Able Quote by D. W. Griffith

Sandy Meisner would say it takes 20 years to make an actor. Some people it takes five, some people 30. And you have to…

— Mark Pellegrino

It takes a big voice a long time to develop properly; the bigger it is, the harder it is to develop the technique.

— Richard Bonynge

It takes a little more time to get into the role, but not very much more. In making a record you don't have the…

— Maria Callas

A director, I forget who, told me that it takes 30 years to make an actor. And I believe that. You have to learn…

— Cillian Murphy

Voice work is usually not that big of a time commitment. You can go in for a couple of days or a couple of…

— James Marsden

As I got more confident, I was able to let actors improvise, and do long takes. It's 10%, 5% you learn and experience. The…

— Woody Allen

When you're doing a play that's fully produced, you have the benefit of rehearsing for four or five weeks, so you really get to…

— Carrie Preston

I always say it takes three weeks to know a character and three months to own it. And I think that's probably true of…

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

I was certainly a better actor after my five years in Hollywood. I had learned to be natural - never to exaggerate. I found…

— Walter Huston

With voice acting, it liberates you to play characters you'd never do in a million years because you're physically not right. You can show…

— Mark Hamill

Most actors spend a lot of time training themselves to be an actor. And I kind of didn't do that. I just started doin'…

— David Carradine

Acting is reacting... there's a magic when you're working with another actor. With voice acting, you're doing it alone, all in your head. So,…

— Josh Keaton