Tom Wilkinson Quotes

Good actors are a dime a dozen, but I want actors that are gonna be part of my team and collaborative.

I like to act with people that know what they're doing.

To be able to work with actors who are doing such good work, not only makes it easier for you, but it makes you better.

All good actors are very bright. You can't be stupid and a good actor. You may be inarticulate, you may not be highly educated, but all good actors are quick-witted, some of them dazzlingly so. All you do is guide them.

I come from a theatrical background, where, if you're working on a movie or a play, you always respect the people you work with. You're accommodating.

I think, at the end of the day, if you're a good actor, then you're a good actor.

I love actors, and I love good acting. I love what actors do when they're good, and I'm a big acting fan.

Whether you want to be a good actor or singer, you need to be responsible and professional - and you have to learn to work well with other people and be a team player.

On the sets, I am just an actress, and I am okay with whoever I am working with.

Every actor just wants good writing.

I'm an actor. I'll take a lead if it's offered. The really good actors can fill a character, no matter what the role is. A good leading man is a character actor; a good character actor can be a leading man.

No one wants to work with a difficult star. I want to be the nice guy.

When I was doing the first 'American Pie' movie, I was just happy to have a job. We had a good time, and it was a great group of people, but like any project that I've worked on in my career, you just put your best foot forward, and you're all working together to make the best movie possible.

Nothing is harder than working with an actor who doesn't take it seriously or show up in the same way that you are.

I love to watch good actors who surprise and amuse me.

Good acting is all in the writing. If it isn't on the page, then it really won't make any difference. You cannot act on force of personality alone.

Acting is probably the number one team sport in America as far as I'm concerned.

Luckily, I've had a very good working rapport will all my co-stars. Nobody has complained about me. No one's ever said they don't want to work with me.

I've seen people with a tremendous amount of educational background in the field not turn out to be terribly good actors, and I've seen people with no education in the field turn out to be people that I admire quite a bit.

She goes on the set with headphones and gives you notes. She's terrific and I always run to her now, because she is just great to work with, as well as very good at different accents.

Good acting is consistency of performance.

Chemistry is one of these crazy things you can't teach or learn or you can't fake. You go in hoping it will work, hope that you will connect with the other actors. I was fortunate on 'Modern Family' and 'The Procession.' They are great people, very easy to like.

I think anybody can be a good actor.

I've worked on shows where the lead actor doesn't know their lines, doesn't care, and it affects everybody - the crew, the director, the other actors. It's definitely a responsibility.

I won't mention names, but in my career, the most talented people invariably are the easiest and nicest to get along with.