#actor

Being an actor is the loneliest thing in the world. You are all alone with your concentration and imagination, and that's all you have. ↗

— James Dean

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My mother is a professor of early childhood education. When I was two she would say she knew I was going to be an actor. ↗

— Matt Damon

#childhood #early #early childhood #education #going

I think what makes a good actor's director is somebody who understands what I'm doing and is respectful of it, but who also has a vision and is directing me toward their vision in a way that feels productive. ↗

— Matt Damon

#also #directing #director #doing #feels

I think what makes a good actor's director is the same thing that makes a good director. Acting is just one of the trades necessary to make a movie. ↗

— Matt Damon

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There's no one actor in particular that I want to model my career after, except for the people who have been able to keep their career varied and who choose things that interest them. That opportunity is all I really want. ↗

— Hugh Dancy

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I finally realized that yeah I did want to be an actor and it wasn't out of habit, but I needed to grow up for myself and then kind of re-enter the industry with a sound understanding of what my sensibilities and my values are as a relatively formed human being. ↗

— Claire Danes

#being #did #finally #formed #grow

I just never did buy this idea that you have to live in Los Angeles to be an actor. I didn't see that as a requirement in my job description. ↗

— Jeff Daniels

#angeles #buy #description #did #i

I just did something on a show on UPN called "Girlfriends" that will be on television in February. I am actually a much better actor today than I was in 1996, believe it or not. ↗

— Christopher Darden

#actually #am #believe #better #better actor

The first work of the director is to set a mood so that the actor's work can take place, so that the actor can create. And in order to do that, you have to communicate, communicate with the actors. And direction is about communication on all levels. ↗

— William Friedkin

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If you catch me saying 'I am a serious actor,' I beg you to slap me. ↗

— Johnny Depp

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