#actors

I have directed good actors and have gone through the process which is more detailed in theater in a way. You have to get people to stay for two or three hours in a performance. They need more talk and rehearsal than in films. ↗

— Julie Taymor

#directed #films #get #gone #good

The making of an Atheist implies a mental stimulation and training which brings into play the primary factors of social progress. ↗

— Joseph McCabe

#brings #factors #implies #into #making

I'm not a heroine, I just play heroines. Also psychotics, vamps, orphans, hookers, housewives, and ”on one memorable occasionâ ”a singing rutabaga. It was never my ambition to utilize my extensive dramatic training by playing a musical vegetable. However, as my agent is so fond of pointing out, there are more actors in New York than there are people in most other cities. Translation: Beggars can't be choosers. ↗

— Laura Resnick

#music

The beautiful thing about it is that no two directors or actors work the same way. You also learn not to be afraid of discussion and conflict. ↗

— Ewan McGregor

#actors #directors #movies #beauty

Staying with detractors is like sleeping in a room located just behind the public toilet. You will never feel comfortable until you relocate. ↗

— Israelmore Ayivor

#change-your-life #comfortable #detractors #dislike #enemies

Movies are a fad. Audiences really want to see live actors on a stage. ↗

— Charles Chaplin

#movies #movies

I won`t buy into the Hollywood thing...I want to be in good movies. ↗

— Ewan McGregor

#hollywood #movies #movies

Paparazzi arrived for Hugh [Grant]. We had to stand under a tree and smile for them. Photographer: 'Hugh, could you look less -- um --' Hugh: 'Pained? ↗

— Emma Thompson

#movie-stars #movies #paparazzi #repartee #wit

We're actors in our lives, pretendin' to be who we want people to think we are. ↗

— Simone Elkeles

#pretending #think

The thing about film-making is I give it everything, that's why I work so hard. I always tell young actors to take charge. It's not that hard. Sign your own cheques, be responsible. ↗

— Tom Cruise

#always #charge #cheques #everything #film-making