Steve McQueen

“An actor is a puppet, manipulated by a dozen other people. Auto racing has dignity. But you need the same absolute concentration. You have to reach inside yourself and bring forth a lot of broken glass.”

Mike Bash

Jean-Pierre Léaud

“The strongest moments in my life are when I’m filming. It’s an adventure. As an actor I try to seduce someone, try to share something. The rest of my time is spent exploring experiences with women.”

Tak Fujimoto

Humphrey Bogart

“The only thing you owe the public is a good performance. ”

Bob Dylan

“Keep a good head and always carry a light bulb.”

Ted Hope

Jean Gabin

“I understood immediately that to get success I had to make for the front door, not for the back one.”

Shelley Duvall

“I'm one of those people who thinks you can have a happy life and still be an artist.”

Wallace Shawn

“I have been vain since birth. I expected other people to like what I did, although my vanity has definitely diminished over the years. ”

Jeremy Renner

“I like repressed characters. That gives me a lot of freedom to make a lot of different choices through subtleties.”

Vivien Leigh

“People think that if you look fairly reasonable, you can’t possibly act, and as I only care about acting, I think beauty can be a great handicap”

Elizabeth Banks

“I'm pleased that Hollywood hasn't figured out how to pigeonhole me yet...”

Howard Shore

Ronald Sanders

John Lone

Jeremy Irons

“I think I would not be described as a character actor in that I don't take on characteristics which are very alien to me.”

Elizabeth Hurley

“A bit of lusting after someone does wonders for the skin.”

Lara Flynn Boyle

“I spent every day just praying that I didn't look like a big dork on camera.”

Catherine O'Hara

“I think the success of my work stems from being truthful.”

Larry David

“Anyone can be confident with a full head of hair. But a confident bald man – there’s your diamond in the rough.”

Edward Lachman

Anthony Hopkins

“I am able to play monsters well. I understand monsters. I understand madmen.”

Carla Gugino

Peter Bellwood

Jeffrey Reeser

John Cusack

“Art is spiritual.”

Monica Bellucci

“An actor works with their soul and their thought.”

Brian Cox

“I`m an actor who does really interesting work in independent movies. I want to keep doing that because I don`t want the burden of an opening weekend sitting on my shoulders.”

Christopher Doyle

“You see the world, you end up in jail three or four times, you accumulate experience. And it gives you something to say. If you don't have anything to say then you shouldn't be making films. It's nothing to do with what lens you're using.”