Quotes About Craft

I write in the most distressingly slow way in terms of punctuation and grammar.

I loved the idea that acting was something you could develop into slowly; something you could study.

Every actor must go through the process of learning and not just be in a hurry to become famous. They should learn to live in small amounts and not to try and copy others.

It's funny because, if you're not an actor, people always tend to say, 'How do you memorize all those lines? Is that really hard?' I'm always like, 'That's just a small part of it. I have to seek my craft and my emotions' - you know, all this gross, actor-y stuff.

I've had some of the best craft services on independent movies, actually, because they get more creative, generally, with a smaller budget. The work is still the same. I didn't really notice the difference other than I was getting dressed behind a curtain, basically.

I did 'Damnation' on USA, and hopefully I keep picking up smaller roles and learn the craft.

I wasn't a smart kid and I still don't think I'm too smart when it comes to book smart, but I was very good with what I knew and with my craft and I think that was my calling in life. But even today I never went to college.

You can't smear acrylics, you know, it dries too fast.

Julia Roberts taught me how to knit on the set of 'Mona Lisa Smile.'

Acting for me is not a bad habit like smoking that I must make an effort to quit. I love acting; I love directing.

Maybe it's a bit snobby, but it's as if you're a proper actor if you do stage.

I had some early success with my first film and since then it's been a grind. It's clearly a craft that I love, and a craft that I work on constantly, but after so many years, I didn't feel like I had much to show for that.

Mon métier et mon art c'est vivre. [My craft and my skill is living.]

Publishing is a business and writing is an art. The two have to be crammed together despite the clearly different motivations behind them.

To be a writer you have to write -- and no academic degree is going to do the writing for you.

If you're a singer you lose your voice. A baseball player loses his arm. A writer gets more knowledge, and if he's good, the older he gets, the better he writes.

I learn about how stories work for the same reason that soldiers learn how to strip a rifle. You should, too.

I like auditioning. I like working on material. I just love working.

I can't say that I love writing, but I do love the satisfaction that it gives me.

I've always loved writing, and the impulse for me is storytelling. I don't sit down and think: 'What political message can I sell?' I love the creativity of it.

Acting is something I love.

I write because I love doing it.

There are two different kinds of actors. There are people who take it just so damn seriously. Then there are guys like me that just get up and love doing it.

As an actor, you're just brought on to fill one role, so it's nice to see what the entire journey is like. As much as I'd be allowed to do it, I would do it. I love it.