Robert Eggers Quotes

I think that sometimes in theater, I don't prepare much beyond going to the rehearsals.

When I am rehearsing for a play, I try to read nothing that might distract my concentration from the work in progress.

In theater, you have a rehearsal period and you know just who to be.

The only thing that I can contribute as director is to work with the performers in a way that brings out the drama.

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 in a scene is easy.

I'm a theater actress. I love rehearsal. I could have six weeks of rehearsal and think it's not enough. But on film, you don't get that luxury.

I think that different actors go about their preparation differently, but when it comes to acting, I use my imagination.

I take a script and mull over it and underline the bits I want to emphasize. When I go to the set, I know exactly what I want to do.

I feel that once you go into rehearsal, you need to focus on the show in the room.

As an actor, one's role is very much to respond and react to the situation within the context of the character and his world.

You try to get to know your character as best as you can before you start filming - what's written and not written.

There's nowhere to hide in the theatre. You can't be the one in rehearsal who doesn't know their lines.

I would love to play Bobby in 'Company.' Also, I would love to play George in 'Sunday.'

I've always been interested in character-driven pieces, and my approach to directing is through acting.

I work a lot; I love to compose, ponder, and take notes when preparing for a role. I cut all the scenes, collate the images, form the character and shape its personality, then I make meticulous notes and transcribe each scene on my notebook.

It's important to do research. I do that in every play, every actor does.

Creating a role is an interesting thing - each show or each situation is different.

'Olive Kitteridge' is the only thing that I've done on camera where we had a day of rehearsal before we shot, and I'm so glad that that happened, because I was so nervous.

I've been on projects before where there's no rehearsal, and you walk in on set and that's literally the first time you've ever played the character, and then I've had times where there's been three weeks of rehearsal. I like both.

A lot of actors talk about doing their homework, but very few of them do it.

I have a theater background, so I like finding beats, working on things and having rehearsal.

Any sort of role requires a certain amount of research and embodiment of the character and psychological investigation.

When you get to set, you don't try to play the plot; you just play the character.

I like to rehearse before blocking.