Actor Quote by Antje Traue

For me really good acting is about subtext.

— Clive Owen

I think the toughest thing for me to figure out, as an actor, was how to translate all those layers that are in there…

— Alycia Debnam Carey

As an actor, you tend to just look at the script till you get to your stuff.

— Melanie Scrofano

Your job as actors is to understand the size of what you say, to understand what's beneath the word.

— Stella Adler

As an actor, you want to be able to move your character forward into new ground, but also it's really interesting to go backwards…

— Jesse Williams

One always wants to express themselves when they're an actor.

— Jason Watkins

A really fun part of getting to be an actor is exploring those parts of yourself that you wouldn't otherwise explore.

— Miriam Shor

As an actor, you tend to draw on your human instincts and your background, what you've gone through as an individual.

— Michael Ealy

Sometimes you can just have a dialogue with an actor beforehand and shape the performance then, but other actors need more guidance on the…

— Sam Levinson

To have a part that is written for you certainly helps an actor.

— A. J. Bowen

I've always been a character actor, although I'm not quite sure what that means. All my scripts are absolutely covered in notes, so any…

— Christopher Walken

As an actor, you use the things from yourself that you can apply to the character.

— Robert De Niro