I think that different actors go about their preparation differently, but when it comes to acting, I use my imagination.
What's monotonous about being an actor and often makes me want to throw in the towel or drive a car off a bridge is the auditioning - the waiting around.
I couldn't be a cameraman or a designer or an actor - I have to be a director because I learned how to do that from my dad.
I'll say my dad couldn't act to save his life and nor can my uncle, and they'll say I'm the worst actor in the world.
It's difficult dating as an actor because your free time is precious. The guy I end up with someday is going to have to love traveling.
I like the Baldwin boys a great deal. Alec is super-smart, super-articulate, almost too smart to be an actor.
One guy told me I was a great actor, I just would never be on the cover of a magazine.
Sometimes 'great acting' is just showing off - chewing up scenery and dialogue and other actors - the equivalent of a theatrical sugar rush.
I try not to have high expectations of people because it just sets you up for disappointment, but it's great to work with actors who are that talented and accomplished.
An actor is never so great as when he reminds you of an animal - falling like a cat, lying like a dog, moving like a fox.
Being an actor is great; you chill in your trailer, and they bring you a breakfast burrito and coffee. But as director, you're responsible for every little thing.
Acting has been gentrified. It's become part of the bourgeoisie. But there was a time when it would be a great scandal if you announced you were going to be an actor.
Gary Oldman is impossible to steal a movie from. He's such a great actor, he's off the hook. I love him.
Well, in order for me to be successful... In order to be a great artist - musician, actor, painter, whatever - you must be able to be private in public at all times.
I think anytime you can do something you haven't seen or done in a film before, it's always a great day as an actor.
What's great about being a character actor is you know that you can survive forever. It's not about the gloss of your eyebrows.
TV actors are doing great in Bollywood. We have our own market, our own fans, who love to see us on the big screen.
The more and more I work with really great actors, the more it's about opening yourself up to what they bring.
I feel like I have just been really, really lucky to meet some of the most successful and great actors alive today.
Comedy is difficult for an actor. But I think I have a good sense of humor and manage to make people laugh and make them happy.
As an actor, my main focus is finding good writing and attacking a good role.
