Barry Sonnenfeld Quotes

It's like playing tennis, you play a different rally with different people. Every actor is different and the chemistry between actors is different.

Acting is not about knowing all this stuff; it's about character.

I left my mark on 'Dark Shadows.' One day I was doing my lines perfectly from Act 3. Everyone else was doing Act 2.

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

I play one role until I take on another, which is exactly what a professional actor should do.

All I can do is keep my nose down and shoot the scene, shoot the scene, make it funny, make it funny, make it funny.

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

Even when I was in school shows, in elementary school doing plays, I'd always go off book and start improvising.

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

One thing I've really never had a problem with was memorizing lines. Most of the time I don't memorize the lines until we're on the set shooting the scene.

Because if I don't know my lines, I really don't know what I'm doing.

Where every moment is about truth and I think it's a great challenge every night. That's what really drove me to wanting to do theatre, and it's great.

Depending on the show, I've played a cop, a criminal, or a victim. So there's a range.

If I was on a 'Modern Family' kind of show, and they said, 'You have to say that the burger is $5.55; Have a good day!'... I could do that!

I'm an actor. I'll take a lead if it's offered. The really good actors can fill a character, no matter what the role is. A good leading man is a character actor; a good character actor can be a leading man.

On the stage, you alone hold the key, and on the night you have to trust that the director has inspired you enough to take the material and run with it.

People know my background and for people who need an improviser, I'm one of the people they think to use if I'm appropriate for the part.

When playing a role, I would feel more comfortable, as you're given a prescribed way of behaving. So, both Facebook and theatre provide contrived settings that provide the illusion of social interaction.

Good acting is all in the writing. If it isn't on the page, then it really won't make any difference. You cannot act on force of personality alone.

An actor has to embody a role.

I'm a fool for a good role in a creative piece where there are really such talented writers and wonderful actors.

I like drama. I love being in a drama where I get to be the funny guy. That's what I really love the most.

I used to do theater in L.A., but it got to the point where everything was really showcase-y.

I'm an actor. I try to play a character in a really cool story, the very best I can.

What I ended up doing was becoming an actor who didn't mind doing other people's words.