Quotes About Craft

Get in theater, really work your craft. Get really, really good so that when people say your name, your name is associated with quality, with integrity.

An actor should not bother about the camera per se, and what kind it is.

I don't know how to be like a Bill Murray or a Will Ferrell, these guys who know how to make a line funny just by, I don't know, some extra-sense perception. I only know character and emotion and real acting; that's all I know how to do.

As I get into it more, I want to grow as an artist, as an entertainer, and basically perfect my craft.

I'm big. I'm strong. I'm fast. I have the hips. I have the footwork. I'm always trying to perfect my craft, and at the end of the day, I'm just a competitor.

A diva is someone who is a perfectionist, who does her best in her craft.

Doing comedy is very difficult and if you do it perfectly you can do any kind of roles.

The bottom line is that your performance is made in the editing room.

An emotional performance is usually more instinctive to an actor.

Good directing is about getting the performance to be just what's right for the movie.

There is a musical rhythm to great writing, especially if it's performed correctly.

I never even thought about being an actor. Somebody asked me if I'd like to learn the craft, and I said, 'Okay.' I was a gymnast in a show at that time, and somebody asked me afterwards one night. I performed as a gymnast for nine years, and then I did acting after that.

I think I'm not a natural performer; I think I'm an actor.

Writing is just very difficult. I'm an adequate performer. And I think I have a special talent as an editor. Editing is what I do best.

I am a performer; that's what I like to do.

It's not a secret, but if you know what the hell you're doing, you pick good actors. And you know what makes a good actor? A good personality in the performer, in the person.

I'm perfecting my craft as an artist and as a performer, and my shows are getting better each time.

I'm a musician, and I feel like musicians owe it to themselves and owe it to music to concern themselves with as much of music as interests them. Even if you decide that you're never going to compose, you will be a better performer if you concern yourself with the craft of composition.

All of them - my father, mother, step-mother, and grandmother - were all wonderful actors and performers and they are an inspiration to me, both in their craft and in their humanity.

Life does not measure up to performing... Performing is perfect.

I think acting is the most difficult one among all the performing arts.

Though all actors do not make good directors, Dhanush is really one of the finest. He knows exactly how to direct an actor to extract the performance the way he wants it. Perhaps that is happening because he is a performer himself.

When you are a real artist who is serious about your craft, you love good music. Period.

To really be conscious of how long the journey is, be patient, push yourself, persevere, and always be working on your craft while waiting for your break. That's what I'm still working on, having done this for 20 years now.