Answering machines Quote by Natalie Portman

I'm obsessed with voices in film. I have this memory of how people say words, even on the most intensely stupid reality TV show.

— Jenny Hval

It's the reality: film is a director's medium, and, ultimately, they are the ones that are in charge, and you have to respect that…

— Dan Gilroy

You work with seasoned actors, and sometimes you realize that they phone it in.

— Oliver Jackson-Cohen

I like voice-over in films, and most of my films have been voice-over films.

— Alexander Payne

When you consider that you're a character that doesn't speak, but you've still got to react to the other actors, you've got to make…

— Peter Mayhew

Everything about filmmaking is incredibly weird, and there's nothing natural about watching yourself on the big screen or hearing your voice. It's that same…

— Eddie Redmayne

The film world is a crazy place to be. You sit around all day waiting for the phone to ring. Are people talking about…

— Kyle MacLachlan

I love actors and I feel like, if you usually allow people some say, most people, if they start to feel comfortable, they're going…

— Vince Vaughn

During the actual filming, I’m not really listening to dialogue. I’m watching to see if the actors are communicating something and expressing something. I’m…

— John Cassavetes

When you hear someone talking in a restaurant or overhear someone talking on the street, there are very different patterns of conversation than you…

— Christopher Guest

I think that I'm pretty much who you see onscreen. Are there times when I ask questions of people and have a sense of…

— Morgan Spurlock

One of my favorite things to do is not to speak on screen. In theater it's different because there's a lot of emphasis on…

— Linda Cardellini