Rajiv Menon Quotes

An actor will use every piece of information at their disposal, or a good actor will.

Sometimes, if you leave yourself open, an actor can bring nice nuances to a character.

Know your lines; otherwise, have an open mind because you want to get lost in the moment. When you have talented actors and directors to work with, then it's pretty easy to do.

The better the acting is, the harder it is to see what the process is.

A good actor always sets you straight. If you've written a false moment and thought it was probably pretty great, the actor's gonna show you when he gets to that moment. They're the great test of the validity of the material.

I like to prepare for my roles well, so you can call me a method actor to an extent.

It's sort of the most important thing for acting, is to listen to the person you're dealing with.

For the actors, the talent is to serve the demands that I ask of them, to do it with naturality and truth, and to be honest when we were terrified.

Acting has to do with saying it as if you meant it, so for me the words are always very important. It's very important for me to know my lines, know them so well that I don't have to think about them.

It's your job as an actor to fill out the blanks. I love doing that. To fill in the bones.

As an actor, one's role is very much to respond and react to the situation within the context of the character and his world.

Good acting is about being as natural and calm as possible. These days producers have such definite ideas that you have to be prepared to do whatever they ask.

All actors do that. Should do that and do that. For the most part. I say all actors. I'm exaggerating, but you know who does and who doesn't. Vince is a wonderful young actor who knows his work and did a beautiful job on this film.

Robert De Niro taught me how to listen, and how to be part of the conversation. It's not just about reading your lines and saying what's in the script; you have to understand your character, along with the other characters so that you can always respond.

When you drop your guard in films, the acting process compensates. You get lazy and you start acting.

Good acting is all in the writing. If it isn't on the page, then it really won't make any difference. You cannot act on force of personality alone.

When I do film, I really take on roles and I take on characters.

Anyone who has been given the gift of being opposite an actor who gives and gives, it just makes you better.

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.

As an actor, I love working with directors. As much as I love working with other actors.

I know people who prepare their roles in such a way that they technically look ahead and memorize their gestures, and then they stick to it. Those that are technically proficient enough can make it seem natural, but they do that and don't really take in what other people are doing.

I can't say that I haven't done some bad acting in my time. I have. Usually that involves what we actors call 'indicating,' when you twirl your mustache.

There's no one more willing to do something than an actor when it comes to perfecting a scene.

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

My background is in acting, so I enjoy being able to show what I'm looking for. With acting, it's very immediate when you show someone what you're looking for, and the feedback is instantaneous as well.