Acting Quote by Nicolas Winding Refn

That's one of the most important things about acting is not just when you're speaking but when you're taking in from someone else. So…

— Annette Bening

I really like to hear actors talk about acting, but I don't really like hearing myself talk.

— Michael Keaton

A lot of actors never talk to other actors about how they're doing things, or why. I think it's important to share the way…

— John Travolta

The best thing anybody ever told me about acting - and I think it's probably true for life, generally - is listen. You've really…

— Maria Doyle Kennedy

Talking to actors is the same as talking to any other artists; it's getting into the moment for them, and making sure they can…

— Jennifer Yuh Nelson

My approach with actors is to try and give them whatever it is they need from me. Direction to me is about listening and…

— Christopher Nolan

There's not much to say about acting but this. Never settle back on your heels. Never relax. If you relax, the audience relaxes. And…

— James Cagney

One of the things I love about acting is other actors, looking into their eyes, and working off them, and listening and responding to…

— Allison Janney

The trouble with talking about acting is that it's like sex. It's enormously fun to do but just dreadfully embarrassing when you have to…

— Paul Bettany

My experience with working with really great actors is you don't have to act. All you have to do is listen. And, that's sort…

— Scoot McNairy

Communication is the key, and it's one thing I had to learn-to talk to the actors. I was so involved with the visual and…

— Steve Buscemi

If you've ever been around a group of actors, you've noticed, no doubt, that they can talk of nothing else under the sun but…

— Christy Mathewson