Quotes for All
In almost every book I’ve written, there is a reference to a movie – legendary films, actors and actresses, and forgotten made-for-TV movies. The leaps poems make are not unlike the cuts in a film. The miniature and avant-garde prose poets have perhaps the most obvious ties to film, as a prose poem in its … Read more
I certainly don’t feel there’s a distinction to be made between a television and a film actor. I think there’s a distinction between great actors and not so great actors. But I really think if you watch a person working in television give a wonderful performance, that person is f – ing great, because there … Read more
The greatest all-around American film actor is James Stewart. David Denby
Remember: there are no small parts, only small actors. Constantin Stanislavski
Stage actors are usually much more conscious of speaking up and making sure that everyone can hear in the back of the theatre; a film actor probably thinks of that a little less. Unfortunately, there’s a style of acting going round, especially with the younger actors, where they talk without even moving their lip. Maybe … Read more
Without chiropractic care, I couldn’t have existed with my work as a TV and film actor. Clint Walker
Some film actors want to sit back and look at every scene and all that crap. No, you’re an actor – tell the story, and when it’s told, there’s another one to tell. Clarke Peters
A lot of times, as an actor, especially a TV or film actor, you don’t get a lot of interaction, or you don’t get the feeling you are actually touching someone, or someone actually cares about what you do. Christopher Judge
I fell in love with film. I didn’t start out to be a film actor. I wanted to be a theater actor. Chiwetel Ejiofor
Being a film actor is very different from a theatre actor. Catherine Deneuve