Larry Drake Quotes

People assume actors are born liars, but I'd argue the actor's job is to tell the truth. And I've realised I'm not a good liar.

The most vital thing for an actor to deliver a great performance is to be honest to the role he or she is playing.

Acting is the ability to dream on cue.

On the stage, you have to find truth, even if you have to lose the audience.

For the actors, the talent is to serve the demands that I ask of them, to do it with naturality and truth, and to be honest when we were terrified.

As an actor, if you were to simplify what acting really is, it's about letting go.

I don't steer towards anything. I steer towards character and truth. If it's funny then so be it. If it's dramatic, so be it. I just steer towards characters.

Acting to me is always reacting.

I think it's the same to be an actress anywhere because the profession is about attitudes towards events - it is a process to try to understand life. I think this is the case for actors across the world.

Olivier said that drama is an affair of the heart, or it's nothing, and he was right.

My job is to focus on bringing characters to life in an honest and personal way.

I think the responsibility that any actor has is to bring some truth to the work.

The fundamental job of the actor is to tell about the human condition, to be a voice for the truest ideas and deepest emotions.

If you're good enough to play a role with emotion and universal human elements, then you'll get others coming to you.

I believe, as an actor, I want to tell stories.

At the end of the day, you're trying to - be it on theatre or on the camera - tell the truth and be honest in the moment.

In theater, there's a lot of work to do to build the characters. It's a great experience.

For me, acting is doing.

Usually most characters I play are quite realistic.

What you learn from studying acting is that you have to have the courage to just make strong choices.

Acting's not about nose jobs and liposuction. It's about being truthful to what you're doing.

I'm always looking, as an actor, for activities. I think it's far more interesting to watch what people do than what they say. You always want to watch behavior, because the dialogue as written by our illustrious leaders is great. Eminently playable.

I approach a comedy the same way I do a drama. I try to make it as real as possible.

As an actor, you try to bring as much of yourself to a part to try and create a feeling of authenticity and emotional truth and resonance.

To have an opportunity to get in front of a camera every single day is just priceless because it gets you closer and closer to being less self-consciousness in front of it and really being human and really making choices and standing by them.