Olivia Williams Quotes

Actors, we like stories, we like storytelling, we love being a part of the story, and if you give us a story that's interesting then we'll want to do it.

The key word about The West Wing is show. It is not a reality show. It has nothing to do with reality.

I hold the world but as the world, Gratiano; A stage where every man must play a part, And mine is a sad one.

The show was number one in the ratings, Gordon Russell was our head writer, the story lines were magnificent and the acting most exciting. I loved working with Judith Light and all the other actors on the show at that time.

The world resembles a stage on which every man is playing a part.

It is a reality show... this show is never without drama.

If there is one thing for which the 'Real Housewives' franchise deserves artistic recognition, it is the patient and immaculate building of a villain.

My husband and I are both actors; we're obviously dramatic.

I've done so much drama on television that it's very hard to sit down and watch other actors work. I find my interest is more in the real world.

The division needs a guy like me. It's a bunch of good guys, and I'm the only bad guy in the division. There always has to be a bad guy in every movie.

In terms of making TV drama, not everything has to make sense. In cinema, you usually strive for reality and a natural environment, but in TV, it's more acceptable to do something crazy and break with naturalism.

I think that it was a great feeling and probably a little bit more special because of the length of time that had passed before we won, but I think more importantly, it was just a great feeling because this team had such strong leadership and they had great chemistry.

For me as an actor, it's absolutely so thrilling to hear anybody talk about the character that I play.

Let me complain-it's good for television.

I like dramas and stuff. That's what I watch, but it seems weird that I'd be in it.

I know how to be strong. I know how to be ruthless. It's part of my nature. I wouldn't be an actor if I wasn't.

I had a really nice time on [Alphas]. It was a bunch of really good actors, and I was particularly thrilled to be working with David Strathairn.

Once I started taking drama classes, I asked myself why I had ever wasted so much time on a football team.

Central to being an actor is pretending, and the adventure of it all. That's why you become a junkie for different kinds of situations.

We should have a strong president. Strong enough to resist the temptation of taking power that a president shouldn't have.

In a fiction film, we know at some level we've suspended disbelief. In a documentary, we know that we're watching a drama unfold in the world because of the movie we're watching that is real. That has enormous stakes for the whole society, and we, by the act of watching, complete the story.

Working at BBC, at the head of one of the top dramas, is a tradition for great actors.

I like being around actors. Imagine not liking actors.

It is the nature, and the advantage, of strong people that they can raise the crucial questions and form a clear opinion about them.

Being able to work with Ridley Scott on this film is like being able to play on the Olympic team for actors.