For me, a play is a form of writing which isn't complete until it is interpreted by actors. But it's still a form of writing. And so most of my time is spent thinking about how to write a sentence.
There are lots of wonderful old Italian actors. You don't need to take an Egyptian to play an Italian actor.
I really think the mind of someone who hasn't been welded into place by their work or studios or actors or this whole society is a wonderful mind to work with, so I'd like to do a big picture with an unknown director.
And I haven't met too many actors along the way that haven't told me how much the show has meant to them. It's one of the reasons they say they are doing what they're doing, today.
You know when you watch old movies, it's always the small parts you remember, the character actors who come in like a breath of fresh air.
If a farmer fills his barn with grain, he gets mice. If he leaves it empty, he gets actors.
A lot of actors talk about doing their homework, but very few of them do it.
After filming I like to go home and lie down with my daughter and have a glass of wine so I don't really socialize with the other actors.
A lot of male actors are method actors and they become the characters which they both were.
Every ten years there is a new generation of actors.
You should never ask actors about politics.
Some actors need to be rattled and some need to be focused.
I thought his performance was absolutely wonderful and had said so, but he seemed, as actors quite often are when they first see.something, to be disappointed. I think he expected more from the film and himself.
Oh, the relationship with actors and managers and agents and things is a terrible problem sometimes.
There are certain actors who are very good at improvising, like Dustin Hoffman and Glenda Jackson.