Quotes About Craft

Writing a really good screenplay is not easy. It can be a very punishing form.

No, I'm not a very methodologically pure actor.

In terms of pure acting, my role model has always been Philip Seymour Hoffman; I really always loved what he did. I love what Mark Ruffalo does. When I was younger, I liked Cate Blanchett a lot. These are all actors who are given stories and allowed to carry the whole story.

When you're talking about pure form, theater is a wonderful outlet.

I feel eager to learn as much as I can, not only about my craft but the world and the cosmos and how we got here and whether there's any purpose to our being here.

We were advised that nobody could stop us from pursuing our craft simply because we had honed, or even developed that craft while working at a company.

I go on at least 2-3 auditions a week in the pursuit of more work. So I'm constantly working on material and constantly honing and trying to perfect a craft that is never perfectible - it's always new, and it's always different. It's always a work in progress.

It's always been difficult to make a good record. To be perfectly honest with you, it's really about the person that's pushing the buttons. No matter what type of equipment you have, you still have to have a certain talent to be able to make a good record.

Honestly, as an actor, all I need to know, the way I kind of look at a scene, is like a puzzle. There are certain puzzle pieces that are bigger than others, and all I need to know is if this is going to fit here to make this part of the puzzle work.

For me, it was much more important to continue to learn my craft as an actor and get a bit of flesh on the bones.

I've learned things about the craft of writing and about structuring a book and about character development and so on that I've just learned on the fly.

The life of an athlete does have to be lonely and you have to be focused on your craft and what you do. Loneliness is just a sacrifice you make as an Olympic-level athlete.

Instead of focusing on my looks I focus on the character that I am playing.

I just try to work on my craft. Try to be as complete a player as possible, and I've just been focusing on being a consistent player.

Folk songs, whatever else they might be, are mainly craft.

I've heard of actors like De Niro and Streep who stay in character all day long. And Daniel Day-Lewis did it for 'My Left Foot.' I don't do that myself.

I've always considered myself an actor first and foremost.

Before I even pick up a guitar, usually the words are done. So I'm not first and foremost a musician. I'm first and foremost a writer.

I return to the stage first and foremost because I'm an actor, and I love it.

During the 1990s, luxury became something exclusive and elitist. I think fashion got lost. It forgot about craft and culture.

You can't rush an art form.

My art form is my child, and that's what I give my focus to.

Writing is immensely difficult. The short forms especially.

Acting is not at all my forte.