Quotes About Craft

I don't want to get pretentious, but there's an art to doing sitcoms; you have to make it work in that format.

'Hollyoaks' is where I learnt a lot of the craft, being in front of a camera six days a week. That's certainly an experience you don't get in drama school. It invites you to be comfortable in front of the camera.

If you want to be an actor, you need to learn how to act first, even in sketch comedy.

To know how to hide one's ability is great skill.

I'm not a fast, stream-of-consciousness lyricist at all - I know some guys who are, and if there is one skill I wish I had, it's that.

You know, writing is really difficult, and it takes a real patience and a skill. I don't know if I have that. I admire it in others, so much, and I envy it.

I'm a character actor; that's my skill set.

I think that, occasionally, fame and popularity can garner more attention for individuals or films. But as a person who believes in my craft, I like the romantic notion that skill and hard work is more important than notoriety.

Writing is really hard, and it's really a skill.

If you're lucky as you get older, you respect the craft and it becomes a skill.

You have to have something worth saying and then the ability to say it- writing's a double skill, really.

Performing is a thing in itself, a distinct skill, different from making recordings. And for those who can do it, it's a way to make a living.

Actors are real. It's a real skill, and it exists, and talent really exists.

It's a really good format to have, to go back to theatre and build yourself as an actor. I think it's a great skill to go from screen to stage.

The skill of a gifted actor, their ability to interpret and develop a character and truly bring her or him to life, is one that I admire enormously.

The thing that I didn't take into consideration is that acting, like wrestling, is a skill.

I'm always very keen to learn a skill or a language for my films.

Commercial cinema is necessary to get money, but to get respect, it's necessary to keep coming up with good content and giving a chance to the talent whose craft and skill is immaculate.

It's always fun when you pick up a skill for a particular character.

Being able to do a role where you learn a new skill is just such a dream. I recently played a potter and got to learn pottery.

I really loved working with Michael Caine. He's a really skilled and experienced actor. I learn something from everybody, but when you work with somebody like that, you actually learn things you can put in your toolbox, things about craft. Not necessarily life lessons, but actual things he knows that you can pick up.

I think it's important for an actor to see the work they've done because every time you revisit a work you come up with a new way of improving it. It's a good way to brush up your craft and your skills, so I think it's a good thing to do, keep seeing your films.

You have to learn certain skills to present magic.

That's what I like about acting. When you're preparing for a role, you do your research, and the bonus is you get to learn these skills. Now, it's on to whatever the next thing is I have to learn.