David Thewlis Quotes

Some of the supporting roles that I've done as an actor, I took them because I knew that I would get to watch some of the leading guys in the movies, and also I'd get to work with them.

Coming from theater, and having been to acting school, and done little, small Australian independent movies, a lot of the time, it's always about character.

Mostly I work really unconsciously, and I think if the scenes are really well written, which they are, and if I just throw myself into it, I don't really think about it.

'Boardwalk' has kind of exposed me to a different demographic. And it upped my skills in terms of the speed with which I can prep a scene, and I'm excited to apply that.

Rehearsal for film is tough. Until the camera's there, everything changes.

My first two or three films, all I was trying to do was look cool. That's all I knew acting was.

As an actress, I want to live many lives on-screen.

As actors, we shouldn't worry too much about the language we are going to speak in a film.

When you're an actor, actually, you shouldn't come up with too many ideas.

I got involved with an acting school and studied for a couple years. They used to have improv exercises that you would work on and you would do improvs.

I've been fortunate in my career to have the opportunity to pick and choose the parts I play. I've also been lucky to always be involved with quality actors, quality directors, quality writers.

I really enjoy acting. I feel I'm getting better and better with each movie I make.

Actors must practice restraint, else think what might happen in a love scene.

As an actor, being on autopilot is the worst thing possible.

Acting is a matter of giving away secrets.

I love acting. It's an interesting challenge to make something that doesn't exist appear like it's happening, and to do it in a real way.

I have an immense amount of respect for acting. I've always loved movies and was always fascinated by movie-making. But to become an actor, I wanted to commit myself.

When you're supposed to be close and friends in the film, the moment you're talking as friends off the set, it makes it that much better when you're filming.

Most actors are pretty adaptable because we work with so many directors.

Some people go to acting classes to learn. I just kind of went for the dates.

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

I had to study acting to basically educate myself.

That's what I love about acting. There's never a set role. You can be a firefighter, you can be a baseball player, you can be whatever you want in the acting world. I think I've found my calling.

I'm an actor. I love to create.

I was living in New York City and flat broke. My next door neighbor was an actor and he always seemed to be having more fun than I was. He convinced me to give acting a shot, but because of my shyness I was sure it would be a lost cause.