Bernardo Bertolucci Quotes

An actor is nothing without the vision of the director. The director needs to have a vision that will cross boundaries, that makes the audience sit on the edge of their seats and that pushes the envelope.

As professional actors, it's our job to entertain our audiences while setting benchmarks for ourselves as well, creatively and intellectually.

You have to channel the interpretation and performance into 100 people. And with the audience, the critics.

I don't care who I play to, as long as they enjoy listening to what I play.

I also think the relationship I have with my audience is a lot more complex than what Hitchcock seemed to want his to be - although I think he had more going on under the surface as well.

Dancers, like all performing artists, like nothing better than to be challenged.

When the audience comes in, it changes the temperature of what you've written.

Just like any songwriter, I love it when people sing my songs.

Every time I make a film, I feel it gives me the chance to learn something new.

It's awesome when people respond to your movie and love it.

It feels really good that people are connecting to my music so much.

I get so excited when a song I wrote that's very personal to me goes No. 1 and I look down and see people singing the words back to me.

'Ragtime' was the most magical show that I've done. I had an incredible experience with that, with the show itself, with the cast, with the audience. The response to that show - my God, it really blew me away, the reactions to that show, the way it changed their lives and altered their thinking, their own self-discovery.

People have cried at a couple of shows. To think that someone could do that for me... Jesus Christ. That's a crazy sign.

People see my films, and they cheer and they clap, and they are the kind of movies I like to see myself.

I love theatre because of the audience. It feels risky. But I love film because it travels to the whole world. To an audience I don't see.

It's not like we set out to antagonize the audience in any way. We're just presenting our music; it's really much more innocent.

I love to create something new every night onstage; that makes a big difference.

Stage shows help you meet the audiences face-to-face.

I think the audience will be pleasantly surprised to see what I have attempted with 'Dolly Ki Doli.' I am confident that this movie will be accepted.

It's all you want as an actor: to have a story people want to be told.

Films are made for audience's appreciation but films are also made for artistic satisfaction.

When you're on Broadway, what's kind of the whole point is that you find something new in the show each night.

The work of acting, in and of itself, is something that is infinitely enjoyable.

You tend to find the best in yourself as an artist when you're challenged.