Actors And Acting

The face of Garbo

The face of Garbo is an Idea, that of Hepburn an Event. Ethel Barrymore

Acting is a matter

Acting is a matter of giving away secrets. Ellen Barkin

For an actress to be a success, she must have the face of Venus, the brains of a Minerva, the grace of Terpsichore, the memory of a Macaulay, the figure of Juno, and the hide of a rhinoceros. Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Remember: there are no

Remember: there are no small parts, only small actors. Constantin Stanislavski

Without wonder and insight,

Without wonder and insight, acting is just a trade. With it, it becomes creation. Bette Davis

One forgets too easily

One forgets too easily the difference between a man and his image, and that there is none between the sound of his voice on the screen and in real life. Bertolt Brecht

A man who strains

A man who strains himself on the stage is bound, if he is any good, to strain all the people sitting in the stalls. Bertolt Brecht

Just be truthful –

Just be truthful – and if you can fake that, you’ve got it made. Barbara Stanwyck

I never said all

I never said all actors are cattle; what I said was all actors should be treated like cattle. Alfred Hitchcock