I just loved the whole idea of being an actor.
Think of Frank Capra and Preston Sturges. They used the same actors over and over again.
I'm not crazy. I play a lot of crazy characters, but I'm an actor.
I was very conscious of the actor; watched what he did.
I think Russell Crowe is a brilliant actor.
Inside I never said I wanted to do theatre or be an actor.
I was an actor before becoming a comedian.
Actors should be overheard, not listened to, and the audience is 50 percent of the performance.
I never have particular actors planned when I'm in the process of writing.
I actually wanted to be a writer long before I wanted to be an actor.
Actors and magicians are both performers, and they represent things that are not necessarily who they are.
I'm just an actor. I am nothing special.
So I'm truly an actor who sings, and not a singer who acts.
In the theater, as an actor, you're welcoming people into your house.
And to be honest, most actors are incredibly solipsistic.
In the beginning, I was actually embarrassed to admit that I wanted to be an actor.
I like to give my actors a lot of room.
Ever since I was a kid, I always wanted to be an actor.
The actor has a constant problem of personal identity.
Actors should never be important. Only directors should have power and place.
Like any other actor, I draw on life experience.
