Craft Quotes

“I'm not interested in being a movie star. I'm interested in being an actor.”

“I think there's a responsibility to the story. I think there's a responsibility to the character. I think there's a responsibility to the audience.”

“I'm not trying to be a star. I'm just trying to be a good actress.”

“You can't be an important writer unless you're a good writer. And you can't be a good writer unless you're a good reader.”

“Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader, not the fact that it is raining, but the feeling of being rained upon.”

“I have no problem with anyone who wants to be a comedian. I have a problem with anyone who wants to be a bad comedian.”

“I don't believe in the idea of 'I'm a movie star.' I'm an actor. I'm a writer. I'm a director.”

“My job is to be a tunesmith.”

“The training I received at the Peking Opera was very disciplined. It taught me everything about movement and expression.”

“Songwriting is like working on a puzzle. You have to find the right words to fit the right melody.”

“There are a thousand ways to point a camera, but really only one.”

“Comedy is a serious business.”

“You have to be a student of the game, and you have to be a student of the craft.”

“I think every actor wants to be a character actor.”

“A story should be a surprising thing.”

“I didn't want to be a star. I just wanted to be a good actress.”

“Acting is a sport. On stage you must be ready to move like a tennis player on his toes.”

“In a good play every speech should be as fully flavoured as a nut or apple.”

“The great thing about being a character actor is that you know, you can be a character. You can look different; you can be a different person.”

“I don't have the desire to just keep projecting my own personality. I'm much more interested in taking on a different character.”