M. Night Shyamalan Quotes

I had the benefit of watching good people show me what it really is to be an actor - the day in and day out of it.

What I love is a good role. In the theatre, there is just a canon of extraordinary roles, the quality of character is amazing, but I also love working in front of a camera. It was the first one for me; as a kid I was in front of a camera. I feel at home.

An amateur can be great in front of the camera, but you need an education to get on stage where you have full control as an actor.

Watching a good actor is the best way to learn.

I never had any classes or went to theatre school like a lot of actors, so all of my training has been on stage with different directors. That was a pretty good school room.

I'm formally trained, I don't know what classically trained really means. I've worked with Sanford Meisner. And I've worked at Circle Rep with Marshall W. Mason and Lanford Wilson and some really good people. I was lucky. I had a lot of really good influences.

I just enjoy acting, whatever area - theatre, film, television.

Surround yourself with good people. Whether they're the best or not, people are capable of learning if they've got good hearts and they're good souls.

When you work with actors, what you're hoping to absorb is good ways to be an actor as opposed to how to handle being famous.

Most of my training at graduate school was geared towards drama, so I feel good about it, and I can do it, but it requires a lot more work from me. I feel like with drama... well, with all acting, really, you need to honor the truth of the situation.

I've learned so many things from directors in my acting career. There are even some things I've learned that I didn't want to do. There are those directors who've really made me shine and others who've made me opaque.

To play a good guy is nice because in a way, he is so open for answers.

To be a good actor you have to feel life and observe life.

One of the most important things for an actor is to observe humanity.

I've auditioned for animation stuff for a long time; that's a tough field to crack into. I don't think I have the strongest voice. I don't have a theater-trained voice or a radio voice, but I think I make good character choices.

I think as an actor you're always learning, you're always trying to experience more things.

I want to discover more things about acting.

I think to be a good actor you need either a good experience of life or education, or both.

You're not going to learn about acting on TV and in film. You'll learn more in plays and in class.

As an actor, you create your own ideas.

I like talking about acting. I'm comfortable talking about acting.

I didn't know anything about acting at all. I was completely green. I got into it to meet people, to try and figure out what I wanted to do.

Drama school is really a forum for making a fool of yourself.

Since I was a child, I've been playing children. When I was little, I was the kid that you'd hire to do the reading or workshop of your new material.

I prefer to be a good human being rather than a good character on screen.