Craft Quotes

“The first time you do a new impression, you're not just doing an impression, you're introducing a new character.”

“The trick of being a good writer is to make it look easy.”

“I'm not a Method actor. I'm a 'what's the best way to get this job done?' actor.”

“I'm an actor, and I'm supposed to be able to play all different kinds of people, and I don't think it's possible to be a good actor if you're not open-minded.”

“I just try to tell a story and make it rhyme.”

“It's about the work. It's about getting up every day and doing it.”

“I'm a craftsman. I'm not an artist. I'm a craftsman.”

“For me, it's about the character. It's about the story.”

“I'm a storyteller. That's what I do. I take a small, insignificant moment and I blow it up into a giant, epic tale.”

“I have to find a character who has a soul and a reason to be there.”

“I'm not a big 'method' actor. I'm a big 'do your homework' actor.”

“I don't think you learn how to act. You learn how to use your emotions and feelings.”

“Acting is a bit of a heart-and-brain-in-the-mixer job.”

“To be a character actor is to be a chameleon.”

“You see, I don't think any actor can be satisfied. I'm a journeyman actor. My father was a surveyor, and I basically am a surveyor. I survey a part and see what I can do with it.”

“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 like the process of acting. It's the doing it that I like, not the being it.”

“My body is a tool for my craft. I use it to tell a story.”

“I'm not a Method actor. I'm a logic actor. I do what makes sense. If the character is supposed to be angry, I get angry.”

“I don't think you can write a book that is loaded with symbolism. It's a clumsy tool.”