Holly Hunter Quotes

It's a whole other way of working when you work in films: You know exactly the arc of your character.

Acting is just a job at the end of the day, and it's a very strange one.

Today, I guess I give a lot more thought to the roles before I sign them.

I love telling stories. I like the challenges presented to me on a daily basis. There's nothing resting about acting.

I don't have a philosophy for choosing roles. Sometimes, it's just, 'This might be interesting; that might be fun to do.' There might be interesting actors or directors in the project, even if the part is not important. And then sometimes, you need the money.

Sometimes it's less about the character and more about the story for me. I'll play a rock in the background if I think the story is fantastic and I can be a part of it somehow. That's what I look for.

One of the great joys of being able to write something you can make, if you get certain actors you want and love, you're kind of buying yourself a front row seat to watch them work.

What I enjoy most is that every day I get to play a new character.

As an actor, I love working with directors. As much as I love working with other actors.

My number one passion is acting, but I also think there's something so special in being able to support a script and an idea and take it all the way through to fruition. I think that process is so rewarding.

I just want the opportunity to continue to do great films, play great characters and work with great people.

Pretty much everything that I pick, when it comes to choosing roles, is just based on things and materials that grabs me. It's pretty much the subject matter that I gravitate towards.

I'm just trying to find a good project. Work with a good director, someone I really admire. Find a good role.

Lots of things are hard work, but I think writing, for me, after I started acting at 13 years old. I like writing now much more than I do acting only because, well, partly because the scripts that are offered are junk.

One of the things that makes you want to be an actor, speaking only for myself, is that there's something infantile about it. You're suspending disbelief, pretending and entering into a story world.

It's not seeing myself 40 feet tall on a movie screen - it's the work. That's what thrills me.

For me, being an actress, my responsibility is not to pay attention to all the noise around me and to pay attention to the script and the director and protect the character and try to tell her story the best I can.

I no longer take on everything offered. Instead, I go up for roles I like, things that I would enjoy watching, stories that I want to tell.

Like any other actor, I want to be part of good projects.

I love reading and learning. With acting, I get to put all that into my work and still get to do my homework and imagine I can do all these different jobs.

I look for roles that are a good story for me as an actress and what I think will grow me as an actress and person. I also just really enjoy working with people who are passionate about what they do.

I'm very picky when saying yes to a script. I take a very long time to decide myself because I spend a lot of time with this and so to take parts where I think I can take something from my life as well. It must be interesting for me.

For me, it doesn't matter what kind of role I am doing. I just enjoy the process of acting and filmmaking.

This art of acting is a process I love very much. It's an unbelievably fulfilling experience for me and I look forward to building upon my art in the years to come.

Acting is about acting, not about being a movie star.