Jason Robards Quotes

For me, acting is doing.

Oh, yes - being interested in acting never changes. Acting is in your blood, and of course I'll always be interested in it.

Acting is a really insular thing.

I'd love to act. I feel that it's another naked, mysterious challenge, like jazz. It kind of intrigues me in the same way.

I love acting. I just love it. It's in my bones.

Once you are in the character, you should let your inner actor take over you.

Acting is even stranger than I thought it would be.

As an actor, I draw from myself.

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.

As an actor, I'm always up for exploring and trying new things.

Acting is the most communicative thing I can imagine doing.

As an actor, you don't know what is going to come next.

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

There's no mystique to acting. It's only common sense - and a bit of courage.

It was a fantastic learning experience and OK, I got slammed because I wasn't Audrey Hepburn but you could have predicted that, really, if you'd opened your eyes wide enough.

Actors have to be there and do the work, and that's enough.

I just want to act. I just want to do the work.

Being an actor is the loneliest thing in the world. You are all alone with your concentration and imagination, and that's all you have.

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

I try to be a good, diligent actor.

Acting is not a mystery. There's nothing that I know that other actors don't know. We all act, we're all actors, we all know the same thing. The only thing that separates us is experience.

I guess every actor has certain emotions they can access easier than others.

As an actor, you have to have your history.

The thing about being an actor is that every new job is a new challenge. Sometimes you'll have a shot, and it doesn't work. Sometimes it'll work better than you expected.

Acting has always been my passion and will remain so.