Joe Lando Quotes

I always wear the shoes of the character a week before going on set; the idea of just putting on a new pair of shoes on the first day of filming is just horrific.

Actors have an unusual perspective on clothing. You've really got to know the impact of what you're wearing on the character you're playing.

As an actor, it's more interesting to play a nerd than anything else. It's a lot more fun - you don't worry about 'what's my hair like?' in the morning or 'which is my great angle?'

My motto is that the audience should notice the actors, not the clothes.

Getting all dressed up and putting on fancy clothes - all of that's a great thing, but oddly, it doesn't really have a lot to do with acting most of the time.

Some actors start with the right shoes. I start with the right hats.

I am a complete director's actor.

But I've always loved the whole costuming part of acting.

I've always been an actor. I've always approached all my comedy as an actor.

I think finding a character starts in hair and makeup, fitting room. That's where it all kind of falls into place.

Vijay Sethupathi looks a film as a film. He never looks at what kind image he is going to get out of the character.

We are actors. We can adapt to any different look for the sake of the story and the character.

Actors are adults playing hide-and-ego-seek.

Good acting is confused with good dialogue delivery. Acting is about all about performance, and the way we interpret and understand the character that we bring alive onscreen.

When I am filming a movie, I think I tend to do what I want with my character.

It was very difficult acting. I feel it is a very tough job to portray someone else's character and to behave like that on screen.

To give a successful character portrayal on stage or on film, the part has to be played inside of you.

As an actor, I think it is important you at least almost like the character that you're playing. Or can find a personal justification for the character as to why they're doing what they're doing.

I don't prepare for my characters.

I think actors are very obsessed about looking different and behaving differently, but all people need is just a different film. They don't want a different you; they want a different story.

I had always heard that theatre is for 'serious' actors but after actually having rehearsed day in and day out, I realize how challenging it is.

I am trained in theatre, and so I take time to study and get into the skin of a character.

When I lived in Ojai, I did community theater, and I was intrigued by acting.

When I get into the shoes of any character, I work on getting the perfect look.

There are so many ways to approach a character. You have to figure out the similarities between you and the character, build on them, and at the same time, blur the dissimilarities. Since you do it day in and day out, it becomes a process and a part of you.