Adam Driver Quotes

For me, I had to overcome shyness to be an actor. But as a director, you lose your subjectivity, your self-consciousness. And instead of just your role, it's the life of the whole play that becomes a reflection of you.

I want to explore more sides of humanity and myself. That's what acting is about.

I think for anyone who follows the 'artistic life,' a certain amount of selfishness and self-involvement is part of the package. You're probably already disregarding a certain material life you could have.

With acting, you are a small part of the creative process, and sometimes it is hard to feel like you are making an impact.

I love the work, I love being in front of the camera and working with actors and directors and creating something. For me, it's like learning everyday.

Actors may not realize the extent of their own power. Acting is creation. It's them bringing their own stuff, letting it marinate in their soul, in their creative engine.

I've enjoyed the process of understanding who I am through my work and who I am in relation to others: the intense collaboration that acting requires and thrives in.

I don't want to draw from my own experiences in life. I first like to become the character and then think from her point of view.

I'm looking for challenges, and as always, what matters is the script, the character and the director.

I've gotten to work with some wonderful directors and people who have been great teachers to me.

From an artist's point of view, I always want to work with the writers I admire.

What I try to do as an actor is constantly find that, find ways to risk, find opportunities to fall on my face if it's going to be worth it, and then maybe I'll surprise myself.

The attitude that nature is chaotic and that the artist puts order into it is a very absurd point of view, I think. All that we can hope for is to put some order into ourselves.

As an actor, I don't really think you find yourself. I mean, once you find yourself, I think it becomes boring and you become set in your ways. I think, as an actor I think it's not a bad thing but more of a gift. It's something you're always doing as an actor. You're adjusting constantly.

Sometimes acting is really cool because it forces you to exercise certain muscles in your personality that you wouldn't normally be called upon in life.

It doubles your perception, to write from the point of view of someone you're not.

Acting is the business of truth, so that we can see ourselves reflected back and learn.

I love acting because it's empowering. It empowers me.

My mother is an artist, and I have a strong visual sense. I almost always choose the cover art for my books. I've learned that the more I collaborate, like by having someone do a soundtrack to one of my books, the more I see my own work differently.

You know, working as an actor, I'm always working within my own imagination.

What I love about a play is that it's such an investment because only time can create a lot of what happens onstage.

With film, it's all about the actor being able to feel the things that the character's feeling. It must do some strange things to your mind. Music I find much easier because you're being honest about where you are as a person.

I love how people in this business push themselves to know themselves, the world, and their creativity better.

Acting is something different to everybody. I just know that if you watch an actor or actress getting better and better, I think that's them just understanding themselves better and better.

What's kind of wonderful about being the voice in an animated film is you're a small part of an enormous production. And in a way, you get to remain a little bit objective.