The Art of Acting and Filmmaking
Actors' quotes about acting and filmmaking
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This section focuses on the best acting quotes and filmmaking quotes. Each movie star has a different idea of acting and a unique method, just like every director has different ideas on how to make a great movie. Quotes about filmmaking and acting are the core of this section, in which celebrities will welcome you into their world.
“You can tell a story clearly in the storyboards, but if you don't keep the correct focus in the animation, it can be ruined.”
“I don't think I'm ever going to work on a movie again where I don't have final cut.”
“Actors know how to talk to other actors in a way that sometimes other directors just don't.”
“The real measure of good directing is knowing when not to move the camera, when not to intrude. ”
“Every character when born is a stereotype.”
“Being a writer-director can sometimes make you incredibly blinkered.”
“Tone is everything in TV.”
“I'm almost exclusively interested in what happens behind closed doors, between people. The removal of their public face.”
“I like to give my actors a lot of room.”
“The job of director is to control the illusion.”
“I always claim that the writer has done 90 percent of the director's work.”
“No matter what I have to say, I'm still trying to say it in comedic form.”
“I came from a background of directing behind-the-scenes documentaries.”
“The only thing more gratifying than working with someone who you've worked well with is working with someone new and coming up with something great.”
“I only work with actors who take full responsibility for their characters.”
“There's a good many pictures I'd like to make; we'll see how many I'll be allowed to make.”
“I prefer working behind the camera.”
“Every film takes on a life of its own, and it's influenced by you, and it's influenced by all the other players that are involved with it as well.”
“Usually, you can shoot a movie in 10 or 12 weeks.”
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