--- title: "10 Talking Actors Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 10 Talking Actors quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Talking Actors sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d94/jim-caviezel-14469_actors_i-really-enjoy-talking-to-actors-or-film_333592.jpg" --- > [I really enjoy talking to actors or filmmakers that enjoy that process of creating and how they go about doing it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-caviezel/i-really-enjoy-talking-to-actors-or-filmmakers-that-enjoy-that/) [Jim Caviezel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-caviezel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d94/jim-caviezel-14469_actors_i-really-enjoy-talking-to-actors-or-film_333592.jpg) > [If you watch the show and the characters don't look at each other while they're talking, the actors probably aren't getting along.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victoria-pratt/if-you-watch-the-show-and-the-characters-don-t-look-at-each-other/) [Victoria Pratt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victoria-pratt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/04b/victoria-pratt-16463_actors_if-you-watch-the-show-and-the-characters_2200667.png) > [As a stunt guy, you become a mini-director. You're talking to actors about performance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-leitch/as-a-stunt-guy-you-become-a-mini-director-you-re-talking-to-actors/) [David Leitch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-leitch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbd/david-leitch-12294_become_as-a-stunt-guy-you-become-a-mini-directo_263187.jpg) > [Have you ever talked to someone, and you're not even really talking to them? Actors are the worst for that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-rogan/have-you-ever-talked-to-someone-and-you-re-not-even-really-talking-to/) [Joe Rogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-rogan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c6/joe-rogan-1952_actor_have-you-ever-talked-to-someone-and-you_573684.jpg) > [Talking to actors is the same as talking to any other artists; it's getting into the moment for them, and making sure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-yuh-nelson/talking-to-actors-is-the-same-as-talking-to-any-other-artists-it-s/) [Jennifer Yuh Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-yuh-nelson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/703/jennifer-yuh-nelson-9435_actor_talking-to-actors-is-the-same-as-talking_2107039.png) > [There's not a lot of talking between actors - either between actors or between actors and directors. People think that they sit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-walken/there-s-not-a-lot-of-talking-between-actors-either-between-actors-or/) [Christopher Walken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-walken/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba1/christopher-walken-1773_actor_there-s-not-a-lot-of-talking-between-act_2872423.jpg) > [I'm very cautious about talking about how actors got where they got, as though there is in fact a plan or a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-jurasik/i-m-very-cautious-about-talking-about-how-actors-got-where-they-got/) [Peter Jurasik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-jurasik/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/029/peter-jurasik-31163_actor_i-m-very-cautious-about-talking-about-ho_2926394.png) > [John Carpenter was very gentle. He was very tender. He really liked talking to actors. He really wanted you to be comfortable.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-soles/john-carpenter-was-very-gentle-he-was-very-tender-he-really-liked/) [P. J. Soles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-soles/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6dd/p-j-soles-18979_carpenter_john-carpenter-was-very-gentle-he-was-ve_838859.jpg) > [If I had to fall in love with all the actresses I play with and live the situations I have to play,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olivier-martinez/if-i-had-to-fall-in-love-with-all-the-actresses-i-play-with-and-live/) [Olivier Martinez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olivier-martinez/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ecc/olivier-martinez-13058_actors_if-i-had-to-fall-in-love-with-all-the-ac_729698.jpg) > [Of all the classes of men, I dislike the most those who make their livings by talking - actors, clergymen, politicians, pedagogues,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/h-l-mencken/of-all-the-classes-of-men-i-dislike-the-most-those-who-make-their/) [H. L. Mencken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-l-mencken/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/75f/h-l-mencken-245_actors_of-all-the-classes-of-men-i-dislike-the_144127.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/talking-actors/#itemlist", "name": "Talking Actors Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I really enjoy talking to actors or filmmakers that enjoy that process of creating and how they go about doing it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jim Caviezel" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-caviezel/i-really-enjoy-talking-to-actors-or-filmmakers-that-enjoy-that/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d94/jim-caviezel-14469_actors_i-really-enjoy-talking-to-actors-or-film_333592.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d94/jim-caviezel-14469_actors_i-really-enjoy-talking-to-actors-or-film_333592.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d94/jim-caviezel-14469_actors_i-really-enjoy-talking-to-actors-or-film_333592.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I really enjoy talking to actors or filmmakers that enjoy that process of creating and how they go about…” — Jim Caviezel", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you watch the show and the characters don't look at each other while they're talking, the actors probably aren't getting along.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Victoria Pratt" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victoria-pratt/if-you-watch-the-show-and-the-characters-don-t-look-at-each-other/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/04b/victoria-pratt-16463_actors_if-you-watch-the-show-and-the-characters_2200667.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/04b/victoria-pratt-16463_actors_if-you-watch-the-show-and-the-characters_2200667.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/04b/victoria-pratt-16463_actors_if-you-watch-the-show-and-the-characters_2200667.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If you watch the show and the characters don't look at each other while they're talking, the actors probably…” — Victoria Pratt", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "As a stunt guy, you become a mini-director. 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