I lived in Hollywood and, ironically, I didn't know you could just go out and get an agent and go on auditions… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
Once you walk off the set, if you're an actor, the rest isn't your responsibility, which I like a lot. I'm not… — Justin Kirk Copy Share Image
I've always believed that the director does whatever the hell he wants. That's what you sign on for as an actor -… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
As actors, you like to think about the luxury of having choices in your career, but for the most part you kind… — Marin Ireland Copy Share Image
An actor cannot say no, it's against his job. If he wants the part he has to say yes. [But] it's very… — Olivier Martinez Copy Share Image
We actors are superstitious creatures. We do all the homework and we put all of the components together, but there's always one… — Lorraine Toussaint Copy Share Image
My best advice to actors is if you love acting, do it every chance you get. Success does not mean success. All… — Matthew Gray Gubler Copy Share Image
I think movies say a lot [about real life], even more than theater. It says a lot about the invisible, that movies… — Isabelle Huppert Copy Share Image
As an actor you have to bring to the table your creative input. But when a director like Ridley Scott says I… — Cuba Gooding, Jr Copy Share Image
I've acted with all types, I've directed all types. What you want to understand, as a director, is what actors have to… — Ron Howard Copy Share Image
The reason it's important is that there was a point, earlier in my career, where I really worried that it wasn't possible… — Emma D'Arcy Copy Share Image
I have a tradition of working with actors, over and over again. I've worked with Jason Bateman, over and over again. You… — Peter Berg Copy Share Image
When I was coming up in the '80s television, if you were on television that meant either you were a young actor… — Billy Bob Thornton Copy Share Image
Actors in general have become very spoiled in the roles they choose these days. When I first started in this profession -… — Brian Cox Copy Share Image
I just always liked the company. The people who hung around her were amazing storytellers, whether it was actors or crew. They… — Kiefer Sutherland Copy Share Image
Before I start directing a show, I try to spend a few weeks hanging around the set, getting to know the crew… — Eric Stoltz Copy Share Image
Without discipline and detachment, an actor is an emotional slob, spilling his insides out. This abandonment is having an unfortunate vogue. It… — Bette Davis Copy Share Image
With directing, you have to wake up early, which stinks, but you get to hang out with the crew, you're laughing, you're… — Amy Sherman-Palladino Copy Share Image
I like it all. I love getting inside of people's heads and playing what drives people and what makes them do what… — Alicia Silverstone Copy Share Image
Mediocre prose might be read as an escape, might be spoken on television by actors, or mouthed in movies. But mediocre poetry… — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
I'm at least getting my foot in the door as far as doing straight dramatic parts, which no one would have ever… — Curtis Armstrong Copy Share Image
I'm not one of those actors who likes to analyze things too much, so I trust what the writers are doing with… — John Barrowman Copy Share Image
Sometimes, you run into trouble as an actor when you're not working with someone who is collaborative or doesn't bring themselves to… — Josh Peck Copy Share Image
I made a picture called Super Mario Bros., and my six-year-old son at the time - he's now 18 - he said,… — Dennis Hopper Copy Share Image
Where possible, if there's something that is highly likely to kill you, the studios won't insure us to do [the stunts]. But… — Kate Beckinsale Copy Share Image
I don't consider an actor a star if he's paid $20 million and grimaces in front of the camera and has a… — Ben Stein Copy Share Image
A lot of the time with child actors, you get the feeling they're trying to have a kind of poise or presentation… — Alessandro Nivola Copy Share Image
I've been a big believer in musicians turned actor, going back to Sinatra winning the Oscar for 'From Here To Eternity.' David… — Peter Berg Copy Share Image
“Dimple could see, flush from the endorphins of a great performance, why actors and performers got addicted to this kind of thing.… — Sandhya Menon Copy Share Image
I got very self-conscious about the way I look. So I, especially with young people coming into the industry and young actors,… — June Diane Raphael Copy Share Image
Broadway has changed tremendously from the early days when the shows were referred to as musical comedies. Musical Theater is now a… — Betty Buckley Copy Share Image
There's sort of a very symbiotic thing that happens on good TV shows with great writers, which is that they start to… — Lucas Neff Copy Share Image
As much as there are intellectual choices to be made and all the rest of it, a great actor has the ability… — Rebecca Miller Copy Share Image
I just want to work and be in films that I like, it is so simple. I think from the outside it… — Kristin Davis Copy Share Image
I just think that, you know, what young actors actors and actresses have to factor into their work is all of the… — Lesley Sharp Copy Share Image
It's a different rhythm than most movies. For a lot of the actors, you're 12,000 miles away from home. It becomes a… — Andy Serkis Copy Share Image
Bob Duvall is a great actor because each time out, he creates a whole, complete character. You have the feeling that you're… — Ellen Burstyn Copy Share Image
I understand that a lot of other actors don't have a choice. They have to eat so they need to work and… — Sylvester Stallone Copy Share Image
When you're working on a television show with actors, what you hope you're doing is playing jazz with them all the time.… — Remi Aubuchon Copy Share Image
So we are headed for a time when there won't be anything but movies that are essentially made like video games, and… — Billy Bob Thornton Copy Share Image
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![“I think movies say a lot [about real life], even more than theater. It says a lot about the invisible, that movies are so fascinating. The camera lens is like a microscope that goes beyond the surface. It's like you're exploring a secret, so you explore the director's secret, you explore the…” quote by Isabelle Huppert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ee/isabelle-huppert-9895_actors_i-think-movies-say-a-lot-about-real-life_458939.jpg)
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