Famous quotes by Famous people

” If you had special powers, it wouldn’t be all fun and games. There would be regrets for things you’ve done. “

” It’s not terrifying to watch ‘Mindhunter,’ necessarily, but it’s just unsettling. You can find Aileen Wuornos just talking to a camera. It’s hard to watch. Her eyeballs, they are just terrifying. “

” I’ve seen a lot of teachers come and go, and you do three or four years, and it’s exhausting. “

” If it’s a 50-seat theater, I am neurotic about whether I’m doing an honest performance. Sometimes I walk away happy enough with it. You know, it can always be better, but sometimes I’ll walk away distraught, feeling like I missed the pulse of the character that evening. “

” I just love characters that are complex, that you can dig into and keep itching the scratch and never quite be satisfied because they have enough going on with them that it’s like a giant puzzle. “

” Whenever you’re playing somebody who is, by all accounts, rotten, don’t focus on the rotten stuff. That stuff will take care of itself. It’s already in the script, the audience is already experiencing it without you having to add an extra feel of evil. Just play them like regular people. “

” If you feel too comfortable while you’re performing, you’re probably not doing it right. “

” There’s been some people I’ve overheard talking about ‘Mindhunter.’ I’ll lean in and say, ‘Hey, I haven’t seen it yet. Is it any good?’ And they’ll say, ‘Yeah, you should go check it out. “

” When you can surprise yourself, you’re truly acting. “

” When you have a job you know you’d do for free, it takes a lot of the pressure away to be successful at it. So if it’s doing theater in New York or teaching acting, I’m down for all of it. “

” I always look for projects that are risky and ones that want to do something unique. If audiences don’t like it, you feel good knowing that you were brave enough to do something original. If they do like it, you feel like everyone is rewarded, because we all got to see something new. “