Actors Quote by Charles Durning

If the role is right and it's another situation of having a benevolent genius at the head of it, someone who likes actors, and…

— Olivia Williams

Actors want to be told what to do - they really do. But they also want to have an input and be recognized for…

— Stuart Townsend

Actors are like writers. They kind of use what's available, absorb it and make it their own.

— Amanda Bearse

When real actors are approaching their work, we could be on a little stage somewhere, doing community theater. It's all the same. They're just…

— Kurt Fuller

When an actor constructs reality, it has to be riveting and entertaining. There has to be an emotional connect with the audience.

— Rajiv Menon

There's nothing like watching a live performance of, frankly, anything. You have to make sure that people believe everything is improvised. I could not…

— Amy Poehler

There's a lot of idiots in Hollywood, a lot of people with no imagination, so as an actor you have to constantly re-show them…

— Stephen Dorff

It's hard enough to just be a good actor. When you're on set, there's everything going against you. There are walkie talkies going off,…

— James Marsden

The funny thing is that as sophisticated as the technology gets, the less sophisticated you have to become as an actor. All you have…

— Brendan Fraser

You don't want to bring an actor in and force them into a performance. You want their input. You want their creative thoughts.

— Andrea Romano

Just to get the actors to relax, listen to each other, and actually affect each other, there are a number of techniques you have…

— Terry Zwigoff

An actor has so much less space and responsibility. Sometimes you come on, and there are already tape marks for where you are supposed…

— Paul Bettany