Viggo Mortensen on How He Became an Actor
“It didn’t occur to me to try acting it until I was, for an actor, relatively pretty old — 22 or 23.” – Viggo Mortensen
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“It didn’t occur to me to try acting it until I was, for an actor, relatively pretty old — 22 or 23.” – Viggo Mortensen
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Fassbender talks about his parents’ concern about his action aspirations and why he reject the idea that he is an “intelligent actor.”
“As much as possible, I’m trying to understand who the characters are and why they’re making the decisions that they’re making.” – Felicity Jones
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“Breathing life into a character means celebrating and recognizing the fullness of them…” – Scarlett Johansson
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“The fun part for me is endlessly talking about why does he do this, or why does he do that, or why doesn’t he? I really get into that.” – Casey Affleck on Rehearsing
Mendelsohn spoke about playing one of the Empire’s nefarious villains in the latest Star Wars film.
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“I want to know everything about everything, and that’s not possible and it won’t be possible.” – Andrew Garfield
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Ali points out that having anxiety or fear about a role shows that he’s getting close to finding his character.
“I do love movies but I love making them more. I’ve never found something professionally that engages me as much as that.” – Ryan Gosling
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“They’re going to be judged based on your performance by millions of people.” – Aaron Eckhart on Playing a Real Person
“I love the idea of doing a lot of takes because there’s so many different ways that you can play scenes” – Adam Driver
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Bryce Dallas Howard: “And my grandmother said to me, “Do you know what the rate of the average working actor in SAG is, in terms of how many auditions it takes for them to get a job?”
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“What would I do if I was in the circumstances of that man, that woman, that child, that android?” – Tom Hanks
Portman speaks about the challenges with playing the famous First Lady.
“People ask me, ‘Why aren’t you sweating?’ And I say, ‘Because I am making myself effortless.’ The physical is key.” – Aaron Eckhart
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“It became the way that I learn about myself and the way that I learn about other people.” – Anna Kendrick on Acting
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“You know when you’re not getting it right, you know when you’re coasting.” – Viola Davis
“You’re meant to play certain things and if it’s meant to be, then it just kind of happens.” – Nicole Kidman
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“I saw Lucy differently than other people did. I didn’t want to play a hero; I wanted to play someone at the beginning of their journey.” – Abigail Spencer
“With films that top secret, they don’t give you the actual lines. So they give you a scene from Pride and Prejudice…” – Eddie Redmayne
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