"It's important to assign some sort of agency to an actor that they do exert some type of free will."
"If you're doing your thing, if you're doing your job, feel me? As an actor, do you approach the set confident, or do you approach the set like nervous? Have some confidence."
"When it is a heavy scene, don't talk to nobody. I have to get in the zone."
"That's the reason why so many co-stars get into relationships, because they actually fall in love."
"The combination of Rick Baker's amazing work and David Naughton's acting were a perfect match."
"I never thought Emma Stone was a bad actor... In this movie, she felt so natural... she felt like a normal girl."
"I don't think the actors should be forced to come out in order to play a queer character they feel a connection with, whether they are a teenager or an adult."
"You should never go into an audition wanting the job; you should go into the audition to showcase your translation of a scene."
"Anthony Mackie, brilliant actor, love him man, and he deserves all the accolades that he gets, sincerely."
"This whole scene, in fact, is an excellent acting showcase."
"William Holden had become one of the biggest box office draws."
"E hung Yun was an incredible actor, and I'm sure that he also wanted to be remembered for his work that he put so much effort and passion into."
"You put your heart and your soul into every role that you play."
"The moment that you set an actor for a part, you've just handed ownership of that character to somebody else."
"We define faith as acting like God is telling the truth, acting like it is so even when it's not so, in order that it might be so, simply because God said so."
"I think that might be the perfect movie if they were actually telling good actors to play it badly."
"Heath Ledger worked because he became the character."
"Bradley Walsh did a fantastic job with the material he was given and stood out as one of the best aspects of the season."
"Critics generally praised its actions, social commentary, and acting."
"As actors, we forget that we have agency, especially when it comes to intimacy."
"Kimmy Jimenez was the greatest actor to ever grace the YouTube screen."
"I want people to recognize that Robert Downey's portrayal of Iron Man was truly awesome."
"Work gave him the opportunity to become someone else. However, millions fell in love with Bruce Willis for his cynicism, charisma, brutality, and eternal desire to save the universe."
"When I acted I was being a different person. The emotional trigger that caused me to stutter—I don’t know what the fuck it was—stopped when I would act."
"Empathy, walking like a dramatist is what I do. You walk in the footsteps of other people."
"He disappears when you apply makeup and accents. Sam Rockwell, I'm like in awe of him in every performance."
"Every time you've got to fill the cowl, George Clooney couldn't do it, Val Kilmer couldn't do it. Christian Bale set the tone for modern superheroes going forward."
"Kudos to that young actor who played young Mark Spector. And kudos to Marvel for going to this place."
"It was a beautiful thing, and they're such amazing actors, so it was actually weirdly not weird at all to do it."
"Meryl has succeeded because of these factors cumulatively, we can be thankful for every tear she's made us shed, every laugh, every gasp."
"My goals in life are to keep going with my acting and try for that, and also someday have a husband and a family."
"School of Rock was definitely up there, just because it was one of the first things I ever did, and it made me really fall in love with acting."
"A professional actor has control over his emotions and can come out of character straight away."
"The most edifying stuff I've been a part of as an actor is when you actually feel the emotions that your character would feel."
"Oscar Isaac kills it here; he plays the different personalities brilliantly."
"You wouldn't even need to do CGI on Dwayne Johnson; you can put him in an actual suit."
"As much as I felt in the movie, like it wasn't perfect, the best part of the entire movie, in addition to Brendan Fraser's acting, was the portrayal of Charlie as extremely humanizing."
"Sometimes you are going to have a take that's going to be so honest and you go there's no way I can redo that, that's about as truthful as it gets for me."
"I don't care to be comfortable really anymore in terms of acting. I feel like it's got to be something that's scary."
"Beyond her acting career, she fearlessly ventured into directing and helming impactful documentaries."
"Eva Marie Saint's rare ability to infuse her characters with emotional depth and unwavering strength made an impact on the silver screen."
"Morgan Freeman shines brighter than ever as one of the oldest living stars in the industry."
"His talent knows no bounds as Freeman seamlessly transitions between genres, effortlessly commanding the screen."
"It's not just a matter of 'oh, can I do this zany voice?' It's being able to legitimately connect, to emote, to feel a feeling."
"The show just hits different when you know that the star of it also played a role in creating it."
"Kylie's had acting ambitions for years and had private coaches and some high-profile teachers but has always held back because of her fear of failure."
"Twilight Zone to me, for sure, but I would go world-class actor, like Daniel Day-Lewis or something."
"Adam Driver inhabits characters in a way that there are very few actors who inhabit characters."
"I thought '8 Mile', Eminem's movie about his life, I thought he did a phenomenal job."
"He had a long career in television and stage acting and he was in several highly acclaimed films like 'Airplane!' and 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas'."
"Lon Chaney's portrayal of the Phantom is the best ever, in my opinion, because he does so without any spoken dialogue."
"Depicting fictional characters is cool, but depicting real people is difficult, and people, the audience, the academy, everyone wants to see something difficult to do achieved."
"I just learned that Hunter Schafer also didn't have any acting experience before."
"My whole education as an actor and my whole training has come from being able to work with the actors that I've worked with and watching their process. That's been my college. The more I work with actors of this caliber, the more I learn, the more I pick up."
"Watching Robert De Niro on set, seeing his dedication, was one of the most influential experiences of my life."
"Tom Cruise, who's a very good actor with a very problematic lifestyle. Honestly, you can't deny it, the man knows how to act. He's good."
"Michael Keaton is just really terrific in this."
"Joaquin Phoenix's performance was easily Oscar-worthy."
"The greatest actor in the world cannot fake the reaction that he just had."
"The actors and actresses were all comedians, naturals at delivering their lines despite the fact that they weren’t really allowed to improvise scenes."
"Betty gives a memorable audition, revealing that she is a tremendous actress."
"Pedro Pascal has ended up being a phenomenal Joel."
"You weren't just another actor... you are kind of paving the way along with a handful of other people."
"Joaquin Phoenix turns in another fantastic performance. When you talk about people who just inhabit a role, or you don't even think of them as an actor, they're just the role, Joaquin Phoenix is the guy."
"This role took me to some of the darkest places I've ever been, emotionally, physically, anythingly. I would never go back there again, not for anyone."
"Thank God for Anne Bancroft, who Duke describes as the saving grace in her memoir."
"Jack Nicholson, one of my favorite actors, just turning in a performance of a lifetime in his storied career."
"Role-playing is put simply, playing a role like an actor would. An actor needs to know who their characters are before they can manifest them on the big screen."
"The interrogation scene in The Dark Knight is one of the best moments in any superhero movie. The acting is out of this world, the intensity reaches a boiling point, and this entire conversation has more nuance than you find in most movies."
"Pedro Pascal is an American actor of Chilean descent. The son of political refugees, he walked a long way toward his goal, overcoming many setbacks."
"Pedro once said that he considered his star roles to be just luck, because it's all too good to be true."
"It was this connection with the character and her futile hope that helped her pull off such a heart-wrenching performance."
"Mary and Max is perfectly paced, perfectly acted, and narrated."
"In 1984, Tom's outstanding work on the series was recognized with an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series."
"Encouraged to try out for a school play, Tom heeded the coach's suggestion, and it was through this experience that he discovered a profound passion for the art of acting."
"Being that I've been this character for like 10 years, bro, it's all like muscle memory, you know? I know the story, I know the backstory, I know everything about the future, so it's just like, you live and breathe this."
"Joaquin Phoenix, in the now most recent version of this iconic agent of chaos, has crafted a portrayal that is entirely unique, artistic, and brilliant."
"I love what I do, and I love acting, and it's so fulfilling. But I love my children and I love my husband."
"The concept of fighting for camera is very different; this person is not your opponent, they're your partner, so their safety comes first."
"Transitioning from child actor to leading lady was a feat that few can manage, but Wood did it with grace."
"Wood's legacy extends beyond her mysterious death; she was a trailblazer for young actresses."
"Natalie Wood's performances ensure her place in the pantheon of Hollywood greats."
"To play Barbie in 2023 and still be incredibly likable without changing the fundamentals of what Barbie is, is an achievement."
"Michelle Williams is the best actress working today."
"Every contract for an actor had a morals clause... with the MeToo movement... the morals clause has come back."
"The late great Kevin Conroy excels in one of his final turns as The Dark Knight."
"The music was gorgeous, the acting was great."
"I think he was a great improviser also. He would do all his paperwork but yet he is open to anything which is relevant."
"The roles that you approach with so much intensity, consciously you are out of it, but subconsciously there are few of the bruises you always get as an actor that you can't avoid."
"I'm thrilled for this job opportunity because guess what, when my YouTube channel dies, when I die in real life, I'm gonna say [ __ ] I was a badass [ __ ] actor."
"Jonah Hill does a really good job at showcasing you the truth."
"I like playing that dry humor and just being able to, because that's my natural personality."
"The secret to doing the perfect Jeff Goldblum is to insert 'uhs' and 'ands' and 'uh' thoughts in every sentence."
"I don't care about proving to people that I can act well, but I do want to create a character that makes people want to talk about it later."
"I do need to be in a comfortable space to be able to go to these places. There are different spaces for different roles, but this one requires that you be that it requires you have a simultaneously a vulnerability and a bravery to go there."
"It just brings your character to life a lot more if you're able to keep throwing in these little things, these little surprises, these little details, these little emotions."
"You do get really hooked into Ana de Armas on an emotional way very early on."
"It takes away about beauty personality and she was a good actress with a combination of all these things."
"I do villains for sure, I'm intrigued by that type of acting."
"You need to remember that the goals and dreams that you aspire of having with acting and all these things like you have so much creative freedom with your platforms."
"There's a lot of really impressive stuff going on both technically and coordinating... every single actor is given something to do."
"The pleasure is not the scene... the pleasure was the acting."
"She swallowed Kerry Washington's soul. I've never seen anything like it."
"It's about those emotions, it's about those people, and I don't think there is an actor in the world who could have done this movie aside from Michelle."
"She's intensely likable, super sweet, and a great actress."
"I do hope that the character that I'm playing right now shows people that are watching TV that I can act."
"Acting is the big dream whatever whatever way that like I'm not I don't want to shut any doors."
"He's a real connection with his actors he's an actor's director he loves acting he loves the art of it and he really showcases that on screen."
"Daisy Ridley steals the entire film, she is brilliant."
"Leonardo DiCaprio went from kind of an unknown actor to one that would end up having starring roles in a range of blockbuster films." - Leonardo DiCaprio
"Gloria Stewart was thrust back into the limelight as an 86 year old... her role as Rose earned her an Oscar nomination, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe nomination." - Gloria Stewart
"Bernard Hill was already a famous actor before starring in Titanic... after Titanic, things just got better and better." - Bernard Hill
"Thankfully, Jaden Lieberher was still able to make me feel that loss through his performance."
"So, for my part, I submit, I basically had in mind exactly how I did in the audition."
"Start with acting... what's gonna get you the gigs is your ability to understand characters emotions and intentions and motivations and express those through just you know your voice."
"You are the instrument of the acting itself."
"A versatile powerhouse, the Mother Monster later took up acting, earning a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination for Best Actress."
"Join a theater group, audition for plays and short films, sign up for acting classes and improv classes, anything you can do to hone your skills."
"Nobody could have played this character better than the legend himself, Samuel L. Jackson."
"Yeah, it was super cool to work on a character like that and really just kind of like relax my shoulders a little bit and like drift off into that wanderer's space."
"Patrick Stewart's passion for acting has stood strong he continues to work in film television and theater captivating audiences with his powerful performances."
"Instances where they have to use that I thought was actually very cool yeah and I think all the actors just fell in these roles where they give."
"Olivia Cook who is an absolute powerhouse as an actor I think some of the subtleties too um maybe not so subtle but even at the 20 when obviously."
"Great acting is sometimes revealed in the tiniest of details."
"It's so naturalistic that the moment feels almost documentarian."
"TJ Miller does no wrong for me I think I loved him in Silicon Valley I think him being cast as an internet troll in the future is unbelievably just like perfect casting."
"He's playing the part of an adolescent girl. It raises red flags and concerns."
"It's nice to know that some actors never lose their sense of fun while filming a movie."
"Acting is living truthfully in imaginary circumstances."
"We need to trust acting as an art form and find beauty in the many ways it can be mastered."
"In simplest terms a role-playing game is acting, every choice you make for your character is like a director telling his actors how they should feel."
"If you want to attract really great actors to the part of Bond, you are probably gonna need to give them something meaty to play."
"I can always tell that Kristen Stewart is working hard to perform these sometimes ridiculous lines in a way that makes sense internally for her."
"My mental state when I'm a struggling actor is very different."
"Honestly will never not make my day when I get a message from an actor like that. I just, I never see it coming."
"The idea that acting is only worthwhile if you never have to work at Trader Joe's and we have to shame people for working at Trader Joe's is gross." - Unknown speaker
"He seems to have the acting chops to actually make these well worth doing."
"Every day before I go in to start shooting, I want to throw up just because there's so much to live up to."
"I'm not above doing low budget movies, especially something fun. I got to be a crime boss, I got to kill people, and stuff like that. That's just fun for me."
"For any aspiring actors who think that public information films are beneath them, you point out that the giant in the green cross code, the six foot seven chap, he went on to become Darth Vader."
"Michael K. Williams, someone we gotta remember."
"At the end of the day, the most important thing to remember with acting is to have a fearless sense of play and to keep alive your innate ability to make believe."
"I just wanted to say, I don't think Judy Greer ever has a day off of work, she's in everything."
"Dave Chappelle: the only serious actor among comedians."
"This blue-eyed Irishman really has the performance gene, because he easily transforms into anyone."
"Elizabeth Moss really put in a great performance. She basically held this film together."
"When you are on the ground, you're part of an incredible infrastructure and family and you have so many resources and so much help and support with finding your character."
"Believing in your character, because if you don't, no one else is gonna believe it." - Usos
"You talk about Meryl Streep disappearing, the very first scene of the trailer she's closing the door, her backs to us, and her voice alone she disappeared."
"Glenn Close was matching what the character was in the '60s film."
"Jabari Banks as Will is a revelation, he reproduces certain ticks and inflections and body movements and subtle details that the real Will Smith did naturally."
"I think Ben Affleck is one of the best Batman you can argue he is one of the best Batman that we've had."
"The most full story, I feel like. Great character work, fantastic acting, so much world-building within this whole short time."
"Joaquin Phoenix's portrayal did Joker Arthur Fleck a struggling comedian."
"Acting is a wonderful profession. Some people say it's not, but I think it's a wonderful profession."
"Keanu Reeves for me, great, like he's amazingly cast now some people might think it may be hard to move past the good guy Keanu that we know and love in real life but I think what he does here is really cool."
"The actors of Squid Game have encountered opportunities they never could have imagined."
"Laura Dern's performance is really phenomenal."
"Marvin was given his first ever headline role in 1997's Marvin the Martian in the third dimension."
"Julie Andrews: At the age of 85 Julie Andrews conquered the world as an actor and a singer."
"Sigourney Weaver: Sigourney Weaver needed to let her Talent shine through soon after that she would land her first starring role."
"Rachael, played by Katie Holmes, is a very strong character in her own right and she's not at all the damsel in distress."
"I think Sydney Sweeney is a scene stealer this year."
"I've never seen a character embody sheer emptiness on screen better than Kendall in this one season."
"It was the greatest acting lesson I've ever been given and I'm so grateful for it."
"Nikki Blonsky does a good job with most of this movie, there are certain moments where I'm like what was that choice but I think a lot of it has to do with direction and the script."
"Maybe she's an excellent actor, there's really no way to tell, but she seemed genuine to me."
"The cast was incredible, every single actor brought just an amazing performance."
"I would say, probably like Helen Mirren... she'd just do it job."
"John Goodman as Fred Flintstone in the Flintstones movie is the best Fred Flintstone."
"The actors did what they could with the script."
"I've seen a lot of actors renegotiate their fees, it's common practice."
"Literally surrounded by A-listers and steals every single freaking scene."
"I don't know how you cannot have fun playing Belle."
"Philip Seymour Hoffman was more than just an actor he was an inimitable icon of 21st Century Cinema."
"Robin Williams was a mirthful meteor, an actor who Shone brightly in the Cinematic firmament."
"It's such a small part of our job, so much of our job is auditioning and getting rejected... your reward is when you actually book it and get to be on set and get to play and do what you do."
"And if that's not godly characterization and performance prowess, we're not sure what is."
"It's a great character, a fun character to play."
"There's plenty for me to grab on to and to help use my imagination to try to build this character."
"Heath Ledger's nightmarish performance as the Joker alone is evidence of that."
"In terms of pure comedic delivery, both actors are terrific."
"Denzel Washington is one of the finest actors period in the business."
"To know that somebody had written something like Jules for me. I was overwhelmed, thankful, arrogant—this whole combination of things that you could be, knowing that somebody's going to give you an opportunity like that." - Samuel L. Jackson
"If you populate a movie with the comedians let them sharp shoot, but then you have actors that can really drive it home."
"Reeves's action prowess here is accompanied by a real sense of charm and acting charisma."
"It's been one of the most influential roles I've had in my life." - Laura Bailey
"Joe Pesci's second film was Raging Bull, one of the greatest films of all time."
"Heath Ledger's interpretation of the character was met with universal acclaim."
"Buster is best remembered for his dedication to his craft."
"I act because if you did what we do anywhere other than a place where they pay you to do it, they would arrest you."
"It was like showing I can act and I can be funny, but then it was still showing I'm a dad."
"The best performance in any DC movie ever is Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight. It's a performance that's so good it killed him."
"David Hyde Pierce's really wild performance in this movie is ultimately what makes it work so well."
"Katharine Hepburn: personified the fierce independence and spirit of the modern woman."
"He still pulled off the feeling of a sniper in his own convoluted sort of way."
"Johnny Depp based his characterization for Sparrow on both Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards and cartoon character Pepe LePew - what a combo!"
"Sonia is so perfect in this scene, the fact that she's cheery and never stops smiling makes her even more terrifying."
"The actors do a great job showing serious emotion."
"Most people misunderstand being an actor. They think it's about lying, when it's actually about finding the truth."