Richard Madden Quotes

You have to have wonderful actors for material, particularly difficult material that requires complicated performances.

It is very nice to have good actors with you.

I like a lot of takes. I just go on until the actors get it right.

When you are an actor, you have to stay inside this world, but when you are with the crew, on the outside, you are in the dirt, working through all the issues. It's just a different way of working, and I think I preferred it.

I did a lot of theater, so especially as an on-camera camera actor, there are so many things that aren't in your toolbox. They're somebody else's job. You think about editors and rhythm. Volume isn't even in your control.

Acting's not about nose jobs and liposuction. It's about being truthful to what you're doing.

I try to create an environment where, when we step onto the set, we're all in character.

When you work with Sir Anthony there are days when he will do a lot of takes if he's really enjoying a scene.

Great actors are so easy to direct. It's like they're big 747s that you just have to move left and right, and I don't really need to direct. I need to put them in the right costume, with the right haircut, in the right location, and with the right actor to act with. And then my job is almost done, with a great script, obviously.

I enjoy acting when you really hit it right.

The role of an actor is to make every character believable.

I've learned 90 percent of what I know from watching and listening to actors. A good leading actor is the rock of the show. Their energy and their tone really sets the groundwork for how everything is going to work. I've been lucky to deal with stars who are very giving and generous.

As an actor, you're always looking for, what do I get to do? It's not just what do I say, but what do I do, too.

I'm a huge fan of actors, and I love when people find moments and a scene works. There's nothing more that I love than to go over to another actor and say, 'Yeah! You just rocked that one, baby!'

That's what acting is. You're not alone. It's reacting. That's what we do.

I enjoy working with actors so much and having the chance to be surprised by them.

There's a rhythm and a cadence in a scene, and when an actor understands without any real direction from you, then that's a very valuable gift. And some people get it, and some people don't.

They were always my favourite scenes working with Don Warrington. He's such a brilliant actor, he has such a presence, you don't have to act with him you just react you know he's so good.

Luckily, I've had the chance to perform with some of the best actors in Pakistan, who helped me out a lot on set.

Actors are the most important. Performance is what matters. Nothing matters more than the actors; they have to perform. No one else can give life to the characters. Audiences must believe the characters as real and the moments as real.

When you write a script, you hope that people will give it life beyond the script.

I like to have the actors do their thing. And then brief them what to do differently in take two.

People need to understand that whatever they see us saying on screen, we are not doing it on our own.

Wayne was coming out of a session as Mickey for 'Totally Minnie.' We met in the hallway. We just blended really well.

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.