Ryan Gosling Quotes

The number one job of an actor is to be a character and never let the acting show.

I've never found acting that difficult.

The best actors do not let the wheels show.

I think there's a lot of mythos about what's required in acting.

I believe an actor should be shameless.

I know people who prepare their roles in such a way that they technically look ahead and memorize their gestures, and then they stick to it. Those that are technically proficient enough can make it seem natural, but they do that and don't really take in what other people are doing.

It's very hard to be a good actor, you know. It's easy to be cute.

I have always been dramatic, so I think being an actress comes naturally to me. I think I am pretty good at it.

To be a good actor, you need to be able to emote with your body.

I love acting and don't find it to be very hard. I recognize when I've nailed it, and I can be very proud of myself.

When you get to the point where you know the material so well and you know the character so well that you can just sort of play off of whoever your reader is - that's the best feeling at an audition.

I love acting and really taking on another person, another life.

There are two main jobs in acting - the first one is to be a good actor, and the second one is to convince everyone that you're a good actor.

Acting has to do with saying it as if you meant it, so for me the words are always very important. It's very important for me to know my lines, know them so well that I don't have to think about them.

Having done a lot of theater, I'm used to sustaining characters over long periods of time.

Good acting is about being as natural and calm as possible. These days producers have such definite ideas that you have to be prepared to do whatever they ask.

I look at actors very closely. It's not an accident when the actors excel.

You have to do real acting, not just do a voice.

Acting is always a challenge.

The camera does not like acting. The camera is only interested in filming behaviour. So you damn well learn your lines until you know them inside out, while standing on your head!

Doing the long lines - it looks easy when actresses do it: they just say it straight up, looks like they do nothing wrong, they just keep going, but it's not like that.

What I love to do requires portraying different characters, and you have to separate your life from the role.

I've always been fairly confident in my acting.

If it seems like you're doing work when you're acting, then you're doing something wrong.

An actor's most important responsibility is to know lines well.