Tom Noonan Quotes

As an actor... at some point you've got to forget that the crew's there in order to do your job.

Being on stage, I know my function. I just do the thing.

I never talk about auditions. Even if I've got the role, I won't tell people until we're literally filming it.

I love nothing better than to get all the nuts and bolts out of the way - show up on time, with lines learned, clear on what the director expects of me, with my buttons buttoned and my jewelry on correctly - and then I completely commit to play acting.

I learn the whole script before I show up.

You can ask me anything you like about my work, but I'll never talk about myself.

When somebody says, 'Action,' I act. When they say, 'Cut,' that's my job. I've done it.

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.

I don't talk about my private life.

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

I never go to the movies when I'm doing a play.

I'm not a person who has people tell me things in parking garages.

I agree that there are things that should be kept secret.

British actors are pretty good, by and large, at turning on at 'action' and off at 'cut.'

If you got something you don't want other people to know, keep it in your pocket.

I laugh all the time - at things, people, stuff, whatever. But, I don't laugh onstage because then it's serious business.

It is not a secret if it is known by three people.

The most important part of acting is listening. So always act like you’re listening.

TV is wild. You just play the role you're given, and you show up and do the best that you can.

When you're always onstage, you really have to focus on listening and reacting.

As an actor, you want to know if you're keeping a secret or telling the truth.

I love being an actor. So, when I am the baddie on screen, I am just doing my job and I am doing it with love and honesty.

When I am doing a role, I don't think that I am getting to wear a mini skirt or show my stomach. I am doing a role because I am an actor.

I'm not good at doing show business; I'm a theatre person. I don't reveal anything about my life.

There's something so delicious about holding onto a secret; it's something just for you.