Tom Hooper Quotes

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

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

One of the exciting and enjoyable aspects of acting is being in the environment with another actor.

You have to be really open to your acting partners and believe in the story.

I like doing a lot of research, and then you get there, you're in wardrobe, and then you're just reacting to what the other person is doing. The other actor is reacting to what you're doing, and it's this great back and forth. Because you've done all this research, you can use some of it or throw a lot of it out. You can get lost in it.

Once I'm on set, the only thing I'm really interested in is being in the room. Being present. And trusting that what I've done is sufficient, and I'm also trusting that I've also left room for magic.

As an actor, the only thing you have is your instinct and your imagination.

It is hard sometimes to see how other actors are working when you are working with them.

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.

Working with actors is something I've never done before. I find it tremendous. It's hard work.

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

I just love the process of working with other actors.

To be able to work with actors who are doing such good work, not only makes it easier for you, but it makes you better.

As much as I know people love the method and what you can draw out of yourself, a lot of acting is very imaginative.

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.

I miss working with great actors, working with great directors.

When you act with phenomenal actors, it makes your job much easier because all you have to do is react.

The best script in the world doesn't work perfectly when you actually act it out. That's a law. That's a given. So you have to play with everything. And the more fun you have with it, the better the finished product.

Acting is a symbiotic process, it is an amalgamation of many many things put together and when there is a call for action, that's when you surrender and the moment of truth comes out, that's when you perform. That is the process for every good actor.

I am a natural actor. I try to keep it spontaneous as far as possible. That is my mantra.

Acting, for me, is giving to your co-actors.

I never like to sit and discuss my character, the other character, our relationship, or anything like that. I feel like if I did my job and I trust that the other person has done theirs, you just go on set, play around with it, chew the scene for a little bit; then we roll, and that's it.

Acting is really a give-and-take; it's a dance.

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

In theater, there's a lot of work to do to build the characters. It's a great experience.