Quotes About Actors

I don't think that there's much hiding that actors can do. If you're doing good work, you're showing a part of yourself to someone.

A lot of American actors I work with are in character all day long. You can't talk to them. It's Method and the whole thing.

I want to direct and work with the youngins and the fabulous actors of today.

In a way, a lot of my work is in the re-writing once it is cast, as I adapt to the rhythms of how the roles are played out by the actors.

I've had a year out of work, more, and just toughed it out. There are those who think that all actors are overpaid. I beg to differ.

I'm not one of those actors who romanticizes his trials working out and brags that he can bench press a panda now.

Id just love to have an audience and its the most fun in the world to get a new script every week and have the audience come in, and work with those actors.

There are so many people I would love to work with, like Al Pacino, Paul Newman, Gary Oldman - maybe Tom Cruise. I wanna play his brother in something - so call my agent!

Work is good when people are responsible, and in low-budget movies a lot of the actors don't want to be there. They're there to build a resume.

One of the ingredients that made Cheers work so well was the great ensemble of actors we had. That's the case with any good series.

Sure, I have a lot of friends that are actors. Just because I guess I run into a lot of actors in my work.

My height can be a problem. A lot of directors and photographers are sometimes not happy because I'm pretty tall and especially if I work with short actors the difference can be pretty massive.

I would love to work with Robert De Niro or Al Pacino. I think they're wonderful actors.

I'd love to work with Steve Martin. I'd love to work with Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd.

Paul and I were both struggling actors. One night he would serve me in a restaurant, and the next night I would serve him. It was what out of work actors did.

I've obviously made a very nice amount of money. I have a very nice lifestyle. I get to do what I love. Very few actors get to do that, and even fewer are lucky enough to work steadily for 24 years.

As a director, I try not to implement a way for working, for every single actor, across the board. I try to work with each one, on an individual basis.

For most actors, it's such a struggle to get work. Once they have it, they feel that there's an enormous amount of pressure on them to make it work, and have everyone love them.

I think every actor should be always grateful when they work.

Only a fool does not fear actors, but you can't beat them, and if you can't beat them, join them, as they say. As I've got older I've become very interested in that part of the work

Actors want to work. Give them characters they want to play, or a story they want to tell, and hopefully the budget will follow.

Every time I work with real Southern actors... we immediately go into white trash and we just get along really well within one night.

So often actors only mix with actors, which is quite incestuous, and doesn't give them the insight into how other people work.

I don't think actors ever retire, they just stop being asked to work.