When you're an actor, you're so busy: people are always coming up to you and pulling your collar, making sure that things… — Clint Eastwood Copy Share Image
One of the great perks of being an actor is you're only as smart as the job you're in, you know, and… — Amy Ryan Copy Share Image
For me, it doesn't matter whether it's a comedy, a Western or horror. As long as you've got a good story to… — Patrick Wilson Copy Share Image
I had the kid [on "Fences" ] who understudied me so I could stand back and think about shots so he had… — Denzel Washington Copy Share Image
I had interest in acting. I started as a drama major in college. I got to school and said, "What am I… — Greg Kinnear Copy Share Image
To do a portrait today, I decide how close I can get to my subject. First, of course, mentally or intellectually, then… — Victor Skrebneski Copy Share Image
I’ve broken a cardinal rule of art, music, and career paths: actors are supposed to act, and musicians are supposed to music.… — Hugh Jackman Copy Share Image
When we talk about climate, we need to do everything we can to set the stage before the actors come on. And… — David Titley Copy Share Image
All of the actors that have served to me as inspiration over the years have been those more associated with dramatic work… — Adhir Kalyan Copy Share Image
Robert DeNiro, who may be the greatest living actor, usually acts in a way which is very stone-faced, like Steve McQueen. For… — Michel Hazanavicius Copy Share Image
American actors who voice animated movies are so brilliant at it, because by the nature of American speak, it's full of energy… — Helen Mirren Copy Share Image
It is the dissenter, the theorist, the aspirant, who is quitting this ancient domain to embark on seas of adventure, who engages… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
We write for actors and even down to the smallest character in the film, they all have their moment. You take that… — Todd Farmer Copy Share Image
I don't think any actors love taking their clothes off on film, unless you're an exhibitionist, which I'm certainly not. Those are… — Tamsin Egerton Copy Share Image
I started out as an actor, but I forced myself to be a writer, even though I wasn't very good at it… — Sylvester Stallone Copy Share Image
When you hit your strive, and you feel confident in what you're doing and in your process, you really want to do… — Sigourney Weaver Copy Share Image
I'm playing right now a role, and the role is called the 'Heavyweight Champion of the World.' And it takes all of… — Wladimir Klitschko Copy Share Image
A frequent change of role, and of the lighter sort - especially such as one does not like forcing one's self to… — Edwin Booth Copy Share Image
When you work with a good actor, there is this natural rapport and chemistry that develops over time. That chemistry helps your… — Aamir Khan Copy Share Image
I think if you're an actor, then you can work on stage - but if you've never done it before, you're going… — Dominic Monaghan Copy Share Image
During my career as a standup and actor, I realized it was very frustrating for me to get hired because Hollywood was… — Larry Wilmore Copy Share Image
I never was that boy who loved gangster films, but when I was growing up, I was obsessed with the detective Dick… — Ryan Gosling Copy Share Image
I realized that public affairs were also my affairs. I became active in politics because I saw the possibility, if we all… — Helen Gahagan Douglas Copy Share Image
Actors are actors. They're all buddies. I've done so many movies and TV that you get to be friends with everyone. And… — Michael Rooker Copy Share Image
First off I want to thank God, because he's the one I look up to, he's graced my life with opportunities that… — Matthew McConaughey Copy Share Image
You never have any idea where your movie's going to go when you're shooting - you're in this little bubble. Everything you… — Morten Tyldum Copy Share Image
It's a political and manipulative industry. Actors vie for the same roles, movies are snatched away. Have I ever been manipulated? Yes.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When you throw punches at actors, you stop, you pull it, and it looks like you pulled it. When you throw punches… — Brendan Fraser Copy Share Image
In this type of cinema, whether working with actors or non-actors, as much as you do direct them, if you allow yourself… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
I finally realized that yeah I did want to be an actor and it wasn't out of habit, but I needed to… — Claire Danes Copy Share Image
I understand the formula that producers hire directors and directors are hired to direct and actors are hired to act. I don't… — Danny Trejo Copy Share Image
As a philosophical problem, it comes down to a better way to engage with the passage of time; and I think we're… — Bruce Sterling Copy Share Image
I loved being on the other side of the camera and interacting with the crew. When you are an actor, you have… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
I remember hearing a good story about Jack Nicholson working with Stanley Kubrick on The Shining [1980]. Nicholson was saying that, as… — Owen Wilson Copy Share Image
Not only do I look at the playback with the actors, but I look at the on-set assembly footage with the sequences… — Park Chan-wook Copy Share Image
You cannot study acting in books. Do it, do it, do it. And watch good actors. See what they are doing and… — Max von Sydow Copy Share Image
The first time I made myself up, I was looking at my reflection in the mirror and it wasnt me looking back.… — Rick Baker Copy Share Image
It was difficult in India to find an eight year old who could play a widow. The reason for that is that… — Deepa Mehta Copy Share Image
It's impossible to put your finger on what that is exactly other than protecting the environment that the actors get to find… — Ewan McGregor Copy Share Image
So the fact that a lot of straight men have gone on to play iconic gay roles and to be lauded for… — Jonathan Bailey Copy Share Image
![“I had the kid [on "Fences" ] who understudied me so I could stand back and think about shots so he had to learn the blocking and everything. I'd come in early sometimes, and they 'd be in there rehearsing and working on their stuff. I didn't want them to feel like, "Oh these are people who can't…” quote by Denzel Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80b/denzel-washington-1345_actors_i-had-the-kid-on-fences-who-understudied_855342.jpg)
![“I remember hearing a good story about Jack Nicholson working with Stanley Kubrick on The Shining [1980]. Nicholson was saying that, as an actor, you always want to try to make things real. And believable. When he was working with Kubrick, he finished a take and said, "I feel like that was real."…” quote by Owen Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3b/owen-wilson-10973_actors_i-remember-hearing-a-good-story-about-ja_3067132.jpg)
