Craft Quotes

“I don't sit around complaining about the lack of good roles. I'm a craftsman. I can always find something to do.”

“Needlework is a means of expression, a medium through which a child can express its own thoughts in its own way.”

“I always wanted to be a character actor. I love watching movies where you don't know who the actor is. You just see the character.”

“I feel that if you're a real actor, you should be able to do whatever you want to do.”

“Some people have been kind enough to call me a genius. I think a better word for me is 'craftsman.'”

“I've always had a great deal of respect for the craft of acting.”

“I am not a Method actor. I don't believe in it.”

“I think theater is a great training ground for any actor.”

“I wanted to be a person who made things, a craftsman, a creator of substance.”

“I enjoy the physicality of my craft.”

“Explosions are not lucky. They are choreographed.”

“I think you have to be very careful with effects that are brilliantly extravagant. I have a horror of them.”

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

“The first great requisite for an actor is to be shameless. If you have that, the rest is easy.”

“Voice-over is a very different beast. It's a different muscle.”

“Sentimentality is the enemy of good writing.”

“I don't think I'm a Method actor. I'm a nuts-and-bolts actor. I just try to tell the truth.”

“To be an actor you have to be a child.”

“Actors are observers. They're trying to have a perspective on life, and then they use their bodies and their voices to communicate what they've observed.”

“I find that the more specific a character is, the more universal they become.”