I've met a lot of actors who have three dreams: You dream of making a sci-fi, you dream of making a Western… — Richard Sammel Copy Share Image
Directors like Satyajit Ray, Rossellini, Bresson, Buñuel, Forman, Scorsese, and Spike Lee have used non-professional actors precisely in order that the people… — John Berger Copy Share Image
I found American actors quite scary because they're brilliant actors and brilliantly funny, and they never stopped once you wound them up...… — Peter Capaldi Copy Share Image
An actor uses his body as a tool and an instrument. In the same way a musician plays an instrument, the actor… — Rob Minkoff Copy Share Image
When I got into the movie business, working with actors was the one thing I was really weak at. I didn't know… — John Carpenter Copy Share Image
When I went to do my big audition with actors for Mr. Blonde, the thing that was very interesting was the first… — Quentin Tarantino Copy Share Image
I'm a great believer in conversational rhythm. I think in terms of rhythmic dialogue. It's so easy, you can talk naturally. It's… — Lorenz Hart Copy Share Image
I never thought of myself as a comedic actor. I didn't go to Second City, that's not my background, I'm not a… — Paul Rudd Copy Share Image
It's like, sometimes I'll watch a movie, and it's got some big star in it playing a working-class person, and the character… — Winona Ryder Copy Share Image
When you can sit down with a plain sheet of paper in front of you and make some notes, and, little by… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
National parks, zoos, protected areas, polluted seas - using the whole world as a readymade, I thought about it as a stage… — Aleksandra Mir Copy Share Image
I don't like improv at all. It terrifies me. I like to know exactly what I'm going to say. Being surprised does… — Jesse Tyler Ferguson Copy Share Image
I don't care. I mean, I've been stupid in the past, and I've learned from that. Some actors actually think about what… — Aidan Quinn Copy Share Image
I think as far as straight actors playing gay roles, "Brokeback Mountain" was a big breakthrough. I'm pretty sure when they were… — James Franco Copy Share Image
It's the media that take an isolated incident and make it a deciding factor in a presidential campaign, as opposed to the… — Rob Lowe Copy Share Image
I think that the potential for homegrown terrorist attacks is something that we have to be very concerned about, because, in many… — Jeh Johnson Copy Share Image
In general, the few directors that I've worked with that I really respect have taught me a lot about who I am… — Dave Franco Copy Share Image
It's hard not to be enthusiastic when you like what you're doing and I love what I do. I love writing stories,… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
The motives to actions and the inward turns of mind seem in our opinion more necessary to be known than the actions… — Sarah Fielding Copy Share Image
I think there's no question that, even though we may not have the evidence as Richard (Perle) says, that there have been… — Wesley Clark Copy Share Image
We actors are superstitious creatures. We do all the homework, and we put all of the components together, but there's always one… — Lorraine Toussaint Copy Share Image
I was so lucky to be working with amazing actors like Shia and Evan and James Buckley and Mads Mikkelsen and Rupert… — Fredrik Bond Copy Share Image
Growing up in a family of actors, what's great about it is that they're very supportive and they understand what it's like… — Chris Pine Copy Share Image
If I do a scene with an actor who doesn't have much experience, I say, 'I tell you what we're going to… — Jon Voight Copy Share Image
I think a lot of actors, sometimes what happens I think is that actors finish a movie and they go, 'Oh my… — Jonah Hill Copy Share Image
So yeah, a good director will be able to listen and hear everything, but have a confident vision of his own that… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
Why do I use the same actors in different movies? One of the things I really stress in casting is I need… — Stephen Chow Copy Share Image
If you think back to the moments when you've gone through the most pain in your life, or the most severe anxiety,… — Joel Kinnaman Copy Share Image
I think it's important to keep your personal life to yourself as much as you can. It protects your sanity and you… — Dianna Agron Copy Share Image
I always say if you're going to do a movie about Charles de Gaulle get a Frenchman, you know. I'm not French.… — Billy Bob Thornton Copy Share Image
I never wanted to be a director. I came into this industry by the little door, so I never learned anything; I… — Olivier Megaton Copy Share Image
I am not one of those actors who dwells on the histrionics and the subtext and future text of the character. I… — John Barrowman Copy Share Image
Yeah, I started when I was 6 years old. My brother and sister would get all of these presents at Christmas time… — Sara Gilbert Copy Share Image
When I am cast in a movie where I feel that the woman's part is more interesting, I usually start thinking about… — Jack Nicholson Copy Share Image
When a doctor is performing an operation, his mind cannot be somewhere else. And it's the same with actors. You have to… — Freida Pinto Copy Share Image
My fun as an actor and my task as an actor is to transform myself to become other people. I enjoy becoming… — David Suchet Copy Share Image
Even though I'm an actor, even though I know a little bit about film, I very much view things as an audience… — Elisabeth Moss Copy Share Image
When I'm acting, I wish I was out there, being a part of it and making it. It's all on your name… — Jason Momoa Copy Share Image
A director once said, when I was complaining about something or other, "I agree, it is terrible. The worst thing you can… — Jeff Raz Copy Share Image
We think it's fun for our kids to have cameos and join us on set, but not to be actors. That's not… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
