Actors Quotes - Page 40

• I've worked with some of the great cinematographers. So I'm always watching what they do and I'm watching how the director composes his shots, just because I find it interesting as an actor; you're trying to help them out as well.

  Eric Bana

  Interesting, Trying, Directors

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• It's always been my hope, as an actor, to reveal only what is relevant about myself to the work.

  Eric Bana

  Relevant

  "Eric Bana talks Love the Beast - RT Interview". Interview with Joe Utichi, editorial.rottentomatoes.com. November 16, 2009.

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• One of the things I love about directing is I love actors, because no matter how complex they are, once you get down to working and talking to them and the toughest guy will want you to open them up and he wants to show you stuff he was afraid to show anybody before.

  James Brolin

  Talking, Guy, Stuff

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I don't think there's a lot of actors out there right now who really know what they're doing at all.

  Jamie Bell

  Thinking, Right Now, Knows

  "This time it's serious" by Emma Brockers, www.theguardian.com. August 17, 2007.

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• I think documentary filmmaking is a braver way to make films because it's real, and you're really there.

  Jamie Bell

  Movie, Real, Thinking

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• The love scenes that worked, regardless of the director, were the ones where the actors weren't fearful. When somebody was fearful, you could see it right away. It takes you out of the story, and that's to be avoided at all costs.

  Jennifer Beals

  Directors, Cost, Stories

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• We film in front of a live audience, and I was a theater actor before I got into television, so I like that.

  Jillian Bach

  Television, Film, Theater

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• I'm not that comfortable with actors receiving honours, partly because I think they ought to go to those who really help others.

  Jim Broadbent

  Helping Others, Thinking, Receiving

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• It's of course understandable that people want to know about actors in their favourite series.

  Jonathan Brandis

  People, Want, Favourite

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• My biggest fear as an actor is being involved in something mediocre, or being mediocre myself.

  Jonathan Brandis

  Being Me, Mediocre, Involved

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I want to be remembered as an actor who put in some good work in the beginning of his career, even better work at the end of his career and slowly, successfully made the transition into writing and directing.

  Jonathan Brandis

  Writing, Careers, Transition

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Oh, well, in Los Angeles everybody is an actor, or a producer, or a writer, or a director, or an agent, or... So everybody understands the hours.

  Julie Benz

  Directors, Agents, Los Angeles

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• I think what's dangerous about being an actor who does action movies is you think, 'Well, I can totally handle myself now.' But if my opponent didn't know the other half of the routine, I don't know how well I'd do.

  Kate Beckinsale

  Thinking, Doe, Routine

  Interview with Ruth Hilton, www.maxim.com. June 29, 2011.

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• I was never an ingenue. I've always just been a character actor. When I was younger, it was a real problem, because I was never pretty enough. It was hard, not just for the lack of work, but because you have to face up to how people are looking at you.

  Kathy Bates

  Real, Character, People

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I love stage actors. There's something special about all people who have to do a performance eight shows a week, and musical people, especially, are so much fun.

  Kelly Bishop

  Fun, Eight, People

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• We joke about it in the entertainment industry: Every actor wants to be a musician, and every musician wants to be an actor.

  Lance Bass

  Musician, Want, Entertainment

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• Somebody might get criticized for doing some movie that totally sucks, then turn around and be incredible. Every actor goes through that, not just musicians who act.

  Lance Bass

  Musician, Might, Incredibles

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• I do think musical-theater actors can get a bad rap, and I see why. There is a certain slickness - there's nothing better than an amazing musical, but an okay musical can be one of the worst times you've ever had.

  Laura Benanti

  Rap, Thinking, Musical

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• My mother was an actress and my voice teacher, an incredible voice teacher. My biological father is an actor, and my stepfather, who raised me along with my mother, is a psychotherapist. I was always supported in creative ventures.

  Laura Benanti

  Mother, Teacher, Father

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• The truth in acting is that we are all hired help. We are a commodity. There is no difference between being an actor and pork bellies.

  Lorraine Bracco

  Differences, Acting, Pork

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• Nobody in the world knew about Megan Fox until I found her and put her in 'Transformers.' I like to think that I've had some luck in building actors' careers with my films.

  Michael Bay

  Thinking, Careers, Luck

  The Daily News Interview, www.nydailynews.com. July 3, 2009.

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• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' is a movie that I just find flawless. Jack Nicholson... I just saw 'The Shining' again the other day; he's so brilliant. He's such a brilliant actor, just unbelievable.

  Michael Biehn

  Shining, Cuckoos, Nests

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• Taxi Driver' is a movie that changed my life and made me a serious actor. Scorsese and De Niro. I give credit for anything that I've ever done as an actor.

  Michael Biehn

  Giving, Serious, Credit

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• As an actor, it's more interesting to play a nerd than anything else. It's a lot more fun - you don't worry about 'what's my hair like?' in the morning or 'which is my great angle?

  Nicholas Brendon

  Morning, Fun, Hair

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• I've been a big believer in musicians turned actor, going back to Sinatra winning the Oscar for 'From Here To Eternity.' David Bowie in 'Man Who Fell to Earth,' Kris Kristofferson's been great in a bunch of films. Liza Minnelli, Barbra Streisand, Mariah Carey, I thought was great in 'Precious.

  Peter Berg

  Winning, Men, Musician

  "Why Did You Cast A Massive Music Superstar In What Amounts To A Run-And-Gun Supporting Role?" by Tambay A. Obenson, www.indiewire.com. May 17, 2012.

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