I think that anybody who says 'This is the one way to go about being an actor' has probably not done a lot of professional work before.
I try to be like a sponge when I'm around other actors, picking things up about the way they work and how they do things.
Working with animals forces an actor to work harder because you have to be quick when it comes to improvisation, and you can't break character - at all.
As an actor, you never know where the work's going to come, so you have to be flexible about it.
As a struggling actor, you're not looking for parts that define you; you're just looking for work.
I have less than no interest in trying to replicate another brilliant actor's work, thank you very much.
All actors say they're concerned about the state of the theatre, but what they're really concerned about is that there'll be less work around.
I think when you work on a Woody Allen film the actors become a real company, probably more than on any other film.
A lot of American actors I work with are in character all day long. You can't talk to them. It's Method and the whole thing.
I've had a year out of work, more, and just toughed it out. There are those who think that all actors are overpaid. I beg to differ.
The actor is concerned with his own bit of it, but the director's somehow trying to work the whole thing into a much bigger picture. It's like conducting an orchestra.
During a movie, chemistry is so important, and yet they just assume actors can fake their way through it. That doesn't always work.
As an actor, the thing I want to do to an audience is always be ahead of them and always be surprising in the work without deviating from the writer's intention.
I think that I've still not been successful at playing the role of the retired actor, and I'd like to work on that.
The fictional work is a kind of actor that wears a satirical garb but can put on other costumes as well.
I don’t have any regrets,” a famous movie actor said in an interview I recently witnessed. “I’d live everything over exactly the same way.” “That’s really pathetic,” the talk show host said. “Are you seeking help?” “Yeah. My shr...
That's what I love most about writers--they're such lousy actors.
I like actors that are good with pantomime and that can transmit a lot by their presence and attitude more than through their dialogue.
As an actor, you get to sort of bounce back and forth in terms of the age range you play and the life experience that your characters have.
I follow Elle Fanning's career. I really like to follow actors who are a similar age to me. Just to see what they're up to.
The '80s were about trying to establish myself as an actor with a career. And being a teenager enjoying the fruits of being successful with lots of what I think is appropriate for that age.
