Craft Quotes

“My mother, a fashion designer, taught me how to sew and how to use fabrics and textures.”

“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.”

“An actor has to be a child.”

“A story is a net. The more details you add, the stronger the net.”

“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.”

“Explosions are not lucky. They are choreographed.”

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

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

“I am not a star. I am an actor.”

“I'm not a big fan of the thought that you can become a star by winning a contest. I'm a big fan of going to acting school and learning your craft.”

“If you're an actor, you have to be a bit of a chameleon.”

“I don't find it hard to play evil. I'm a pretty nice guy, but I'm a good actor.”

“Every character I play is a part of me.”

“The first-rate actor is not a selfless empty vessel who is filled with the character he is playing. He is a complicated, willful, self-centered, intelligent, emotional animal.”

“The greatest thing about being an actor is that you can become other people.”

“A story should be a verb, not a noun.”

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

“Comedy is much harder to do than drama. It's a much more technical process.”

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