Craft Quotes

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

“I'd rather play a good part in a bad play than a bad part in a good play.”

“I see myself as an artisan. I am not an artist. I am a craftsman.”

“Acting is the most personal of our crafts. The make-up of a human being - his physical, mental and emotional habits - are the tools of his trade.”

“I never, ever, when I was acting, thought about it in terms of whether a character was a good guy or a bad guy.”

“It is necessary to believe, if you want to be an actor.”

“I'm not a method actor. I don't believe in it. I believe in learning your lines and hitting your marks.”

“Acting is the most personal of our crafts. The make-up of a human being - his physical, mental and emotional habits - are the tools of his trade.”

“You have to be a bit of a chameleon, you know? You have to be able to change.”

“I'm not a method actor. I just try to be as truthful as I can.”

“I am an actress. I am not a star. An actress is someone who is not herself.”

“A poem is rarely born, a poem is made.”

“A joke is a very serious thing.”

“You can't be a comedian without being an actor.”

“Comedy is a story, a joke is a story, a situation is a story. I'm a storyteller.”

“I don't think I'm a star. I'm a craftsman. I'm a journeyman. I'm a professional.”

“The movies that I feel I have done the best in are the ones where I have had a lot of preparation.”

“Acting is a really strange thing. You have to know when you're lying and when you're not.”

“Voice acting is a different beast. You're creating a character with your voice alone.”

“You have to be a bit of a chameleon to be an actor.”