Anthony Michael Hall Quotes

Young actors are serious about their work and don't take any time out from it. I'm very serious about my work; there are probably only two films I've done where I had a really good time.

Nothing is harder than working with an actor who doesn't take it seriously or show up in the same way that you are.

I'm challenged by people like Russell Crowe and Sean Penn who come in with such incredible discipline and power.

Denzel's all about the work. He's all about the acting. He's an actor. He'll tell you himself, 'I'm not a movie star, celebrity, something else. I'm an actor.' He steps on a set, that's what he is, and that's what he gives you. He gives his heart.

Bipasha is a very sincere and professional actor.

It was an absolute pleasure working with Stephen Graham. I've admired his work for many years, and what he brings is that real sense of authenticity.

It doesn't matter if I am the lead or a man is the lead actor in a film. What really matters to me is that I give my 100 per cent to my job.

Whoever I suit up for... I'm going to do my job.

I appreciate the level of professionalism and talent that I get to be around every night, eight times a week.

I go into calling any match, any fight - I don't care if it's the main event or the opener - that these guys have put in their work: they're here for a reason, and there's a reason I'm calling this fight, so I do want to give it as much attention and respect and energy as I would the main event or a championship fight.

I have always given priority to the gravity of the roles I do.

One of the biggest guys I worked with was Sean Connery. People like Sean, Michael Caine, Denzel Washington, they've been going for a long time, and not for nothing. They want to get this job right, and they realise the weight of responsibility on their shoulders.

With acting, you have to take it seriously because the other actors are putting in a lot of effort - and if you say, 'I'm just bullshitting here', it's like dissing 'em.

When you do what you're supposed to do and don't complain much, I think the fans, media, players and front office appreciate and respect that.

Not every actor gives their life to do this job. Some just do it as a job. Well, it's my life.

I admire Meryl Streep and Dustin Hoffman for their sheer dedication to their craft.

I didn't come to Hollywood to drink or get high, and I don't want to be considered a cool actor - I want to be a great actor.

Whether you like me or you don't, I still dig showing up for work.

You'd be surprised how many movie stars still care about the work.

Debra Winger doesn't let anything interfere with her performance, which is the way it should be.

I'm an actor that likes to go to work. I like going to work every day. I'm a worker by nature. I'm not someone who does one film a year and feels satisfied by that.

I don't really like those sorts of actresses who say, 'I don't want to make that movie,' but they make the movie. They just spend their time not liking being on a set and I just think it's absurd, because we are so lucky to do this job. When you accept to make a movie, just make the movie. And then it's more easy for relationships.

I saw and I met a lot of people who were in the field. It also provided a context in which I came to respect what the actor did, because I saw how difficult it actually was to do.

This is my job and I respect it enough to concentrate on it.

I will never have a problem working with anybody. I will even work with a man if he dresses up like a woman, because it's my job. I am here to act.