Actor's Emotion Quotes

The magic doesn't come from within the director's mind, it comes from within the hearts of the actors.

As I grew older, I realised that Bruce Lee was an actor first and a martial artist second. If he wasn't a convincing actor and didn't have the emotion in his eyes before delivering a kick or a punch, it wouldn't have made that much of an impact.

What motivates every other decision artistically or technically is the acting. This is what motivates everything. Never can a camera move be incompatible with the emotion of the actor at that moment. The movement, the style, the atmosphere, everything is dictated by the actor.

I think that with any emotion - fear, love, nervousness - if the actor's feeling it, then the audience feels it.

When an actor sings a song, he will be able to bring forth the emotion in it much better than a playback singer.

I think with the best actors, emotion is something that has no kind of check in them.

An emotional performance is usually more instinctive to an actor.

As an actor, it's important to feel for the character, as you will be watched by audience, and when you start feeling your character, you share a sense of happiness and achievement.

And Hackman had really choked up when he was telling it. It was very moving.

[Jack Sparrow]'s a blast to play. I'll be in a deep, dark depression saying goodbye to him. I'll keep the costume and just prance around the house, entertain the kids....I mean, at a certain point, the madness must stop, but for the moment, I can't say that he's done.