Good Quote by Sydney Pollack

Preparation is really important for actors; they need to know who they are, where they're from, and the experiences up to the point that…

— Ken Loach

I find it rather tedious working with some actors who have to go into a corner and bounce up and down, shake their hands…

— Elizabeth Taylor

I'm probably one of the worst actors as far as preparation goes, because I actually don't prepare. I find it easier to read the…

— Jaimie Alexander

In film, I find it very useful always to do some preparation before you start rehearsals or start shooting, because there's so much that's…

— Ben Whishaw

I don't really rehearse, because I don't really step into action until I'm forced to. The only way I prepare is just by memorizing…

— Constance Zimmer

I don't want to be like the actor who rehearses everything in the bathroom, then comes to the set and carries on completely uninterrupted…

— Ben Kingsley

I kind of end up getting caught up in whatever the rhythm of the movie is and how open the director is to changing…

— Michael Cera

I think that sometimes in theater, I don't prepare much beyond going to the rehearsals.

— Ben Whishaw

You have formal rehearsal, a lot of things you don't have in movies - which is, you have to formally rehearse. You have to…

— Jake Gyllenhaal

For me, you have to do as much work as you can beforehand and, once you get on stage or set, throw it out…

— Brian Gleeson

We knew, very early on, that we had to be very, very clear that directors need to speak to actors and actresses and be…

— Michael Sheen

I asked a director once what the secret of it all was, and he said you have to be so prepared that you are…

— Alex Kurtzman