Michael York Quotes

There are a lot of people out there who offer roles to actors because they'll elevate their movie to a place the movie would never reach.

You can be the lead in a movie just for the sake of being a lead in a movie, or you can just be in a good movie.

People who do not have funny in them are not funny when they read funny lines. Sorry. Just doesn't work that way. Seriously, this is the biggest rule of all. You live and die with your casting decisions. Your actors are the heart and soul of the whole thing. Without brilliant actors, you will not have a brilliant film.

I don't think there has been any increase in sophistication in the audience. When people are aware of a concept that's easy to understand, and there's an actor who will attract them to the theater and it's a movie that's funny three-quarters of the time, it will be successful.

What attracted to me about it was the cast. Working on 'New Girl' - I like working with an ensemble.

It doesn't matter if I'm playing a lead role or that of a comedian; I want my audience to have entertainment worth their money.

People spend hundreds of millions of dollars to make movies that don't do anything. I mean, no one's talking about 'Pacific Rim' today. No one's talking about 'The Lone Ranger,' and those were $100 million movies that didn't have nearly the impact that 'Sharknado' did.

I would love to act. I would love to do movies. If it was the right part, it would be really cool... I love funny movies.

I'm doing 'Alvin and the Chipmunks.' I get to play the bad guy. That's a nice change of pace.

I don't mind it so much if I get type cast as an authority figure. I get to do comedy no matter what it is, so it doesn't bother me.

I love 'Insecure.' I want to play Issa Rae's sister. I do know Issa Rae, but we ain't besties or nothing.

I don't think the expectation is that the 'Psych' musical is going to be 'Rent,' so I think as long as we didn't completely humiliate ourselves and it is funny and it is in the tone of what we do, we'd have a fighting chance of pulling it off.

I could play a lot of things. And it's hard for people and logically hard and understandably hard for people to think of me for certain roles.

I can relate to anything. I once played Macbeth. I got a lot of laughs, so I quit.

You can laugh at me, but I understand show business.

I remember once they sent me over to read for a show called 'Mork and Mindy.' I heard gales of laughter, then Robin Williams walked out. I had to follow Robin Williams.

If the film is good, it will work whether it has a star or no star.

Supriyaji is my all-time favourite actor. 'Tu Tu Main Main' was the first show I watched as a kid, and I have loved her work since then.

I'm just saying, and I'm going to say it enough times: I want to play Bernie Mac.

It's a hugely popular franchise, and every 'Housefull' film has worked well at the box office.

When I first began to work in pictures I tried to attract the attention of film critics, but I don't make movies to please them or myself anymore. I look for material that will entertain.

Sibi Malayali sir saw a picture of me in a Malayalam daily and felt I was suited for a role in his movie 'Ishtam.' My parents were opposed to it as they felt I was too young, but I persisted and prevailed.

I had fun doing both types of roles. Both are good. One day you laugh, and the next day you cry. That's how it is.

Bill Hader, nobody can play Richie like this guy, I think. It was great because, for some reason, 'Chapter Two' was a movie that everyone wanted to be in.

I wish that 'Yama Pasham' will be a bigger hit than 'Krishnagaadi Veera Prema Gaadha.'