Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?

I really like to hear actors talk about acting, but I don't really like hearing myself talk.

— Michael Keaton

There's nothing worse - I don't like listening to actors talk about the process, especially when - I mean, for me I've played a…

— Scott Speedman

I think I'm true to myself - you hear that actors have like plans. I'm gonna do this type of movie, then I'm gonna…

— Toni Collette

I've never done that [fighting for arole]. You hear about actors going in and saying, "You've got to let me read for this!" I've…

— Christopher Walken

I always hate it when I hear actors talking about the process of what they do, so I'll keep my thoughts to myself.

— Rachael Stirling

I often hear actors say during their interviews: 'I want to play a crazy person, a murderer, or someone who's on edge.' But that…

— Li Bingbing

You always hear actors say, 'Theater is my first love,' and it is. It's a time when you really get to do what you…

— Amy Landecker

What I love in working on film is just working with actors. It's one thing to write scenes alone over a keyboard and to…

— Dee Rees

I don't think a lot of actors talk about it, but there's usually a process where you essentially purge yourself of the character that…

— Vin Diesel

I get very irate with actors when they talk about how distressing it all is. I mean, it's only acting. Please.

— Maxine Peake

I think there's a lot of mythos about what's required in acting. The way that actors talk about acting is generally quite punishing, and…

— Ben Mendelsohn

Nowadays, all actors talk about is what they don't eat and what kind of juicers they've got. That wouldn't have been a conversation John…

— Matt Berry

It's fashionable for modern actors to talk about getting 'inside' a character. But you can't get to the inside without getting the outside right…

— Charlton Heston

I've seen up close what can happen when actors talk publicly about their relationships: their personal life gets dismantled. It's a show business game,…

— Katherine Moennig

In fact, I've always thought that there are actors who can talk very quickly and effectively. And I've never felt that I'm in that…

— Jonathan Bailey