fairly sure I was going to be an actor for the rest of my life, which I think calmed me down.” ThinkingLongBigsTurnsActorsLateLong TimeI Realized Author:Michael Weatherly
“In high school, theater was all I ever wanted to do. I didnt see that I was going to set it aside for so many years and take a right turn into television. Of course, wanting to do theater is something you hear a lot from actors. I think Ive been embarrassed to be in that big cliche.” ThinkingYearsBigsWantedSchoolTurnsCoursesActorsTelevisionHigh SchoolTheaterEmbarrassedCliche Author:Mare Winningham
“If you want to be watched 24 hours a day in everything you do, you can't turn that around. You can't wake up three years later and say, 'Stop bothering me, I'm a serious actor,' if all you've done is wear certain clothes and show up half-loaded at clubs.” IfsWantYearsDoneShowsCertainTurnsThreeActorsHoursHalfSeriousClothesWake UpClubsBotherThree YearsLoaded Author:Ali MacGraw
“The pickings are pretty slim when you have to play the part of a housewife who doesn't go out of her apartment because she's afraid she's going to get mugged, or a woman who turns into her brother, who is a murderer.” PlayTurnsActorsActingBrotherMovieApartmentMurdererHousewifeSlim Author:Shirley MacLaine