Nicolas Roeg Quotes

I've had plenty of lessons about film acting and theatre acting.

Being an actor in TV or movies is different. A film or TV actor, if put in theatre, won't know certain dimensions, while a theatre actor won't know certain things when he comes before the camera. So I think a film actor can learn emoting from this theatre counterpart, while the theatre actor can learn about camera techniques from the film actor.

It is the same actor in theatre and cinema, just the technique of acting changes.

I've learnt that there's acting for film, acting for theatre, and acting for an audition.

In films, the camera catches each nuance of expression in close ups. On the stage, it is less subtle, you have to act with your whole body.

The foundation for film acting is stage acting.

You can be in an acting class all you want, but you don't fully learn until you get off that stage and in front of a camera.

My advice has always been to study the craft of acting if you want to be an actor. There are many great schools that teach acting. NYU being one of them.

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.

I really feel that acting for film and acting for the stage are two different crafts. I think that they share things in common. But I liken it to a painter switching over to photography. There are similar things - you have to be conscious of light and color and form - but it's a whole different medium.

Drama school, you know, I own an acting school, Actor Prepares.

At Julliard, they don't teach you where to move your face for the camera, you know?

As an actor, one should be aware of all their capabilities. This is important, as films are becoming more realistic.

I'm always an advocate of 'acting is reacting,' which can be difficult.

Movie actors earn their living and learn their craft through listening and reacting.

Film acting is really the trick of doing moments. You rarely do a take that lasts more than 20 seconds. You really earn your spurs acting onstage. I needed to do that for myself. I would hate to say at the end of everything that I never did a stage play.

I really learned how to act on camera through 'Power Rangers' because I hadn't done a lot of film and TV.

Acting must be scaled down for the screen. A drawing room is a lot smaller than a theatre auditorium.

Watching a good actor is the best way to learn.

Acting is reacting. You can't react if you're not paying attention, if you're not listening.

I also want to try acting - give it a shot - maybe take some lessons, I think that could be fun. I feel like that could even help me with modeling, because in a way you have to act.

To be a great actor, you really don't need to go to acting school or learn dance classes or work on your body. You have to be intelligent. You have to draw on a lot of emotions that you go through in life that you can tap into once you work on a set.

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.

I think if you're an actor, then you can work on stage - but if you've never done it before, you're going to have picked up a few things that you're going to need to change when you're working on stage.

Stage is the ultimate test; I like watching established screen actors on stage to see if they can really do it. But it's great to have a healthy mixture of the two. Film is so technical: there's something very particular about the relationship between you and the camera. It took a long time for me to get good on film.