Glenn Close Quotes

I never thought of acting as a creative process. Christ, I used to go to the movies and see Brando talking like he was trying to sell shoes, and he was great. I thought anybody could do it. Then I tried it, and I got so uptight, I'm limited as to what I can do on film.

I always ask the actors, 'What have you never done before?'

Well, you're in a theater and it's 24 shots a second, your face, your body, your voice, and it's your craft, the way you earn your living, and it's indelible. It's not like writing a script - I write as well - I can't do another draft, it's done.

My journey has been that of a character actor.

The great thing about being an actor is things happen to you very quickly. I like to put myself in the way of surprise.

I love just about every aspect of the filmmaking except acting. I would never be able to do that, but the rest I really enjoy.

Characters that are not the norm or a bit out of the ordinary are always a challenge as an actress. You learn more by using different tools for those type of characters. They are always much more fun to play and much more interesting. They take you places that you wouldn't necessarily go in your everyday life.

As an actor, I'm always so excited about those things that I get to stretch my legs and really get to do something that's hard to do.

I like acting. I really like acting. The career, it can keep you interested. With 'Entourage,' the characters are living a lifestyle that is kind of troubling. But the challenge is to make Shauna a person.

I just think with acting, there's not a time limit on it.

I want to do more movies. I feel like it's a totally different skill set than there is to theater. It's much more internal.

Being an actor started me writing, and that led to directing.

I want to try and do as much as I can as an actor. So far I think I've done pretty well with being a minister's son. And now I know I'm pretty darn good at playing a woman too.

Acting-wise, I've had all these experiences. Yet when I look at certain people whose careers I admire, they've gotten to play so many different characters.

When you're making a film, you have to make most of your decisions on the run, and there is a tendency to always shoot from the hip.

I feel that being an actor is a front-row seat into seeing how everybody else makes their movies. Basically, being in the trenches for ten years is like a college-level course in filmmaking if not more. It feels like every director I work with and every set that I visit as an actor, I see someone else's definition of filmmaking.

I'm a bigger fan of my directing than in acting. Acting is just harder. You know, not harder, per se, because directing is the hardest thing I've ever had to do. But it's harder to enjoy my work as an actor, you know.

I believe it's easier to be an actor. Somehow, interviewing seems to be intrusive on people's lives.

I love to act. And between action and cuts, when you work for somebody great, it's wonderful, and I still love it. The moment where you create, that instant is still magic to me. But, all the rest, I get bored with it - all the waiting, and the fact that you have to make appearances, that you have to share your life.

I like to challenge myself and grow as an actress.

After completing 'Aadum Koothu,' I was assigned to act with Cheran again for 'Mayakkannadi.' I learnt a lot working with him.

Performing in front of the camera is a different thing, and shooting a whole film is another.

Singing and composing come naturally to me, but acting does not. I have worked at it and attended several workshops to learn the craft.

I have always felt that acting in a film is very challenging in itself. But when it comes to performing live, I think that is more challenging.

One of the things I love about acting is that there is always scope for growth.