--- title: "7 Actors Teach Quotes by 6 authors" description: "Browse 7 Actors Teach quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Actors Teach sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a2/roberto-aguire-69047_acting_my-education-was-a-huge-influence-i-trai_67720.jpg" --- > [My education was a huge influence. I trained at the Lee Strasberg Institute at Tisch, which is a huge foundation for young…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roberto-aguire/my-education-was-a-huge-influence-i-trained-at-the-lee-strasberg/) [Roberto Aguire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roberto-aguire/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a2/roberto-aguire-69047_acting_my-education-was-a-huge-influence-i-trai_67720.jpg) > [I've done movies where I've had to cast actors and teach them to rap, and cast rappers and teach them to act.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-brewer/i-ve-done-movies-where-i-ve-had-to-cast-actors-and-teach-them-to-rap/) [Craig Brewer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-brewer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aeb/craig-brewer-33735_actors_i-ve-done-movies-where-i-ve-had-to-cast_410889.jpg) > [I've been a teacher all my life. I've had my own dance studio, my own acting studio for 18 years out here...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dee-wallace/i-ve-been-a-teacher-all-my-life-i-ve-had-my-own-dance-studio-my-own/) [Dee Wallace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dee-wallace/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f5/dee-wallace-28377_acting_i-ve-been-a-teacher-all-my-life-i-ve-had_765608.jpg) > [As a director, you have to know what actors are doing. You're the one telling them what to do. The actors' job…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eli-roth/as-a-director-you-have-to-know-what-actors-are-doing-you-re-the-one/) [Eli Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eli-roth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/122/eli-roth-2841_act_as-a-director-you-have-to-know-what-acto_1012187.jpg) > [Whats fascinating is that when you write a script, its almost a stream of consciousness. You have an idea that it means…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-oldman/whats-fascinating-is-that-when-you-write-a-script-its-almost-a-stream/) [Gary Oldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-oldman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/569/gary-oldman-3797_actors_whats-fascinating-is-that-when-you-write_1046652.jpg) > [Everyone has to do the same work as actors - I teach acting. But there are those people who come on, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-tambor/everyone-has-to-do-the-same-work-as-actors-i-teach-acting-but-there/) [Jeffrey Tambor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-tambor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55d/jeffrey-tambor-2977_acting_everyone-has-to-do-the-same-work-as-acto_1851376.jpg) > [What's fascinating is that when you write a script, it's almost a stream of consciousness. You have an idea that it means…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-oldman/what-s-fascinating-is-that-when-you-write-a-script-it-s-almost-a/) [Gary Oldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-oldman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e47/gary-oldman-3797_actor_what-s-fascinating-is-that-when-you-writ_2017309.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actors-teach/#itemlist", "name": "Actors Teach Quotes", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My education was a huge influence. I trained at the Lee Strasberg Institute at Tisch, which is a huge foundation for young actors. They teach you their methods, and give you the sense that acting is much more tangible than most people think. 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