Rob Reiner Quotes

It's fun to play the character and then watch him later.

With modeling, you pose. You want to look your best all the time. With acting, you have to be aware of the camera, but the more you show your imperfections, the better you're going to be.

As an actor, I'm more interested in characters the longer I have lived with them.

By the time I got to the Fox studio for my first major film, I knew how to hit a mark. I knew how to memorize lines. I knew how to pay attention.

Having done a lot of theater, I'm used to sustaining characters over long periods of time.

All the things you can do to prepare for a role that free you, in the moment, are great. You have this muscle memory for things. You don't have to act it as much, once you've done it enough.

That's the great thing about being an actor, you get to try out lots of things for your roles.

As an actor, it's amazing to get to create different characters.

So from an actor's perspective, you really have no idea how you're acting.

In theater, you get to rehearse several weeks, you memorize everything, and by the time you open, you know what the play is. In film, it's almost the opposite. You do your work on your own and maybe have a couple of minutes to rehearse. When the camera rolls, you generally don't know what's going to happen.

I love working with actors. That's what the set really is, for me. It's my time with the actors.

As an actor, you can steer a scene in another direction by playing it a little differently. And honestly? I like being an actor, and I want to keep having a career.

I did some acting in high school, I knew I really liked it.

I'd always dabbled in acting.

For me and for I'm sure any actor, each role is a different challenge to prepare for in a different way.

I like the idea of acting. Of all these things I've done, sometimes I think I've done well, and sometimes I think I didn't do well, but they are more cameos, and I come in and be crazy.

The rehearsal time is almost my favourite part of being an actress, particularly if you're working on a play that hasn't been done before.

I'm not a big fan of table reads or sitting around a table and reading a script. I'd rather do it on set and do it for real.

I have a hard time watching films and not thinking how I would play any part, whether it's a man or a woman.

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.

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.

You never learn to act in front of a camera. You never learn anything in front of a camera. But you learn to act in a rehearsal room with a good play and a good cast and a good director.

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

I take my time to get into the mindset of the character and say my lines. I really have to be the person that I am playing.

As an actor, you don't know what is going to come next.