Film Quote by Cicely Tyson

One of my main techniques for acting is I try to know almost nothing beyond the words that I have to say, because that's…

— Kristin Bauer van Straten

When I am not acting or performing, I want to keep quiet and not to have a conversation.

— Sushant Singh Rajput

I try not to think about any of the production side of things. If you do, you tend to get unfocused and distracted. I…

— Shanley Caswell

It's always best not to be thinking a hell of a lot while you're acting, because you want it to be as spontaneous as…

— Gary Cole

My tendency is to be quiet and to stay focused and in character. Not the entire time, but certainly to stay focused while I'm…

— Joe Morton

Sometimes I intentionally cut it off. I just want to be in silence, especially when I'm traveling. I watch movies without sound.

— A. R. Rahman

I enjoy sometimes focusing on a character in a scene that's not actually doing the main action or the talking.

— Yorgos Lanthimos

That's one of the most important things about acting is not just when you're speaking but when you're taking in from someone else. So…

— Annette Bening

A lot of actors, they know the camera's there, and if somebody moves around or makes noise or whatever then they get all distracted,…

— Meat Loaf

I don't like being the focus of attention. It makes me very uncomfortable. And it's part of the reason I never look at videos…

— Cecile McLorin Salvant

I can never focus on a film because I'm conscious of my performance.

— Hyun Bin

In fact, now for whatever reason, if we're recording in the same room, I get a little distracted because I'm watching the actor instead…

— Adam Reed