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.
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“Making a movie takes a toll on your life because it's a commitment, so you put a lot on the back burner.”
“Acting is a job of permission. Someone has to give you permission to do it.”
“When you're just an actor, you do your role, and then you're in your trailer. It's not as hands on as when you're directing. You live and breathe it.”
“At the end of the day, what I try to bring to villainous characters is a sense of humanity.”
- Also found in Acting Coaching
“The only thing you have to know are your words.”
“I have enjoyed acting very much, because I know it's not for real!”
“My favorite way of learning for acting has been doing it, not talking about it.”
“Everything starts with what's on the page, what a writer has come up with. And whether it is a big studio film or independent film, is the story being well told? Is it interesting? Is the character interesting? And is there something about the character that may stretch me?”
- Also found in Career in Cinema
“For any director with a little lucidity, masterpieces are films that come to you by accident.”
- Also found in Acting Coaching
“Everyone can walk and talk. Your job is to create magic.”
- Also found in Career in Cinema
“I may not be a great actress but I've become the greatest at screen orgasms. Ten seconds of heavy breathing, roll your head from side to side, simulate a slight asthma attack and die a little.”
“What do they want me to do? Stop now and release it as The Five Commandments.”
“Well, we could have the Germans win the war.”
“The great comedians imitate children. That's their ability.”
“They are doing things on the screen now that I wouldn't do in bed. If I could.”
“You can't stick to the written word when a scene is transformed unpredictably just by the look of a particular actor or the way the setting fits around the camera.”
“On a film set the only person less important than the director is a talent agent.”
“I felt the urge to direct because I couldn't stomach what was being done with what I wrote.”
“I like to consider myself a picture-maker more than a man who directs in the strict sense of the word . . . I like doing it by myself. If I'm wrong then I'd like to be totally responsible for being wrong.”
“First, get a camera, and move it.”
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