--- title: "27 Doing Scene Quotes by 27 authors" description: "Browse 27 Doing Scene quotes by 27 authors. Discover the best Doing Scene sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/238/melissa-mcbride-30852_acting_when-you-re-acting-in-a-scene-you-re-foc_1781231.jpg" --- > [When you're acting in a scene, you're focused on doing the scene. You can't break character and go, 'Oh my God, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-mcbride/when-you-re-acting-in-a-scene-you-re-focused-on-doing-the-scene-you/) [Melissa McBride](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-mcbride/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/238/melissa-mcbride-30852_acting_when-you-re-acting-in-a-scene-you-re-foc_1781231.jpg) > [ I am a fan of rehearsal. I like doing it \[scene\] over and over and over and over until it looks like… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-nighy/i-am-a-fan-of-rehearsal-i-like-doing-it-scene-over-and-over-and-over/) [Bill Nighy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-nighy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/904/bill-nighy-4521_fans_i-am-a-fan-of-rehearsal-i-like-doing-it_1496616.jpg) > [Doing a scene is like opening a bottle. If it doesn't open one way, try another - perhaps even give it up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marilyn-monroe/doing-a-scene-is-like-opening-a-bottle-if-it-doesn-t-open-one-way-try/) [Marilyn Monroe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marilyn-monroe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f45/marilyn-monroe-416_actors_doing-a-scene-is-like-opening-a-bottle-i_1720178.jpg) > [If I'm doing a scene that requires a lot of focus, I'll just take myself away and do what I have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-weston-jones/if-i-m-doing-a-scene-that-requires-a-lot-of-focus-i-ll-just-take/) [Tom Weston-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-weston-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/140/tom-weston-jones-24772_away_if-i-m-doing-a-scene-that-requires-a-lot_922960.jpg) > [When you're doing the same scene over and over, all day long, you need to keep your levels up for your own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iwan-rheon/when-you-re-doing-the-same-scene-over-and-over-all-day-long-you-need/) [Iwan Rheon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iwan-rheon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ee/iwan-rheon-22485_actors_when-you-re-doing-the-same-scene-over-an_1510275.jpg) > [Each character has their own challenges. The challenge to doing one scene is your whole history of who you are and your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viola-davis/each-character-has-their-own-challenges-the-challenge-to-doing-one/) [Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viola-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/561/viola-davis-1174_actor_each-character-has-their-own-challenges_2502121.jpg) > [I'm an emotional actor. When I'm doing a scene, I really believe it. I live the part as long as I'm in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-mature/i-m-an-emotional-actor-when-i-m-doing-a-scene-i-really-believe-it-i/) [Victor Mature](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-mature/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c6/victor-mature-43875_actor_i-m-an-emotional-actor-when-i-m-doing-a_2031310.jpg) > [Just be nice to me while I am doing the scene; that is all. I don't want big cars, I don't want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shahrukh-khan/just-be-nice-to-me-while-i-am-doing-the-scene-that-is-all-i-don-t/) [Shahrukh Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shahrukh-khan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2cc/shahrukh-khan-2970_be-nice_just-be-nice-to-me-while-i-am-doing-the_697496.png) > [I'm certainly not one of those actors who remain in a dark place the entire time in order to be doing the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-rhys/i-m-certainly-not-one-of-those-actors-who-remain-in-a-dark-place-the/) [Matthew Rhys](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-rhys/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6e/matthew-rhys-16434_actor_i-m-certainly-not-one-of-those-actors-wh_841646.jpg) > [I think you're sort of always waiting, wondering when the word "cut" is going to be said when you're doing a scene.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashton-kutcher/i-think-you-re-sort-of-always-waiting-wondering-when-the-word-cut-is/) [Ashton Kutcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashton-kutcher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73f/ashton-kutcher-1601_always-waiting_i-think-you-re-sort-of-always-waiting-wo_2963433.jpg) > [When I was a kid, I'd create my own movies at home. I'd record myself doing a scene, then stop the camera,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meagan-tandy/when-i-was-a-kid-i-d-create-my-own-movies-at-home-i-d-record-myself/) [Meagan Tandy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meagan-tandy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90d/meagan-tandy-38662_change_when-i-was-a-kid-i-d-create-my-own-movie_113384.jpg) > [Ryan Reynolds and I can be doing a scene facing the camera and somehow our back and forth and our rhythm, we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-bullock/ryan-reynolds-and-i-can-be-doing-a-scene-facing-the-camera-and/) [Sandra Bullock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-bullock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c22/sandra-bullock-985_back-and-forth_ryan-reynolds-and-i-can-be-doing-a-scene_2640986.jpg) > [I personally like to talk to people when I'm not doing a scene, still acting as if I'm in Gotham when I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/camren-bicondova/i-personally-like-to-talk-to-people-when-i-m-not-doing-a-scene-still/) [Camren Bicondova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/camren-bicondova/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/710/camren-bicondova-40762_acting_i-personally-like-to-talk-to-people-when_286415.jpg) > [Woody Allen likes to do a lot of master shots. He likes to get the whole thing in one take, and so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-david/woody-allen-likes-to-do-a-lot-of-master-shots-he-likes-to-get-the/) [Larry David](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-david/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/249/larry-david-2520_back_woody-allen-likes-to-do-a-lot-of-master_2555416.jpg) > [I've worked with actors who treat the first two takes like rehearsals. And that's okay. If the camera is on you and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-molina/i-ve-worked-with-actors-who-treat-the-first-two-takes-like-rehearsals/) [Alfred Molina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-molina/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/438/alfred-molina-18327_actors_i-ve-worked-with-actors-who-treat-the-fi_913800.jpg) > [First, you do a piece of material that begins and ends and has a flow; it's not chopped up as in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-stapleton/first-you-do-a-piece-of-material-that-begins-and-ends-and-has-a-flow/) [Jean Stapleton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-stapleton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/309/jean-stapleton-51829_cases_first-you-do-a-piece-of-material-that-be_473009.png) > [All directors on all sets behave slightly differently depending on what the scene is. For example, if you are doing a love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-d-arcy/all-directors-on-all-sets-behave-slightly-differently-depending-on/) [James D'arcy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-d-arcy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f95/james-d-arcy-21647_behave_all-directors-on-all-sets-behave-slightl_945119.png) > [So you have the challenge of just learning the lines, period, and not only learning them, but learning them to the extent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-close/so-you-have-the-challenge-of-just-learning-the-lines-period-and-not/) [Glenn Close](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-close/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/844/glenn-close-8097_back-and-forth_so-you-have-the-challenge-of-just-learni_2808381.jpg) > [The talented actor needs craft. When you do a stage play, you do it once each night in chronological order. In a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-landau/the-talented-actor-needs-craft-when-you-do-a-stage-play-you-do-it/) [Martin Landau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-landau/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bdb/martin-landau-3492_cry_the-talented-actor-needs-craft-when-you_1127174.jpg) > [Doing a scene by yourself is scarier - you know you don't have other people to fall back on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/finn-wolfhard/doing-a-scene-by-yourself-is-scarier-you-know-you-don-t-have-other/) [Finn Wolfhard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/finn-wolfhard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/099/finn-wolfhard-6194_back_doing-a-scene-by-yourself-is-scarier-you_692266.jpg) > [ You're not doing the scene exactly the way it is in the book \[The Hunger Games\], but the intention of the scene… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-jacobson/you-re-not-doing-the-scene-exactly-the-way-it-is-in-the-book-the/) [Nina Jacobson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-jacobson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ade/nina-jacobson-8759_book_you-re-not-doing-the-scene-exactly-the-w_1775574.png) > [For the longest time, I was very conscious of the camera while doing a scene. It wouldn't seem natural. But gradually, I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neha-dhupia/for-the-longest-time-i-was-very-conscious-of-the-camera-while-doing-a/) [Neha Dhupia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neha-dhupia/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/399/neha-dhupia-6048_camera_for-the-longest-time-i-was-very-consciou_1370922.jpg) > [When you are working hard, you don't have time for anything other than what you are doing in the scene and what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-de-niro/when-you-are-working-hard-you-don-t-have-time-for-anything-other-than/) [Robert De Niro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-de-niro/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15e/robert-de-niro-3745_cinema_when-you-are-working-hard-you-don-t-have_2444054.jpg) > [As soon as you get two actors in a room and they're locking eyes, they're doing a scene.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-freeman/as-soon-as-you-get-two-actors-in-a-room-and-they-re-locking-eyes-they/) [Martin Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-freeman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48e/martin-freeman-1860_actor_as-soon-as-you-get-two-actors-in-a-room_241965.png) > [I really, really liked shooting and doing the scene with Emilia Clarke and Peter Dinklage at the end of 'Winds of Winter,'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-sapochnik/i-really-really-liked-shooting-and-doing-the-scene-with-emilia-clarke/) [Miguel Sapochnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miguel-sapochnik/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88c/miguel-sapochnik-21496_end_i-really-really-liked-shooting-and-doing_2757581.jpg) > [Once I got over my initial butterflies, being in the same room and doing a scene with Jimmy Caan was great. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-dean-morgan/once-i-got-over-my-initial-butterflies-being-in-the-same-room-and/) [Jeffrey Dean Morgan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-dean-morgan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f69/jeffrey-dean-morgan-4139_great_once-i-got-over-my-initial-butterflies-b_1451864.jpg) > [I remember the first time Bill Fichtner and I had a scene together. I've seen him in a few movies, from Armageddon…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-vance/i-remember-the-first-time-bill-fichtner-and-i-had-a-scene-together-i/) [Chris Vance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-vance/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad0/chris-vance-36981_armageddon_i-remember-the-first-time-bill-fichtner_3080301.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/doing-scene/#itemlist", "name": "Doing Scene Quotes", "numberOfItems": 27, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When you're acting in a scene, you're focused on doing the scene. 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