When you start to do research into gorillas or any kind of apes, if you're going to play them, that's one of… — Andy Serkis Copy Share Image
Animators do amazing working translating and interpolating the characters [in the Planet of the apes], the facial performances. What we're creating on… — Andy Serkis Copy Share Image
Rather than something like King Kong where I really went after studying gorillas in the wild and captivity. I based Caesar [… — Andy Serkis Copy Share Image
The process of acting is no different [playing human or ape]. You're embodying the character. You're creating the psychology and the physicality.… — Andy Serkis Copy Share Image
Caesar [from the Rise of the Planet of the Apes] was brought up with human beings and because of the drug he… — Andy Serkis Copy Share Image
Working with people you adore and love. There's just a sense, all the way through all of the movies [Planet of Apes],… — Andy Serkis Copy Share Image
There is always that potential in the same way - Roddy McDowall ended up playing Cornelius to Caesar [in the Planet of… — Andy Serkis Copy Share Image
When I first was offered the role on Rise [of the Planet of the Apes], I always played Caesar as a human… — Andy Serkis Copy Share Image
I would love to direct an 'Apes' movie. It would be in the spirit of where I'm going with my career -… — Andy Serkis Copy Share Image
The matter is - we are actors playing roles [in Planet Apes] and they happen to be in this instance apes but… — Andy Serkis Copy Share Image
There's this whole grey area seemingly every time it's talked about animators and who takes ultimate responsibility for the characters [of the… — Andy Serkis Copy Share Image
In a personal way, to do with family and the father-son relationship, in a kind of artistic way with regard to him being an… — Andy Serkis Copy Share Image
Hoodwink is a product of his environment. He grew up in Belfast, he was part of the UDA and he fought for what he… — Andy Serkis Copy Share Image
Performance capture is a tool that young actors will need in the next 10, 20 years. It's on the increase, as you say. It's… — Andy Serkis Copy Share Image
I think that Gollum is really the character who is a very human character, and he's very flawed, like most humans are, and has… — Andy Serkis Copy Share Image
I'm quite contrary. If people agree on something, I tend to gravitate the other way by my nature. I don't like to be told… — Andy Serkis Copy Share Image
I do love nature, but I don't suppose I'd spent more time in zoos as a child than anyone else! — Andy Serkis Copy Share Image
When you start to do research into gorillas or any kind of apes, if you're going to play them, that's one of the biggest… — Andy Serkis Copy Share Image
I remember once, I read in a horoscope, because I'm an Aries, I read this terrible thing, which really affected me, which said, "You… — Andy Serkis Copy Share Image
It's really up to the acting community to be willing to be educated about what performance capture is in order to fully appreciate it… — Andy Serkis Copy Share Image
I love acting and certainly won't give it up, but it's part of a bigger canvas for me now. — Andy Serkis Copy Share Image
Rather than something like King Kong where I really went after studying gorillas in the wild and captivity. I based Caesar [ from the… — Andy Serkis Copy Share Image
![“Animators do amazing working translating and interpolating the characters [in the Planet of the apes], the facial performances. What we're creating on set - if you don't get it on the day, in the moment, on set, in front of the camera, with the director and the actors. The emotional content of the…” quote by Andy Serkis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/939/andy-serkis-1548_acting_animators-do-amazing-working-translating_1303787.jpg)
![“Rather than something like King Kong where I really went after studying gorillas in the wild and captivity. I based Caesar [ from the Rise of the Planet of the Apes] on a real chimpanzee and I worked with Terry [Notary] on a lot of chimpanzee movement.” quote by Andy Serkis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f09/andy-serkis-1548_apes_rather-than-something-like-king-kong-whe_234956.jpg)
![“The process of acting is no different [playing human or ape]. You're embodying the character. You're creating the psychology and the physicality. You're living the moment.” quote by Andy Serkis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/950/andy-serkis-1548_acting_the-process-of-acting-is-no-different-pl_1407029.jpg)
![“Caesar [from the Rise of the Planet of the Apes] was brought up with human beings and because of the drug he had pretty much grown up with his whole life, he felt like an outsider, he felt trapped in an ape's body but he didn't really feel like an ape and that was my way into the character. So…” quote by Andy Serkis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1f9/andy-serkis-1548_apes_caesar-from-the-rise-of-the-planet-of-th_577142.jpg)
![“Working with people you adore and love. There's just a sense, all the way through all of the movies [Planet of Apes], that you're very rarely in a position where you have great material that you're passionate about and a big audience who love it, and the detail and nuance, and the exquisiteness of…” quote by Andy Serkis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a58/andy-serkis-1548_actors_working-with-people-you-adore-and-love-t_1016696.jpg)
![“There is always that potential in the same way - Roddy McDowall ended up playing Cornelius to Caesar [in the Planet of the Apes]. Two different characters. That's the joy of the craft. Bring it on I say.” quote by Andy Serkis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d60/andy-serkis-1548_apes_there-is-always-that-potential-in-the-sa_2314892.jpg)
![“When I first was offered the role on Rise [of the Planet of the Apes], I always played Caesar as a human being within ape skin.” quote by Andy Serkis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/85a/andy-serkis-1548_apes_when-i-first-was-offered-the-role-on-ris_3015417.jpg)
![“The matter is - we are actors playing roles [in Planet Apes] and they happen to be in this instance apes but there's no difference. In the scenes that we're playing, if we were to block out the scenes as actors in costumes, it would be no different.” quote by Andy Serkis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e8f/andy-serkis-1548_actors_the-matter-is-we-are-actors-playing-role_2446384.jpg)
![“There's this whole grey area seemingly every time it's talked about animators and who takes ultimate responsibility for the characters [of the Planet of the apes] but without question and I'll go down saying this year after year, these characters are authored by what we do on set. They are not…” quote by Andy Serkis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3c3/andy-serkis-1548_animator_there-s-this-whole-grey-area-seemingly-e_2543632.jpg)
![“I remember once, I read in a horoscope, because I'm an Aries, I read this terrible thing, which really affected me, which said, "You will never be original. You will always be an interpreter." (Laughs) I thought, "Oh my God." You know, I had to live with that on my back for [all my life].” quote by Andy Serkis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/745/andy-serkis-1548_affected_i-remember-once-i-read-in-a-horoscope-be_196174.jpg)
