“I believe our emotional tension can manifest itself physically.”
Tom Shadyac

“He's full of emotion and agony. If he says, ‘Pass the salt’, it’s like the scene where Oedipus puts out his eyes.”
Woody Allen On Joaquin Phoenix

“If we cannot make the audience laugh, smile or cry with us, we are not actors. ”
Sonny Chiba

“I think actors always retain one foot in the cradle. We're switched on to our youth, to our childhood. We have to be because we're in the business of transferring emotions to other people.”
Sir Derek Jacobi

“The actor has to develop his body. The actor has to work on his voice. But the most important thing the actor has to work on is his mind.”
Stella Adler