Quotes About Acting

I've never been that guy who says, 'Ooh, I have to play King Lear'. First off, that'd be a disaster anyway. I tend to read something and see who's involved, and then know I want to be part of it. But I don't think I'm through with comedy. I still love to make people laugh.

Before 'Animal Kingdom,' I wasn't particularly thought of in villainous roles.

I would definitely go back to 'Kinky Boots' because that family, I think, is so wonderful and incredible, and my role and my part were just so fun to play. But I would definitely love to do other shows as well.

I did that film just so I could kiss Robert Redford.

I don't prepare when filming kiss scenes.

I don't believe in the popular dialogue, 'I will kiss if the script demands it' or something like that.

Kiss scenes are one of the flowers of a drama.

I've been very lucky - I've worked consistently, and I haven't had to kiss a lot of people on stage.

It's not that we go around the set thinking, 'Oh, today we are going to kiss, so let's enjoy'. It's not that. It's acting. If it's important for the script, so be it.

In a film where I am acting, do you seriously think I would have the time to keep track of the number of times I kiss my co-star?

I don't feel like I've ever kissed any of the people I have done for acting. That moment didn't exist for you; it existed for that person.

I have to keep explaining to people that screen kissing isn't quite the same; it's close, but it isn't quite the same as a normal, real-life kiss.

I think less is more when it comes to kissing in the movies.

I can't bear kissing scenes.

Kissing on screen isn't easy.

I think it's almost easier to do a kissing scene with someone you don't know.

I've never been that comfortable with the acting thing. It's difficult for me to separate what's really going on. If there's kissing, that's kissing. I'm not acting; I don't know how.

Whenever I read a script, I don't differentiate between a kissing scene or an emotional scene.

Acting is such a crazy industry, but kite boarding keeps me grounded.

For Kitty Gilbert in 'Topsy-Turvy,' I had to get to the point where I could improvise in the style of 1880, which is difficult. The research for that was huge.

I auditioned for 'Angreji Medium', and that's how I got it in my kitty. I cannot reveal a lot of things but it wasn't a script that was just offered to me. I had to audition for it.

Here's what I knew about doing a play: I knew it would make me a better actor.

They didn't act like people and they didn't act like actors. It's hard to explain. They acted more like they knew they were celebrities and all. I mean they were good, but they were too good.

When I was shooting 'The Dark Knight,' I always felt like I was shooting an intimate drama for some reason. The scenes were all intimate, and they were always between a few individuals.