You can't just tell actors, especially young ones, to 'act…

“Happy are those who expect nothing; they won't be disappointed”

— Abel

To be happy, expect more from yourself than from others. I'm sure no one will like to disappoint himself.

— Terry Mark

The best way to be happy is to expect nothing and appreciate everything.

— Zhat

I think a lot of actors, especially actors with a theater background, have a musical ear. A lot of actors just want to be…

— Cedric Yarbrough

I don't believe in overcooking the actors too much. Especially when it's a real performance that I'm looking for.

— Jennifer Yuh Nelson

Other Asian actors, especially American-born actors, sometimes shy away from immigrant roles.

— Jimmy O. Yang

From my point of view, when I was thinking about the prospect of [Michael Douglas] in this part, I wondered if he would go…

— Curtis Hanson

This is something particular to actors, especially in plays, and in films, too - but in plays, it's like, don't get involved with anyone…

— Tom Courtenay

Good actors, especially when they know their character, will come in and either tell you in advance that they have an idea, or in…

— Denis Leary

We actors are an especially superstitious lot.

— Jeff Perry

Some actors, and especially the younger actors, they come into the job with a lot of attention on how they behave and everything when…

— Beau Bridges

I tell the actors that the biggest gift they can give me is to fail. And that the second gift they can give me…

— Derek Cianfrance

I always tell other actors that work begets work. You never know where your next job is going to lead you, down the road.

— Amanda Schull

I always tell actors, "Don't think of it as unemployment when you don't have a job. You have to think of it as being…

— Virginia Madsen

Directors have so much else to do besides tell actors what to do. There are so many issues and problems.

— Michael Douglas