Craft Quotes

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

“Cuisine is not an art. It is a craft.”

“To be a good writer, you have to be a good reader.”

“There's a difference between being a comic and a comedian. A comic is a guy who says funny things, and a comedian is a guy who says things funny.”

“For me, the most important thing is to continue to play characters who are unlike me.”

“There's nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and open a vein.”

“I think it's part of the actor's job to be a chameleon.”

“History is not a factory for the production of grand theories, but a workshop for the patient and skilled craftsman.”

“I believe that you have to understand the verse, the chorus, the bridge, the hook. You have to understand the musicality of it.”

“The work is the most important thing. I'm not in it for the celebrity.”

“I just try to find the truth in the character. That's my job.”

“I'm a character actor. I have to find a character in the script, and then I play that character.”

“I think the most important thing for an actor is to listen.”

“I think comedy is much harder than tragedy. You can get a cheap laugh, but to get a real laugh is very difficult.”

“My theory is, if you can do comedy and you can be in a drama, you're a real actor.”

“I'm an actor. I was trained by the best. I'm a craftsperson. I'm not a movie star.”

“You have to be a novelist, a playwright, and a journalist all at the same time.”

“You do the best you can with what you've got and you try to create a believable character.”

“As an actor, you have to be true to the character.”

“You can't just be a fighter. You have to be an actor.”