Becomes Quote by Yorgos Lanthimos

I find actors a little bit too self-conscious.

— Chris Lilley

Inevitably, when a scene isn't working for me, it's because I'm being self-conscious, and I'm not putting enough of my focus on my fellow…

— Carrie Coon

One always wants to express themselves when they're an actor.

— Jason Watkins

When actors give their input, it can be very ego-driven, and directors are scared of that.

— Michael Pitt

What I find sometimes that is tricky is if actors are using too much of their own life in a picture, in a scene,…

— Tom Cruise

I felt like when you're an actor, you don't get to fully creatively express yourself - most of the time, it's not your own…

— Jihae

Actors always feel more comfortable when there's an actor directing, in terms of vocabulary and breaking down a scene.

— Kurt Sutter

Actors are inherently self-centered.

— Bryan Cranston

Actors usually respond to minor aspects of their own character or things that even feel disparate from themselves.

— Jeff Perry

Writers and painters have a medium that can foster self-effacements. Actors haven't. An actor can't hide himself behind paper or canvas. If you're not…

— Elizabeth Goudge

As much as I'd like to pretend that I'm not performing, I think any actor sometimes has themselves outside of themselves and is trying…

— Patrick Fabian

Actors very often are people who think it's always about 'me,' and I can see why! No one else is going to support you…

— Rita Moreno