Actors Quote by Gaspard Ulliel

Period films to me are very often alienating to the audience. There's very often a formality. A staunchy quality to them that comes from…

— Christopher Nolan

It often strikes me that the actors in high school movies look too old.

— Roger Ebert

It's hard to find actors that don't feel contemporary when you put them in a period piece.

— George Clooney

You know when you watch old movies, it's always the small parts you remember, the character actors who come in like a breath of…

— Amy Sedaris

I'm not an actor who is often asked to be in period things.

— James Nesbitt

It's quite common for actors to have that, to play younger than themselves.

— Dylan Llewellyn

Earlier, when actors aged, they were never, ever to be seen again; but times have changed for the better. Now you don't have to…

— Deepti Naval

That, for me, actually is the most important thing about doing a period film is trying to make these people as lovable as they…

— Florence Pugh

There are some fantastic parts for older actors.

— Ian Mckellen

It sounds so weird, but I'm totally pro-aging. If you look at the film industry, it's so funny how it's so much more accepted…

— Michiel Huisman

Certain type of actresses get younger instead of older. I always say, 'Only ingenues age.'

— Elaine Stritch

The actors nowadays, both young men and young ladies, don't always wear their period clothes as well as they might. They tend to stomp…

— Julie Harris