Any good director creates a playground. That's what they do. They hire the right actor, open the door and let them play because stuff will happen, right then and there. The audience wants to believe that what's going on is… — Martin Landau Copy Share Image
A good director creates a playground for actors, and lets them go. The trick for a good director is in casting properly, and creating the playroom, and then they'll get stuff that they don't expect, and can't even direct. All… — Martin Landau Copy Share Image
My best stuff as a teacher was always to find the problems within each individual actor, and I'll suggest things that I know that… — Martin Landau Copy Share
People are in denial all the time, hiding things. If I tell you a racist or dirty joke and you laugh, you're telling me… — Martin Landau Copy Share
You can have immediate regrets, but if you look at stuff and say, 'Things happen for a reason', there's a fatalistic thing about it.… — Martin Landau Copy Share
I did 12 shows in 13 weeks at a summer theater in Maine where we were paid $35 a week. After taxes and $25… — Martin Landau Copy Share
What I'm saying not a lot of people say: What is considered good acting today isn't necessarily good acting, because everybody knows what they… — Martin Landau Copy Share
I was offered the Gene Hackman role in 'The Poseidon Adventure' four times, and I turned it down four times. I didn't want to… — Martin Landau Copy Share
I've got two daughters, and it's impossible for me to say one of them is a favorite. — Martin Landau Copy Share
An actor knows much more about a character than the character knows about himself. — Martin Landau Copy Share
You can't perish because of your own feelings; you have to embrace those things as an actor because it's part of your palette. — Martin Landau Copy Share
I run the 'Actors Studio' on the West Cost. I'm artistic director of that. — Martin Landau Copy Share
The actor has to have some degree of craft, along with the talent. No one tries to laugh except bad actors. No one tries… — Martin Landau Copy Share
