Actors need bricks to play with, and in fact we rejected all the improvised fragments we had made without a plan. Improvisation without a plan is like tennis without tennis balls. Lars von Trier actorballbrick Change image and share on social
Actors need steely determination. It's a tough profession with plenty of knocks along the way. You have to be very determined and never take 'no' for an answer. Naomie Harris actoranswerdetermination Change image and share on social
Actors need to learn when their character is front and center and when it's more in the background. J. Smith-Cameron actorbackgroundcenter Change image and share on social
Actors never discuss future plans. James Earl Jones actordiscussfuture Change image and share on social
Actors never retire, they just get less and less work. Desmond Llewelyn actorretirework Change image and share on social
Actors often behave like children, and so we're taken for children. I want to be grown up. Jeremy Irons actorbehavechild Change image and share on social
Actors on stage, you can go from playing a myriad of roles, from Shakespeare to a Eugene O'Neil drama, and it's the norm. I came up in a world where you're supposed to be able to do three things very well. Act, sing, dance, paint, do something. The emphasis was on versatility. Rocky Carroll actactordance share on social
Actors only have our bodies, voices, and the text. So I think actors need to have a fit and in-tune body. I was always very disciplined in wanting to have that. That's one of my favorite things - playing a role with a physical requirement. T. J. Thyne actorbodydiscipline share on social
Actors ought to be larger than life. You come across quite enough ordinary, nondescript people in daily life and I don't see why you should be subjected to them on the stage too. Ninon de L'Enclos actordailylarge Change image and share on social
Actors' performances do not stand alone in any film, live action or whatever. Andy Serkis actionactorfilm Change image and share on social