Hugh Jackman Quotes

We all do role-play. Sometimes behind the camera, and sometimes in front of it. I am the few lucky ones who have been able to wear both hats and especially have been able to romance the camera in a believable way, and I hope that this romance between us never ends.

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

I like a lot of takes. I just go on until the actors get it right.

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.

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

I tried softball and soccer. I just didn't take as much of a liking to it as I did sitting in a movie theater and watching people recreate a story, and doing it myself, as well.

Work in the theater sharpened my verse and my cinema.

I love rehearsing, but a lot of directors don't, and some actors don't.

Most of the film directors expect their actors to want to work fast.

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

I think my best teacher and my best study was theater in general. It taught me a lot of patience and a lot of hard work, and I think that theater teaches you that you've got to know your stuff because you only get one chance.

Acting is probably the number one team sport in America as far as I'm concerned.

To do theater you need to block off a hunk of time.

Once you're on the set and shooting, it's all just cinema. You have actors and cameras.

All the real work is done in the rehearsal period.

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

I like to rehearse before blocking.

The great thing about doing a play is you get this rehearsal period, which you don't get with most film and television roles.

I like theater; I just don't really like actors.

For me, rehearsal is only about blocking and pacing; it's not about performance.

When I call 'Action,' I love to be surprised. And the actors I've been fortunate enough to work with always surprise me in the best ways.

However good an actor may be, he can't make a scene believable on his own, so it has to be a team work.

It was amazing how much rehearsal helped with the performance - it was almost a theatrical approach to filmmaking.

I've always liked drama; I've always found it really fun, like, I did go to drama club and things like that.

As soon as you get two actors in a room and they're locking eyes, they're doing a scene.