I didn't ever think about being an actor. But I fell in love with it when I realized how amazing, difficult, and interesting it is.
With 'Richard,' I was excited to make this film with such an amazing role for an actor. Play a wide range of emotion and really invest myself in the character.
I love actors. That's my bread and butter, and I got to work with some amazing ones on '12 Years'.
The goal as an actor is to constantly surround yourself with amazing artists who challenge you and make you grow.
I think we all have a lot of darkness in our bellies. As an actor, the challenge of tapping into that, reaching down into that sadness or anger, is very therapeutic.
He who is incapable of feeling strong passions, of being shaken by anger, of living in every sense of the word, will never be a good actor.
The great actors always play themselves.
There were definitely dark nights when you're like, 'Maybe joining the military wasn't such a good idea.' But, in a way, it was the best training to be an actor.
I know what I like in other actors: truth. That's the best. It makes you say, 'OK, I'll go with you on this.'
The best thing about switching from being an actor to being a director is that you don't have to shave or hold your stomach in anymore.
Dane DeHaan, certainly, is kind of the best friend I've made through acting, in terms of another actor. He's fantastic.
No doubt, my role in 'Urumi' has been one of my best so far. It surprised me as an actor and made me more confident.
Even now, there are young actors who want careers as romantic leading men, and the best thing is not to reveal you're gay.
Some of the best actors think they're terrible; that's what keeps you connected to a vulnerability that makes it possible for people to empathize with you.
I cannot absorb living in a world where I have an Oscar for best actress and Denzel doesn't have one for best actor.
The best actors, I think, have a childlike quality. They have a sort of an ability to lose themselves. There's still some silliness.
I'm awkward at these things. Just being nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Karate Kid was a real surprise and I was a little uncomfortable.
I always try to keep the confidence of the actors, and try my best to make them feel comfortable or confident.
I want to keep working with the best, keep going and be a better actor each time I go and dive into something.
My nomadic childhood dramatically fed my eventual decision to be an actor, but not in the way you might think.
I want to be so strong as an actor that people wouldn't say... eh, that's Josh Lucas.
