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Quotes about acting and actors
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To me, the psychology behind the character is critical. So I work very hard to get into the mind of the man that I'm going to be playing, because number one, I want to understand why he's doing what he's doing. It's essential, it's absolutely essential. (Coleman Dabney)
“I am a very physical actor though.” (Coleman Dabney)
“But I was a poet before I was an actor.” (Coleman Dabney)
“Johnny Depp is a great actor.” (Coleman Dabney)
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“I play a huge variety of roles.” (Coleman Dabney)
“I pick and chose every role.” (Coleman Dabney)
I think the Clintons are brilliant. I've never met a person as intelligent as Bill, and I think Hillary is right up there with him. They're too smart for Washington. (Coleman Dabney)
Jim Carrey can wear on me. (Coleman Dabney)
They can't make any of these talented young actors Fletch. You might as well make a movie called Chevy Chase. (Coleman Dabney)
“For an actor, it's great fun to play one of these hungry white sharks. Audiences love to hate them.” (Coleman Dabney)
“A lot of actors get concerned about their own image, even going so far as to rewrite a movie to best serve that image. All I want to do is be in good movies.” (Coleman Dabney)
“Actors have always done well playing the bad guys in movies. Audiences enjoy bad guys because through these characters, normal people are able to experience, vicariously, what its like to be vicious, nasty, and amoral. Kindness is not rewarded very much as far as drama is concerned.” (Coleman Dabney)
“Actresses have more fear of being disliked. I, on the other hand, revel in it.” (Coleman Dabney)
“I've always tried to kind of stretch my wings as an actor and do things that are different.” (Coleman Dabney)
“You know ... acting is not very difficult, once you know how to do it, ... And that's ... so beautiful, because you can say that about anything: It's not difficult, once you know how.” (Coleman Dabney)
Well, I did not do all my own stunts, and an actor who says they do all of their own stunts is usually stretching the truth. (Coleman Dabney)
But no, I love acting, it's a wonderful job. (Coleman Dabney)
I don't think I have one iota of cynicism about acting. (Coleman Dabney)
Method acting is a label I don't really understand, because there's a method to everybody's acting. (Coleman Dabney)
One of the first things I learned about acting was, the only person you compete against is yourself. (Coleman Dabney)
We shot the exteriors at the Pollack House. I played Pollack and I directed it. I had my hands full! (Coleman Dabney)
To be honest with you, I get a little fed up with actors who act crazy to make themselves more interesting. (Coleman Dabney)
Everything we do helps the new artists in the long run. (Coleman Dabney)
So from an actor's perspective, you really have no idea how you're acting. (Coleman Dabney)
I actually went to art school. I studied music formally. I was probably less formal about my study of acting than anything. (Coleman Dabney)
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