Rocky Carroll Quotes

As an actor, you are in a unique position because you're not only memorizing dialogue but really embodying it. You naturally feel the rhythm of good writing.

My approach to acting is that I am totally intuitive. I read the script and I get it. If I don't get it, I can't do it.

Movie acting is about covering the machinery. Stage acting is about exposing the machinery. In cinema, you should think the actor is playing himself, if he's that good. It looks very easy. It should. But it's not, I assure you.

That is one of the reasons one enjoys acting. Now and again, you get scenes where you work with somebody really good and you have a good time trying to make it really work and really work well.

I love actors, and I love the casting process. It's funny, like, some writers don't like actors because, I think, they are the faces of the show, and so you feel sort of secondary, but I love actors because they elevate the material; they make it better.

I think it's a style of acting that you trust. You trust the instincts.

Good actors, especially when they know their character, will come in and either tell you in advance that they have an idea, or in the middle of the rehearsal or the scene they'll let it loose and you go, 'Ah that's great.'

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.

I think what makes a good actor's director is somebody who understands what I'm doing and is respectful of it, but who also has a vision and is directing me toward their vision in a way that feels productive.

I love actors, both my parents were actors, and the work with actors is the most enjoyable part of making a film. It's important that they feel protected and are confident they won't be betrayed. When you create that atmosphere of trust, it's in the bag - the actors will do everything to satisfy you.

Acting is really a give-and-take; it's a dance.

Good actors can tell you more about your play than 1,000 hours alone at your desk.

As a filmmaker I find it much more rewarding to work with actors who are classically trained. It's about the work and only the work.

As an actor, my main focus is finding good writing and attacking a good role.

I do not use any set methods, not even The Method. The character after all is in the lines.

Sometimes I think of movie acting as advanced pretend.

I used to joke I was a point-and-click actor. My whole process has been about trusting your instincts and hitting your mark.

In order to be a good actor, I'm a firm believer that you need to bring something to the table.

I'm an actor's director. I love it when talented actors can bring characters to life.

The difference between working with actors that have put their time in the theater and just straight film and television actors is that you trust theater actors a lot more. You know that they're seriously more trained than anyone else because theater is the best place to grow as an actor.

I'm attracted to roles that are unpredictable, and if I can get my hands on something like that, I'm thrilled. I like performances where you don't know what's coming, moment to moment.

You know, I've never been much of a method actor. I feel like, with every project I go in extremely prepared and I like to have a good time.

Juilliard definitely emphasizes the theater. They don't train - at all really - for film acting. It's mostly process-oriented, pretty much for the stage.

One was never taught how to begin at drama school. But all it required was one intake of breath.

I can speak to actors in their terms. Knowing I was an actor, they relax. You can have the best shot in the world - but, at the center of it, you still need a good performance.