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Actor Quotes
The craft, nerves, and quiet discipline of acting.
These actor quotes capture the appeal of the work itself over the discomfort of interviews, the rehearsal room as the real proving ground, and the personal risk of choosing acting as a career in the first place. See Character for more on building a role.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Secret
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This really should be kept secret, but you can learn a lot by watching the making-of DVDs. Every actor should do it. You figure out what you're dealing with.
- Method
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every actor has a method.
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I have often seen an actor laugh off the stage, but I don't remember ever having seen one weep.
- Because
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not anymore because I haven't kept up with my certification, but I was a certified actor combatant in rapier, dagger, hand-to-hand, and quarterstaff.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like to rehearse. We did a lot of rehearsals for 'Moneyball,' but it is really individual to the actor. It's not like, 'Here is my process, everybody. Fit in.'
- Nov 07, 2020
I'm just an actor.
- Risk
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- Nov 07, 2020
As an actor there's no autonomy, unless you're prepared to risk the possibility of starving.
- Grandfather
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have an older brother who's an actor and a grandfather who was an actor.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020