Actor Quote by Laurence Olivier Download Open image “The actor should be able to create the universe in the palm of his hand.” — Laurence Olivier ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.1 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Actor Create Hand Physics Should Universe
An actor should be able to create the universe in the palm of his hand. — Laurence Sterne Copy Share Image
The actor must use his imagination to be able to answer all questions (when, where, why, how). Make the make-believer existence more definite. — Constantin Stanislavski Copy Share Image
There is an imperative need for the creator in every supporting actor to be able to perceive the gravity of these roles. — Thambi Ramaiah Copy Share Image
If you're creating a whole universe, even if it's a universe squeezed into a solar system, you have to use a little bit of… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
“the universe must have been created by an all-powerful prime mover who, however, took no interest in his handiwork.” — Philip Freeman Copy Share Image
To someone who could grasp the Universe from a unified standpoint the entire creation would appear as a unique truth and necessity. — Jean le Rond d'Alembert Copy Share Image
A man who is doing his True Will has the inertia of the Universe to assist him. — Aleister Crowley Copy Share Image
“Many others will win a prize. But the palm will be won by the fortunate man for whom it is reserved to trace the… — Karl Enrst von Baer Copy Share Image
“One day the universe will curl up beside you and begin to purr. Don't worry. You'll know exactly where to place your hands.” — Alysia Harris Copy Share Image
“God, having created his Universe, has now screwed the cap on His pen, put His feet on the mantelpiece and left the work to… — Andrew Hodges Copy Share Image
I often think that could we creep behind the actor's eyes, we would find an attic of forgotten toys and a copy of the… — Laurence Olivier Copy Share Image
Autograph-hunting is the most unattractive manifestation of sex-starved curiosity. — Laurence Olivier Copy Share Image
I believe in the theater; I believe in it as the first glamorizer of thought. It restores dramatic dynamics and their relations to life… — Laurence Olivier Copy Share Image
I suppose, unconsciously, I used all my wives to further my journey up the ladder. — Laurence Olivier Copy Share Image
“[in 1979] You must have - besides intuition and sensitivity - a cutting edge that allows you to reach what you need. Also, you… — Laurence Olivier Copy Share Image
If I wasn't an actor, I think I'd have gone mad. You have to have extra voltage, some extra temperament to reach certain heights. — Laurence Olivier Copy Share Image
[on whether he harbored any resentment at his forced retirement from the stage after he was fired by Britain's National Theater] I should be… — Laurence Olivier Copy Share Image
If he was lost for a moment, he would dive straight back into its honey. — Laurence Olivier Copy Share Image
I actually think acting is a form of self-hypnosis. You have to be hyper, hyper aware of what's going on around you. You have… — Julianne Moore Copy Share Image
When you step out and do a song in a musical, the easier thing to do is make it funny. But when those transitions… — Kelli O'Hara Copy Share Image
I once told someone I could act. They totally bought it. I've been getting away with it ever since. — Akshay Kumar Copy Share Image
There has got to be a way for me to have a role on TV or in film that is just as normal as… — Adeel Akhtar Copy Share Image
I love casting against type and doing things you wouldn't expect, because I think you get more interesting performances that way. Hollywood loves to… — David S. Goyer Copy Share Image
I am tired of our characters being so incomplete. When do we ever save the day in a film? When does a Latino actor… — Esai Morales Copy Share Image
When I was 13, I auditioned for the theater school, and I was there for four years. In the meantime, I did my first… — Ana de Armas Copy Share Image
If you stood me in a costume next to a computer graphic of the same-looking character, I think there would be a difference. And… — Warwick Davis Copy Share Image
failure in the theater is more public, more brilliant, more unreal than in any other field. — Lillian Hellman Copy Share Image
I'm a character actor - always have been, always will be - and historically, character actors don't come into their own until later in… — Annie Potts Copy Share Image
Actors don't hate acting. Most people don't hate acting! Whether you're a child mucking around with your friends or a grown up being paid… — Liv Hewson Copy Share Image