“The important thing for a star is to have an interesting face. He doesn't have to move it very much. Editing and camerawork can always produce the desired illusion that a performance is being given.”
George Sanders

“I'm interested in people, the way they behave. Other directors get their effects by showing doorknobs being turned, things like that. I like to concentrate on the actors' faces.”
George Cukor

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

“I learned to act on the big screen. I was never a spear carrier. I was always the star. Always.”
Rob Lowe

“Clint developed his way of talking [on the screen] by studying the breathy speech pattern of Marilyn Monroe.”
Sondra Locke On Clint Eastwood, Marilyn Monroe