“Being an actor is always a struggle. Acting is the greatest profession because you're dealing with yourself all the time. It supports the self-discovery process.”
Kyle MacLachlan

“Difficult? Yes. But she was a wonderful comedienne and she had a charisma like no-one before or since. She wasn’t that enormously talented, but her gift was knowing how to use the special kind of talent she had to great advantage.”
Jack Lemmon On Marilyn Monroe

“I've never worked with an actor who was less conscious of his good image.”
Don Siegel On Clint Eastwood

“When I started to watch some of the films I'd done, I realized I was doing movies that I might not actually want to see.”
Heath Ledger

All I know is, I don't do a lot of analysis. I know those words have to move me. I rely on the author. I don't want actors reasoning with me about 'motivation' and all that bull. All I want 'em to do is learn the goddamn lines and don't bump into each other.”
Jason Robards