Able Quote by Cillian Murphy

A good or great performance is like peeling an onion; in every scene you reveal another layer, something the audience hasn't seen until then.…

— Larry Moss

There is a misperception, if you will, in critical response or even in Hollywood, that I can only do exaggerated characters. Or what they…

— Nicolas Cage

In TV and movies, you get known for a certain thing, and that's what's expected. Onstage, people are more open to whatever character you…

— John Lithgow

Every actor wants to show a good and deep range, so you look at all the elements here, and you make a conscious choice…

— Barry Keoghan

I believe when you work hard, even if you are a mediocre actor, the audience connects to you.

— Gurmeet Choudhary

As an actor, you have to perform the character in the way that people relate to.

— John Bishop

It makes sense that it's so different from film and television, because it's so in-depth. As actors, when we're in film or television, we…

— Zachary Quinto

You get to know a character that you play on-stage in a pretty profound way over a length of time. I don't want to…

— Tracy Letts

In my theater days I assumed that you had to get rid of yourself to do a character well, and I don’t think I…

— Charlie Day

I think you've got to have a depth, a deeper depth to take stand-up into acting, but I think it really helps you as…

— Chris Tucker

Ninety per cent of how you learn is watching great people. When you are surrounded by good actors it lifts your performance.

— Natalie Portman

With a great writer and a great writers' room, it makes the job of the actors way easier and much more enjoyable, too.

— Melissa Barrera