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title: "4 Behind Quotes By Andy Serkis"
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> [Actors' performances in films are enhanced in a million different ways, down to the choice of camera shot by the director -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-serkis/actors-performances-in-films-are-enhanced-in-a-million-different-ways/)

[Andy Serkis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-serkis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/997/andy-serkis-1548_actor_actors-performances-in-films-are-enhance_703864.jpg)

> [People find it hard to get their heads around nominating a computer-generated character, but every time you see Gollum on the screen,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-serkis/people-find-it-hard-to-get-their-heads-around-nominating-a-computer/)

[Andy Serkis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-serkis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30b/andy-serkis-1548_acting_people-find-it-hard-to-get-their-heads-a_981051.jpg)

> [I remember kind of doing early acting and thinking, 'God, they don't paint behind the sets.' It's a bit of a shame,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-serkis/i-remember-kind-of-doing-early-acting-and-thinking-god-they-don-t/)

[Andy Serkis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-serkis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a02/andy-serkis-1548_acting_i-remember-kind-of-doing-early-acting-an_1877959.jpg)

> [Before I became an actor, I was a visual artist, and I've always hankered for the storytelling behind the camera.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-serkis/before-i-became-an-actor-i-was-a-visual-artist-and-i-ve-always/)

[Andy Serkis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-serkis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d24/andy-serkis-1548_actor_before-i-became-an-actor-i-was-a-visual_2857343.jpg)

## Other authors on Behind

## More by Andy Serkis

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-serkis/in-a-personal-way-to-do-with-family-and-the-father-son-relationship/)

[Andy Serkis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-serkis/)

> [I think I have a lot of internal energy, which does need to come out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-serkis/i-think-i-have-a-lot-of-internal-energy-which-does-need-to-come-out/)

[Andy Serkis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-serkis/)

> [Hoodwink is a product of his environment. He grew up in Belfast, he was part of the UDA and he fought for what he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-serkis/hoodwink-is-a-product-of-his-environment-he-grew-up-in-belfast-he-was/)

[Andy Serkis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-serkis/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-serkis/performance-capture-is-a-tool-that-young-actors-will-need-in-the-next/)

[Andy Serkis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-serkis/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-serkis/i-think-that-gollum-is-really-the-character-who-is-a-very-human/)

[Andy Serkis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-serkis/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-serkis/i-m-quite-contrary-if-people-agree-on-something-i-tend-to-gravitate/)

[Andy Serkis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-serkis/)

> [I do love nature, but I don't suppose I'd spent more time in zoos as a child than anyone else!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-serkis/i-do-love-nature-but-i-don-t-suppose-i-d-spent-more-time-in-zoos-as-a/)

[Andy Serkis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-serkis/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-serkis/when-you-start-to-do-research-into-gorillas-or-any-kind-of-apes-if/)

[Andy Serkis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-serkis/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-serkis/i-remember-once-i-read-in-a-horoscope-because-i-m-an-aries-i-read/)

[Andy Serkis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-serkis/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-serkis/it-s-really-up-to-the-acting-community-to-be-willing-to-be-educated/)

[Andy Serkis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-serkis/)

> [I love acting and certainly won't give it up, but it's part of a bigger canvas for me now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-serkis/i-love-acting-and-certainly-won-t-give-it-up-but-it-s-part-of-a/)

[Andy Serkis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-serkis/)

> [Rather than something like King Kong where I really went after studying gorillas in the wild and captivity. I based Caesar \[ from the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-serkis/rather-than-something-like-king-kong-where-i-really-went-after/)

[Andy Serkis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-serkis/)

> [On lower budget things you're still working collaboratively, but the investment and your level of creative importance is higher on something like this.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-serkis/on-lower-budget-things-you-re-still-working-collaboratively-but-the/)

[Andy Serkis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-serkis/)

> [Gollum is entirely based on the notion of addiction. The way that the ring pervades him, makes him craving, lustful, depletes him physically, psychologically…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-serkis/gollum-is-entirely-based-on-the-notion-of-addiction-the-way-that-the/)

[Andy Serkis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-serkis/)

> [I'm definitely moving more towards directing now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-serkis/i-m-definitely-moving-more-towards-directing-now/)

[Andy Serkis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-serkis/)

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