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I feel like a lot of the young actors that are just coming up are really good. I think directors are directing better.
Girls' feels very active and stirring a conversation and controversial, and you can't really ask for more as an actor.
The movie medium will eventually take its place as art because there is no other medium of interest to so many people.
An actor's job is about putting across the author's intention; I don't think of myself on the same level as a creator.
I had the privilege of being able to choose, or at least have the opportunity to work at, being anything but an actor.
Well, Ive always been a character actor, you know, and you always get your share of character actors who are bad guys.
The trouble with marrying an actor is they grab you in their arms, hold you close and tell you how wonderful they are.
I'm not just an actor born in L.A. I was born in the Griffith Park Hospital. You can't get any more clichéd than that.
The stage is actor's country. You have to get your passport stamped every so often or they take away your citizenship.
Josh Brolin is an actor that I really, really like; he's fantastic. I worked with him once; he's a really great actor.
As an actor, you've got to maintain a bit of mystery and at least part of your private life, otherwise the game is up.
I always wanted to be an actor. I was one of those lucky kids - or cursed kids - who always knew what he wanted to do.
I've always had an easy time directing actors because I always hire ones that are great before I get my hands on them.
You see some of these actors, they have a permanent smile on their face. How can they do that? It really fascinates me.
Actors say they do their own stunts for the integrity of the film but I did them because they looked like a lot of fun.
Have we become so celebrity-obsessed that there is no longer a difference between a character and an actor? I hope not.
Dane DeHaan, certainly, is kind of the best friend I've made through acting, in terms of another actor. He's fantastic.
There are some actors who can only play themselves, but good actors must really be separated from the people they play.
I think that it's much easier for a recording artist to become an actor than for an actor to become a recording artist.
I'm pretty sure I would never do a full frontal in a movie - for personal reasons, I wouldn't really want to show that.
As an actor, you deal in fantasy, imagination, and concentration. Those are your three weapons. Those are your bullets.
My family has always supported me completely and kept me grounded. I never got lost in child Hollywood actor weirdness.
My father Philip was an actor and appeared in everything from 'The Onedin Line' to 'Hedda Gabler' with Dame Diana Rigg.
I have a list in my mind and in my heart of actors who have been extraordinarily kind, and Hugh Laurie is near the top.
To be able to work with actors who are doing such good work, not only makes it easier for you, but it makes you better.
The most interesting part of filming is what the actors do. That's the primary link between the story and the audience.
It sometimes feels like a strange movie, you know, it's all so weird that sometimes I wonder if it is really happening.
It is because my dad died suddenly that I became an actor. I thought, I'm going to make money doing this thing I enjoy.
Marlon once said to me about being an actor: Can you imagine going to work every day and pretending to be someone else?
Musicians ultimately are who they are, they aren't actors, so as a clipmaker you have a responsibility to protect them.
That's where I'd like to be: when the business says here's a good actor who is marketable so we can use him. Just that.
I like getting carried away by what is happening and then decide each scene based on the actors, the set and the light.
I come from a show-business family, so wanting to become an actor never crossed my mind. It was just a part of my life.
In every shoot, between the actor and the director there is manipulation. I'm not saying that negatively. It's healthy.
In terms of being Australian, I think a big part of it is the determination to prove yourself, just like Aussie actors.
I know actors that were on great television shows that got cancelled and they have never done anything that good since.
Actors always have things that they're not thrilled about on a show and have a hobby of bellyaching about those things.
I don't have any training in dance. I can convince an audience that I know how to dance because I'm a convincing actor.
I can make a better living as an actor than I can as a director. Though I certainly would prefer to be directing movies.
Behind the footlights there is always the applause, which stimulates the actors. On the screen it is a different matter.
Actually, the most entitled people I've met are indie rockers and indie actors, because they really believe their press.
I'm very involved in all of my social media activities. I'm not an actor. I play myself, and I take that very seriously.
I have boxes full of stuff. Most actors do have a trunk full of stuff, paintings or scripts. It never comes to anything.
Actors don't necessarily want to be famous or rich or anything else. It's a very bad gamble if that's what you're after.
I never wanted to become an actor. I always wanted to be a farmer and dreamt of owning half an acre of agriculture land.
I know I'm an actor, but I'm not at all a believer in people watching a lot of TV. I've never had television in my home.
A lot of actors said they hated the studio system, but I loved it. It was like a college; it was a great place to learn.
The work for the actor is always the same. We're looking for a human being. We're looking for believable human behavior.
I admire an actor that can do a lot with doing nothing really, for the most part. I like doing a lot by doing so little.
As a director you want to have actors, not only surpassing themselves, but also going somewhere, going different places.