The tongue may hide the truth but the eyes—never!
All men lie when they are afraid. Some tell many lies, some but a few. Some have only one great lie they tell so often that they almost come to believe it... though some small part of them will always know that it is still a lie, and that will show upon their faces. (a servant in the House of Black and White)
As an actor, I feel one should use his look to trick people.
I watched season four of 'The Wire.' They have subtle performances that they do through their eyes. You could watch season four with the audio off and still understand what's happening through their eyes.
One of my favorite actors is Paul Newman. He could tell so much with a single look, whereas some actors would need an entire five page monologue to give off the feeling of what he could say with just a single look.
People judge you really quickly, at first just on your facial features. There are two dimensions - warmth and competence. You can think of them as trustworthiness and strength. They're first judging you on warmth; evaluating whether or not you are trustworthy. That's much more important to them than whether or not you're competent.
Faces are the most interesting things we see; other people fascinate me, and the most interesting aspect of other people - the point where we go inside them - is the face. It tells all.
Insight into character comes from listening intently to the spoken word. The physical person, their charisma, charm and dramatic flair is more often used to persuade audiences, as they use these stealth tools of disguise and deception.
Acting is very physical, even when it doesn't appear to be. It's about the arc of your body's language through a film.
Great hatred can be concealed in the countenance, and much in a kiss.
There's this little recipe that you have to hit pretty well to get somebody to laugh. And it's a combination of the way in which you say something, with the facial expression that you have, married with the body language that you have, etc.
Don't write anything you can phone. Don't phone anything you can talk. Don't talk anything you can whisper. Don't whisper anything you can smile. Don't smile anything you can nod. Don't nod anything you can wink.
Let me make something clear: I can't do anything in particular to make others laugh. I do what is necessary for a character. The body language of the character may make others laugh.
Painted faces, sun burnt skin, fixed expressions, smiles worn thin.
The face is the mirror of the mind, and eyes without speaking confess the secrets of the heart.
It's amazing what you can hide just by putting on a smile.
All lies are told with a straight face. It is truth that's said with a dismissive giggle.
There was a time when people said, 'Jim, if you keep on making faces, your face will freeze like that.' Now they just say, 'Pay him!'
One foot in front of the other, counting tiles on the floor so I don't have to focus the blur of painted smiles, fake faces.
There are no language barriers when you are smiling.
If you are having fun on screen, it shows.
You don't need words to express feelings.
After 40, one's face begins to tell more than one's tongue.
I'm big on facial expressions, and I'm big on mannerisms, which I find to be hilarious.
Good actors I've worked with all started out making faces in a mirror, and you keep making faces all your life.
