Craft Quotes

“My whole life, I've wanted to be a character actor. I'm not a personality. I'm an actor.”

“It is the job of the actor to even be in places that are unpleasant. We are to investigate what it means to be human.”

“I want to be a character actor. I think that's the goal.”

“Comedy is harder than drama. It's a lot harder.”

“I don't act. I behave.”

“I enjoy being a character actor, I enjoy being different in everything. I want to mesmerize my audience and make them see me as a different person in every role.”

“Work for the actor lies in two areas: the ability to consistently create reality and the ability to express that reality.”

“Acting is the most personal of our crafts. The make-up of a human being - his physical, mental, and emotional habits - are the actor's raw material.”

“The most interesting thing about acting is when you're playing a character that has a point of view that is different from your own.”

“I'm not a movie star. I'm an actress.”

“I feel like I'm a character actor, and I am a character actor.”

“I'm not a Method actor. I'm a classical actor. I believe in technique. I'm a technician. I'm a craftsman.”

“When you have been an actor for a long time, you know how to catch a moment. It's a question of breathing.”

“An actor is a storyteller. We are the vessels through which stories are told.”

“The most important thing for an actor is to listen.”

“I'm a character actor. I have to find the character in the script, and then I have to find it in myself.”

“To be a good actor, you have to be a child.”

“It's very little that I know about acting.”

“I am a person who is trained in the theater.”

“Comedy is a very, very, very hard thing to do.”