Jim Carrey is a consummate actor and professional. He comes on set, knows his lines and knows his moves.

I like the idea of movies having a magic element. How many times have you seen an actor in a movie who you know only as the character? It's wonderful, isn't it?

An actor should never be larger than the film he's in.

So yeah, a good director will be able to listen and hear everything, but have a confident vision of his own that he can say, 'oh yeah - that's a great point.' And you never know; often you can help far more than you think you can, because there's so much more that he's juggling than an actor.

You're creating a different world and the actor's job is to be able to convince the audience to enter into that world, whether it be actually something that you recognize from your own life or not.

Let's face facts, this is visual medium, there's a very high premium put on people who are good-looking. But the minute you rely on that you get yourself in trouble. You certainly don't make a career out of that anymore as an actor.

I'm always looking, as an actor, for activities. I think it's far more interesting to watch what people do than what they say. You always want to watch behavior, because the dialogue as written by our illustrious leaders is great. Eminently playable.

As an actor, your life experience is just as important as studying.

If you're an actor, even a successful one, you're still waiting for the phone to ring.

There are some actor secrets you keep sometimes, and you want to keep.

I'm always happier and a better actor when I can really lose myself in a character and become somebody else.

There's the most resistance to an actor singing. It's like I'm being disloyal to my industry.

A good director creates an environment, which gives the actor the encouragement to fly.

As I was coming up on the stage, there was one source that could make or break you, the New York Times. Inevitably there would be one actor singled out for a better review, or worse, than somebody else. The effect of that was cancerous, divisive.

Gary Oldman is impossible to steal a movie from. He's such a great actor, he's off the hook. I love him.