Actors Quote by Marlon Brando

In a close-up, the audience is only inches away, and your face becomes the stage.

— Marlon Brando

In film, the camera can get an array of shots so the audience can see the emotion the character is giving off. Using close-ups…

— Alice Eve

In film, the camera can get an array of shots so the audience can see the emotion the character is giving off. Using close-ups…

— Alice Eve

It's the most unrealistic thing you can do to shoot a close-up, and it's the most unrealistic place you can be as a performer.…

— Robert Zemeckis

The power of a close-up can be extraordinary, but you have to have actors who are able to reveal themselves.

— Phyllida Lloyd

In films, the camera catches each nuance of expression in close ups. On the stage, it is less subtle, you have to act with…

— Poonam Dhillon

That's where you can find things and modulate your performance and give the other actors something fresh to respond to. We've probably all worked…

— Denzel Washington

“People call this the elusive obvious: It’s right there in front of your face, so close that everyone can see it but you.”

— Kevin Hart

Onstage, even though you're here together with the other actor, face-to-face, playing out the scene, you also have that other ear pointed out toward…

— Uzo Aduba

In standup, you don't have anything near you except a microphone. There's something a lot more self-conscious feeling when there's cameras coming in for…

— Tig Notaro

When you get off stage, the audience should know a little bit about you. Not where you are from, but how you see the…

— Iliza Shlesinger

I've never been very comfortable as an actor looking out into the audience; I always like to keep my focus on the other person.…

— Sarah Paulson