Action Quote by Jayma Mays

I've made many films and only a few times I've played real people.

— Liam Neeson

When I was young I used to sit in the cinema thinking wouldn't it be great if you could have a film in which…

— Mike Leigh

I've been aware of the work I do as an actor being directorial in feel.

— Iain Glen

When you're playing a real person, there's a balance between playing the person in the script and playing the person as he was in…

— David Tennant

Going into live action, the perception I had was that to be a director, you had to be loud, you had be physically fit,…

— Jennifer Yuh Nelson

As an actor I think sometimes producers need a little bit of encouragement to see you in a particular role, they may not have…

— Steve Kanaly

Movies are thankfully about real people nowadays, and I don't necessarily always look like a real person.

— Nico Tortorella

I did a film called 'Floating' early on that had a scene which was similar to a real-life situation I was in at the…

— Norman Reedus

I have been portrayed by actors in three television documentaries, two plays, one musical and a film. It's no fun watching yourself being traduced…

— Felix Dennis

I can't act, and so I have to live that particular character in my real life and then exhibit it on screen.

— Hrithik Roshan

As an actor you have to have a strong vivid imagination as you're working and when the camera's rolling, but there's certainly a part…

— John Hawkes

There are characters in movies who I call 'film characters.' They don't exist in real life. They exist to play out a scenario. They…

— Philip Seymour Hoffman