Jane Greer Quotes

Good actors, you always know what they're thinking. That's why they're good actors.

One of my favorite actors is Paul Newman. He could tell so much with a single look, whereas some actors would need an entire five page monologue to give off the feeling of what he could say with just a single look.

When you perform, you can convey emotions differently, and your look can reflect each of those emotions.

Acting is not being emotional, but being able to express emotion.

There is this miraculous thing I heard Hugh Grant talking about - the thing about screen acting is that you can read people's thoughts. You are trying to register something inside and usually the eyes in cinema are where you will register that.

I play guys who never smile, and I never stop smiling.

An actor's body should be full of emotions, whether it is happiness or sorrow, pain or joy, enraged or elated.

In this respect I suppose I'm the total opposite of Garry. With his very emotive body language at the board he shows and displays all his emotions. I don't.

Breathing is always key in any character. When you have a character with no voice, that makes it even more important.

You can't perish because of your own feelings; you have to embrace those things as an actor because it's part of your palette.

I think being in touch with your emotions is very key as an actor, and I think experiencing life is the only way to be in touch with your emotions.

The person you're playing must have feelings, but if he's not able to show them, then just the subtlest rumblings and nuances can say an incredible amount.

You can tell a lot about a person just by watching their facial expressions. But there are times when it's best to hide your feelings, especially at work.

I'm good at observing people, physical stuff, which leant itself to acting.

I use my hands a lot while acting.

Crying does not equal good acting.

When I watch an actress say a line, I watch how they deliver the lines with gestures.

Acting, in general, is something most people think they're incapable of, but they do it from morning to night. The subtlest acting I've ever seen is by ordinary people trying to show they feel something they don't, or trying to hide something. It's something everyone learns at an early age.

You have to learn to express differently. Whenever I do TV or film, I ask if I can see the shot to see, to see if it's full body or a close-up. That helps me understand how to communicate.

We tend to think of extremes of emotions as registering, for example, you have to cry or laugh or get angry. But for the most part, we find it difficult to read each other most of the time. If you walk through the street, most people are pretty difficult to read. But they're thinking inside.

Sometimes acting is really cool because it forces you to exercise certain muscles in your personality that you wouldn't normally be called upon in life.

For me really good acting is about subtext.

Acting is a total physical, emotional sensation.

I love body language.

You can't express emotion without giving information.