James Norton Quotes

The actors make the film. They're the ones that take this theoretical movie that's in your head and make it real. The success of a film is entirely on their shoulders. I admire them, because acting is such a difficult thing to do, and I personally can't understand it.

Acting is the least mysterious of all crafts. Whenever we want something from somebody or when we want to hide something or pretend, we're acting. Most people do it all day long.

I think for acting on stage and in film, one informs the other. Obviously, they require really different kinds of discipline and really different kinds of work. It's more along the same continuum, for me.

There is a drama queen in me, as I love acting, and I used to stand in front of the mirror and act since my childhood.

Luckily, neither in my Tamil nor in my Telugu movies do I have roles that require exaggerated emoting.

Acting keeps me alert to people, and life. I don't know, there's something about going to work early in the morning, and having to stay alert and concentrated. Maybe that keeps your mind alive.

I think that acting is a very humanizing profession.

Laurence [Fishburne] is a great example of how to communicate to the audience as you're acting with another actor.

I know people think that acting is not quite the occupation of grown-ups, but it is actually the ultimate learning process: You get a multitude of experiences, all for the price of one life.

Everything that you do is a challenge. And acting is just building up your concentration and being able to listen and to do the ridiculous.

We play different people - our art form is performance art - so unless you're playing the same type of person, I don't know if you could improve or make it worse.

As an actor, you deal in fantasy, imagination, and concentration. Those are your three weapons. Those are your bullets.

You need to be a good screen partner. It's very meaningful to me to be a part of great acting performances.

Acting is a lot easier than people think it is.

I have the greatest respect for Mr. Rishi Kapoor - he's simply amazing and also Sridevi. I personally think that is what acting IS about! If you have tapped into your talent, you should be trained enough to access it easily!

Acting takes a degree of mutual trust and respect.

Acting of some actors seems natural, because they have no talent.

I don't consider myself much of an actor. I have a face and a voice that allows me to do certain things, but there are people who are way better at it than I am.

There's no such thing as a small part. There are just small actors.

I think acting can be very frustrating, and there's no experience that doesn't make you a better actor. So people may choose to explore their other talents.

The basic laws of good acting are the same, but everything about the experience is different-your job responsibility, the time you spend on it.

Actors walk around wearing these little tool-belts of acting skills. And I just don't find that interesting to watch. I never want to see someone who clearly can cry at the drop of a hat. That's so uninteresting.

It's about what happens on stage, whether we can deliver it in a hungry way that is who we are in our hearts.

In theater, you're playing characters. You believe you're somebody else, and you're acting.

When you're performing, you're playing to the back row. With acting, you have to be more nuanced.