Craft Quotes

“A writer who has never explored words, who has never searched, seeded, sieved, sifted through his knowledge and memory... is no writer.”

“You write for the film. You don't write for yourself.”

“I'm not a tunesmith. I'm a dramatist.”

“I think the most difficult thing is to be simple.”

“I've always tried to be a good storyteller, and I think that's the most important thing.”

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

“I don't think I have a specific style. I'm a character actor, and I get lost in the character.”

“Easy reading is damn hard writing.”

“Prose is architecture, not interior decoration.”

“You bring your own life experience to every role.”

“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 an actor.”

“Acting is a very personal process. It has to be. It's not just about being able to deliver lines. It's a search for the truth.”

“I always felt that theater was the most demanding of all the mediums.”

“I've learned to take roles and make them my own. I'm not afraid to take risks.”

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

“I'm a character actor. I've always been a character actor.”

“Comedy is much harder to do than drama.”

“Comedy is much more difficult than tragedy. And I think that's why there are so few great comedies.”

“I've chosen to be an actor, and I'm not a star. I'm an actor. So I can do a range.”

“The minute you start talking about what you're doing, you're not doing it.”