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> [The average scene in a film, you have to shoot it 15, 20 times. That means you got to laugh or cry 15, 20 times.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-landau/the-average-scene-in-a-film-you-have-to-shoot-it-15-20-times-that/)

[Martin Landau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-landau/)

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## More by Martin Landau

> [My best stuff as a teacher was always to find the problems within each individual actor, and I'll suggest things that I know that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-landau/my-best-stuff-as-a-teacher-was-always-to-find-the-problems-within/)

[Martin Landau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-landau/)

> [People are in denial all the time, hiding things. If I tell you a racist or dirty joke and you laugh, you're telling me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-landau/people-are-in-denial-all-the-time-hiding-things-if-i-tell-you-a/)

[Martin Landau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-landau/)

> [You can have immediate regrets, but if you look at stuff and say, 'Things happen for a reason', there's a fatalistic thing about it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-landau/you-can-have-immediate-regrets-but-if-you-look-at-stuff-and-say/)

[Martin Landau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-landau/)

> [I did 12 shows in 13 weeks at a summer theater in Maine where we were paid $35 a week. After taxes and $25…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-landau/i-did-12-shows-in-13-weeks-at-a-summer-theater-in-maine-where-we-were/)

[Martin Landau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-landau/)

> [What I'm saying not a lot of people say: What is considered good acting today isn't necessarily good acting, because everybody knows what they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-landau/what-i-m-saying-not-a-lot-of-people-say-what-is-considered-good/)

[Martin Landau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-landau/)

> [God is a luxury I can't afford.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-landau/god-is-a-luxury-i-can-t-afford/)

[Martin Landau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-landau/)

> [I was offered the Gene Hackman role in 'The Poseidon Adventure' four times, and I turned it down four times. I didn't want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-landau/i-was-offered-the-gene-hackman-role-in-the-poseidon-adventure-four/)

[Martin Landau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-landau/)

> [A good director makes a playground and allows you to play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-landau/a-good-director-makes-a-playground-and-allows-you-to-play/)

[Martin Landau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-landau/)

> [People do not necessarily reveal what is going on - only bad actors do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-landau/people-do-not-necessarily-reveal-what-is-going-on-only-bad-actors-do/)

[Martin Landau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-landau/)

> [I've got two daughters, and it's impossible for me to say one of them is a favorite.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-landau/i-ve-got-two-daughters-and-it-s-impossible-for-me-to-say-one-of-them/)

[Martin Landau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-landau/)

> [An actor knows much more about a character than the character knows about himself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-landau/an-actor-knows-much-more-about-a-character-than-the-character-knows/)

[Martin Landau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-landau/)

> [You can't perish because of your own feelings; you have to embrace those things as an actor because it's part of your palette.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-landau/you-can-t-perish-because-of-your-own-feelings-you-have-to-embrace/)

[Martin Landau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-landau/)

> [I run the 'Actors Studio' on the West Cost. I'm artistic director of that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-landau/i-run-the-actors-studio-on-the-west-cost-i-m-artistic-director-of-that/)

[Martin Landau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-landau/)

> [The actor has to have some degree of craft, along with the talent. No one tries to laugh except bad actors. No one tries…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-landau/the-actor-has-to-have-some-degree-of-craft-along-with-the-talent-no/)

[Martin Landau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-landau/)

> [My technique has always been to include all the periphery around me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-landau/my-technique-has-always-been-to-include-all-the-periphery-around-me/)

[Martin Landau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-landau/)

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