Quotes About Performance

It is easier to get an actor to be a cowboy than to get a cowboy to be an actor.

When it comes to the Cowboys, I always play great against them.

It's the cushiest job, but some lines are so funny that I crack up.

I don't play lovers. I wish I did. At least once I'd like to have a crack at one of those guys. A heartbreaker. Some people are born to it. I'm not.

I would love to take a crack at 'Long Day's Journey Into Night.'

Sometimes I definitely crack up in the ring. If I tried to consciously go in there and keep a straight face, I'm sure it would be very difficult.

No matter what happens in the future, I still want to be like Carlin, like Dangerfield where I can hit a stage when I'm 85 and still here people cracking up.

As an actor, you think you know your craft, you know the conflicts in your character, but often you don't.

I didn't aspire to be just a celebrity; I aspired to be an actress... I always wanted to be respected as someone who knew their craft.

The first rule of rock and roll is it's all about live. Then you have to learn a second craft, which is making records. It should go in that order.

I love watching great TV, whether it's to educate myself more on my craft or to just simply be entertained.

I always envisioned working in film and in theater. Theater and film are not, they're not in any way substitutable. What I love about theater is so different from what I love about film, and I enjoy the craft of both.

There's the craft of acting, and then there's a quality. There's a quality that someone has.

I've always loved acting, and I do respect the craft.

There's nothing better than an educated actor - not only educated in his craft but educated in the world.

I hate the idea of massive fame. I think the scariest thing for an actor is when your name becomes bigger than your craft or what you can do.

Learning a craft is up to you, whether you are doing theatre or movies.

My talent is universal, and acting is a craft that can be used anywhere, unless ethnicity comes into play, and then, looks matter.

Whenever I have to work on my skills or add to my craft, I do theatre. It's one place where I can learn a lot as an actor.

I probably learned most of my craft from singing to the radio.

We want to be good at our craft, whether it's writing music or playing it live.

Part of my craft is catching the ball, so I definitely put a lot of pride into it.

I have always felt responsible for every character I played, devoting myself to learning everything about the craft.

I've always been a little bit in the background as a singer and even as an acoustic-guitar player, although I crank it up and rock with my Marshall stacks, too.