An actor knows much more about a character than the character knows about himself. — Martin Landau Copy Share Image
You can't perish because of your own feelings; you have to embrace those things as an actor because it's part of your… — Martin Landau Copy Share Image
I trained as an actor with Lee Strasberg, Elia Kazan, and Harold Clurman, and those guys set a very high bar. — Martin Landau Copy Share Image
I've spent a lot of time playing roles that didn't really challenge me. I suppose every actor feels that way. — Martin Landau Copy Share Image
As a young actor, I was working much more readily and being offered more things. — Martin Landau Copy Share Image
I run the Actor's Studio on the West Coast, and one of the things I say all the time to the people… — Martin Landau Copy Share Image
I'm a big believer that an actor should be able to pick up any piece of material and act it, the way… — Martin Landau Copy Share Image
Every young actor wants to do 'Hamlet' on the West End. Why? Because they can bring something to it. — Martin Landau Copy Share Image
People think I'm a very serious actor, which I am. But you know, if you don't have a sense of humor doing… — Martin Landau Copy Share Image
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… — Martin Landau Copy Share Image
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… — Martin Landau Copy Share Image
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.… — Martin Landau Copy Share Image
I did 12 shows in 13 weeks at a summer theater in Maine where we were paid $35 a week. After taxes and $25… — Martin Landau Copy Share Image
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… — Martin Landau Copy Share Image
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… — Martin Landau Copy Share Image
People do not necessarily reveal what is going on - only bad actors do. — Martin Landau Copy Share Image
I've got two daughters, and it's impossible for me to say one of them is a favorite. — Martin Landau Copy Share Image
An actor knows much more about a character than the character knows about himself. — Martin Landau Copy Share Image
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. — Martin Landau Copy Share Image
