Craft Quotes

“I think of myself as a journeyman actress. I will attempt almost anything that I think that I can bring off.”

“I enjoy being a character actor. I enjoy being different in everything I do.”

“I was a shoemaker for a while. I was a cobbler.”

“I've always been a late bloomer. It's just that I'm more of a craftsman than I am a brilliant flash of inspiration.”

“I don't have to be a pop star. I just want to be a musician. And I just want to get better at my craft.”

“A story is an operation to be performed, and you can't do it in a sloppy way.”

“Comedy is a serious business. A serious business with a laugh at the end.”

“For me, it's about the character, not the medium. I'm a character actor.”

“I'm just a character actor, really. I like to disappear into the role.”

“Writing is a business. It's a craft. You have to become a student of it. All the good writers are.”

“I try to find the humanity in every character I play.”

“I am not a fashion designer. I am a person who makes things.”

“I'm not a method actor. I don't believe in that.”

“The thing about being an actor is that you're in the service of the story.”

“I'm not interested in being a star. I'm interested in being a good actress.”

“The point of a rhyme is not to be something that's just thrown in.”

“I'm not a bloody film star, I'm an actor.”

“Acting is just a matter of keeping yourself interested, and the audience interested.”

“It's about finding the truth of the character.”

“I value the bodily knowledge that comes from making things.”