Between takes
Quotes for actors
Some to inspire. Some to make you laugh. All good before a scene.
“Acting isn't about being someone different. It's finding what's the same in what looks different, then finding yourself in there.”
Craft note
“Learn your lines so well that you can forget them.”
Rehearsal room saying
“Nobody is watching the actor who is watching himself.”
Studio wisdom
“The scene starts before your first line and ends after your last one.”
Scene study rule
“Talent is the ability to be interested. Skill is the ability to stay interested on take forty.”
Set proverb
“You won't find the character. The character finds you when you stop hiding.”
Acting coach saying
“Every audition is a chance to act for two minutes. Take it.”
Casting room reminder
“Listen like the other person might say something that changes your life. Sometimes they do.”
Scene partner rule
“Acting is standing up naked and turning around very slowly.”
Green room joke
“I'm not late. I'm making an entrance.”
Every actor, once
“Memorized the lines. Forgot the pants. Nailed the audition anyway.”
Anonymous self-tape confession
“There are no small parts. Just actors who didn't bring snacks.”
Backstage proverb
“The note was "do less." So I did less. Then the note was "do more." That's the job.”
Working actor
“Play the want, not the mood.”
Rehearsal room saying