Kevin Macdonald Quotes

It's an acting job - acting natural.

When on the set of a film, you have to play natural for entire scenes in a very unnatural environment. You have to express emotions and interact with other actors and also use your voice.

There's always something more to be accomplished with a character. Theater is a human experience. There's nothing shellacked or finished off about it. I guess that's why it always draws me back.

These are rare moments in an actor's life, where you're put in an environment which is so natural, and you get natural performances.

The thing about acting that's unlike any other art form is that it's collaborative; directing and acting are a collaboration, and your acting won't succeed if the lighting design doesn't succeed or sets don't succeed.

Acting is completely different from the standup world. You have these 12- or 14-hour days, but you have a great time doing it. It's like hanging out with your friends.

If a person is in front of a camera, they're acting. It's not possible to live in front of a camera.

That's the main lesson I've learned from working in the theater: respect the dramaturgy. I don't want to overwhelm everything with music.

I've never really been a character on TV. I think, if possible, you want to portray yourself. If you're in a situation where you're supposed to react, you need to react.

I learned more in the rehearsals for 'The Letter' than I have ever dreamed of know in the theater as a critic. If it doesn't make me a better critic, I'm an idiot.

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

My next step must be to go to drama school. Well, I get into drama school, so I did that.

The theater, for me, has always been a place where I'm free to be more creative, a place to sharpen my tools.

Acting truly is a love of mine.

I started doing drama after school, and it just developed into something that I did and I enjoyed very much.

One reason we lasted so long is that we usually played two people who were very much in love. As we were realistic actors, we became those two people. So we had a divertissement: I had an affair with him, and he with me.

I think my best teacher and my best study was theater in general. It taught me a lot of patience and a lot of hard work, and I think that theater teaches you that you've got to know your stuff because you only get one chance.

My parents couldn't afford a full time drama school, but I basically just did every class I could do, and followed every drama interest I could. When I was 15 or 16 I did drama courses.

As for acting, I took drama lessons when I was in high school.

To stand there and do nothing on film is probably the hardest thing to do.

I got a chance to act, and I have to say that acting is extremely fun and vital.

Acting is something I love to do. I love to perform and I love the art, the craft of it.

Acting is a mysterious process.

Drama school introduced me to a world I had no idea about. I wasn't brought up in a literary household at all.

I just happen to like the work. I like preparing for a role. I like reading. I like analyzing. I like literature. I like emotions. I like working with other actors.