I always try hard to arrange all media in a way so that it expresses what I want - this is not limited to one medium alone and varies from case to case.
In the arts the way in which an idea is rendered, and the manner in which it is expressed, is much more important than the idea itself.
My method is to find a word with a gesture.
Remember that how you say something is as important as what you say.
I put the words down and push them a bit.
Actors are conditioned to develop a system for expressing as much as they can in the shortest amount of time because you're going to get all cut up in a movie.
Emotions often must be portrayed from an inner feeling, of course, but I had a double advantage because I was learning to direct my as-yet expressionless feelings as well as gaining an ability to express emotion by a very conscious manipulation of my muscles.
One mustn't let technique be the consciously important thing. It should be at the service of expressing the form.
I'm basically a hoofer, a tap dancer. I was always very good from the waist down, moving with the feet... I became what's known as a total dancer, using the entire body in order to express what you want to express in tap dancing and line.
Methinks the human method of expression by sound of tongue is very elementary, and ought to be substituted for some ingenious invention which should be able to give vent to at least six coherent sentences at once.
I started in theatre, moved into film and television, and started doing voice work, which is funny because after a long time in film and television, you forget how much you rely on just a simple look on your face.
It is not of so much consequence what you say, as how you say it. Memorable sentences are memorable on account of some single irradiating word.
Rem tene, verba sequentur: grasp the subject, and the words will follow. This, I believe, is the opposite of what happens with poetry, which is more a case of verba tene, res sequenter: grasp the words, and the subject will follow.
Acting is not being emotional, but being able to express emotion.
I generally try to think of what it is I want to express and then find a way of expressing it.
I believe in form and the manner of what you say being as important as the content of what you say.
