James Franco Quotes

When I was doing 'All in the Family,' half the time, I was looking at where the cameras were, where were the other actors in the scene, what the audience was doing.

The difference between working with actors that have put their time in the theater and just straight film and television actors is that you trust theater actors a lot more. You know that they're seriously more trained than anyone else because theater is the best place to grow as an actor.

You know, I've never been much of a method actor. I feel like, with every project I go in extremely prepared and I like to have a good time.

With any actor, if you know your character well enough, you'll know pretty much what he would say under any circumstance, or whatever situation might rear its head.

My real training as an actor was when I started doing theatre.

I approach directing from an actor's standpoint.

I thought acting was all about natural instinct but I've realised, through working with so many talented actors on 'Wild Swans' and 'Run,' that I can see the training. That's why I am back at drama school.

My style is an extension of acting and an outcome of some serious lessons I picked up learning when I did theatre in my early days.

Most actors spend a lot of time training themselves to be an actor. And I kind of didn't do that.

My acting experience has been a benefit. What I learned from directors is how to listen to and talk with actors. I know how they think and what they need.

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.

The process of rehearsal means you learn so much and really get the chance to develop your work on a character.

As an actor, I had noticed very vividly that very few directors know how to direct actors because they haven't done it.

As an actor, I love the feeling of being on set and the camaraderie of working on something together.

I have a coach, but I'm not theater-trained or a technical actor.

The thing about 'Veep' is that you never really know where the camera's going to be. So you're not really just saying your line and then just watching it: you're trying to act the whole time just in case the camera is watching you.

As an actor just learning the craft, you literally do a scene with Jimmy Gandolfini, and you walk away a better actor.

Actors have their own processes, and if you want to be respectful of their process, you've got to communicate with them in the language of their process, and keeping that all straight is a little bit of a head-scratcher.

I am learning the grammar of acting on the sets. And I am happy that way.

It takes me some time to get into what I am doing - since I am not a trained actor, I don't have that skill. I have to think of what I am doing and how it comes through.

I think acting is boring because you have to sit for a long time. And being a director I am used to running around and being busy on sets. I lack the actor software.

I like collaborating with actors. I love finding that moment where it all comes together.

I don't really prepare for each role the same way.

I'm formally trained, I don't know what classically trained really means. I've worked with Sanford Meisner. And I've worked at Circle Rep with Marshall W. Mason and Lanford Wilson and some really good people. I was lucky. I had a lot of really good influences.

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