"One of the most important keys to acting is curiosity. I am curious to the point of being nosy. What that means is you want to devour lives. You're eager to put on their shoes and wear their clothes and have them become a part of you."-- Meryl Streep
"Only
bad actors try to cry. Good actors try not to. Only bad actors try to
laugh. Good actors try not to. Only bad actors play drunk. Good actors
play sober. How a character hides his feelings tells us who he is."
- Martin Landau
“I’ve been through hell, and I’m grateful for every minute of it.”
"Don't give up on yourself. So you make a mistake here and there; you do too much or you do too little. Just have fun. Smile. And keep putting on lipstick."-- Diane Keaton
“I love my work and I take it seriously... But I do not go about clutching my Career to an otherwise naked bosom. If my work were to be taken away from me tomorrow I wouldn't be stopped. I'd go on living, and still love it". — Carole Lombard
"I always love working with young actors, because there's always something to learn. It's always exciting to see the next generation and how they approach things and what's great about them and what's not so great about them."-- Helen Mirren
"I always thought the leading actor should be the best supporting actor, because you're the only person that can help every other actor on the set."-- Kevin Costner
"As an actor, I'm thankful I have lived not one life, but many."--Charlton Heston
"If people don't like your work, all the still pictures in the world can't help you and nothing written about you, even oceans of it, will make you popular."
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| Jean Arthur photographed by Lusha Nelson for Vogue, 1935 |
"I have my own rules and adhere to them. The rule is simple but inflexible. A James Stewart picture must have two vital ingredients. It will be clean and it will involve the triumph of the underdog over the bully."
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| Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) |
