Actor Quote by Jimmy Smits

A lot of directors on a base level are fearful of actors and maybe even distrustful. I love the craft of acting and I…

— Matt Ross

Actors may not realize the extent of their own power. Acting is creation. It's them bringing their own stuff, letting it marinate in their…

— Danai Gurira

I just think the best actors always reveal a part of themselves through the characters that they're playing, and it costs them something to…

— Aimee Lou Wood

It's really important to me that the actors bring a lot of elements of the characters to the process so they own it, so…

— Drake Doremus

Actors want to surprise themselves. When it's really good, you kind of transcend yourself, and that happens infrequently. Very, very rarely.

— Claire Danes

With every project, you feel like you're trying to find your place to vent. For any actor, that's typically the feeling that drives you…

— Kristen Stewart

The actors bring their own stuff and thoughts, and most of the time, I don't want to know what they are. It allows me…

— Yorgos Lanthimos

Everything feels so personal when you're an actor because you're so open and vulnerable, and you have to trust your director to guide you…

— Miriam Shor

The big thing for actors is the level of commitment. So, if you know something's already happened, there's not a whole lot of whys…

— Shia LaBeouf

As actors, we're always asked to portray and react to these extreme circumstances, otherwise it's not interesting. They are agonizing things to think about.

— Kristin Scott Thomas

When actors give their input, it can be very ego-driven, and directors are scared of that.

— Michael Pitt

I really am not overly comfortable with attention to be honest. Paradoxically I've noticed this is a pretty common trait amongst actors. You like…

— Killian Scott