Craft Quotes

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

“I think the best actors are the most generous, the most listening.”

“Actors are not there to be liked. We are there to be convincing.”

“I'm not a method actor, but I'm a big research actor.”

“I think that’s the great thing about acting is that you can be all of these different things.”

“Grammar is a piano I play by ear. All I know about grammar is its infinite power.”

“You can't be a movie star and do this. You can't be a movie star and do a play. You can't. 'Cause you have to be the character.”

“The thing is, I'm not a comedian. I'm a comedy actor.”

“The art of acting is to be other than yourself.”

“It's about the melody and the lyric and how they come together.”

“I've played a father, I've played a preacher, I've played a warrior, I've played a killer, I've played a lover, I've played a loser. You have to be able to play it all.”

“I'm like a shipbuilder. I like putting a puzzle together. I can be the glue.”

“I'm a big believer in preparation. The more prepared you are, the more freedom you have to play.”

“I'm not a method actor, but I'm a big research actor.”

“It's always fun to play a character that has a lot of layers.”

“I'm not a method actor. I don't have to live in a cave to play a caveman.”

“I'm in the business of creating a character.”

“I'm not a Method actor. I'm a methodical actor.”

“Acting is a craft. It's a job. And I'm a jobbing actor.”

“To me, acting is like a religion. It's a craft, a science, an art.”