Adam Baldwin Quotes

Well, what is acting but the study of human behavior? And that's so fascinating to me.

Good acting is consistency of performance.

I'm an actor, and I keep observing people and their reactions to figure out what they are thinking. There's only so much you can do on your own, so you have to keep learning. Art imitates life.

I don't mind being identified as any character as long as I'm doing a good job as an actor. I have done all kinds of roles - from an editor, judge, police officer, murderer to a corrupt businessman.

I think all great actors - and I don't classify myself as one of them, incidentally - but I think all great actors listen well and I've learned that from a lot of the very good actors with whom I've worked - to really listen to what people say.

Creating a role is an interesting thing - each show or each situation is different.

Acting is reacting, and it's always easier to react when someone is doing a good job.

I am a really writer-oriented actor.

I'm more interested in knowing my cues than my lines. If you know what your cues are, then you know what your reaction is going to be to them. Acting is about reacting, and if I can kind of purely react, that's easier for me.

Acting is acting.

In acting, you have to pull from real-life situations, from people, to help develop a character.

As an actor, you work to the script: that's our main priority. But you have to be aware and look around for things that help you bring that little bit extra, that touch of realism that rams the point home.

I get to pick so many things as an actor. Also, I'm a good observer of people and their mannerisms.

I think the best actors do both. I think they fulfill what you want them to do, in terms of the vision for the whole piece. And then they always bring something that does surprise you and shock you.

As an actor, I'm more interested in characters the longer I have lived with them.

Actors like me endeavour to look for great roles and portraying them to the best of our ability. At times, it's noticed; at times, it's not.

I believe an actor should be shameless.

For any role, I pretty much always go to the script, first and foremost.

When I do the roles, when I'm in the room and auditioning, I'll ask the director if they're cool with me adding stuff, or just improvising while we're doing it. And I would say, like, 90 percent of the time, they say, 'Absolutely.'

I'm the sort of actor who likes to talk about what we're going to do.

Acting is all about big hair and funny props... All the great actors knew it. Olivier knew it, Brando knew it.

I think that different actors go about their preparation differently, but when it comes to acting, I use my imagination.

Some actors get by with behaving, not acting. You've got to sell the effect. I act more in the 'Nightmare' movies because it's not like me. I'm acting, not reacting.

For me, acting is doing.

Part of the fun of acting is the research, finding out about other people.