Navya Nair Quotes

I learned a lot from Ana Ortiz, who plays my sister in 'Sleeping with the Fishes'.

I'd like to work with any actress from whom I can learn-one who has had many experiences with many directors and is willing to share some of her knowledge with me.

I feel that being an actor is a front-row seat into seeing how everybody else makes their movies. Basically, being in the trenches for ten years is like a college-level course in filmmaking if not more. It feels like every director I work with and every set that I visit as an actor, I see someone else's definition of filmmaking.

Acting is a life experience. I'm always learning things when I'm making a movie. So the fame part of it is fine when you consider what you get out of this job.

Being an actor helps me direct a little bit, when I do that, which I haven't been able to do that much, but I plan to in the future. There are a lot of reasons for that, but certainly because I feel like you know how to talk to actors, and you know what they need from you if you've been one yourself.

Working with actors is something I've never done before. I find it tremendous. It's hard work.

Every time you say yes to a film there's a certain percentage of your yes that has to do with the director, a certain percentage to do with the story, a certain percentage with the character, the location, etc.

I like to just work with great directors.

I want to do more movies. I feel like it's a totally different skill set than there is to theater. It's much more internal.

My acting experience has been a benefit. What I learned from directors is how to listen to and talk with actors. I know how they think and what they need.

I miss working with great actors, working with great directors.

I've been lucky to learn by playing all kinds of roles and watching all kinds of really good cinematographers, actors, and directors for many years before people were even aware of me in terms of audience.

Most actors go, 'I read the script and fell in love with it'; I fall in love with the directors.

That's one of the great things about being an actor. You get to learn all these things normal people don't get to learn.

I learn a new thing every single day about acting, about directing, about producing.

I am a director's actress in general - I depend a lot on them.

I try to choose characters that are very different; I think I have succeeded in that. A big role or a small one does not bother me at all. What matters is that I should have a rapport with the director.

If you ever want to be interrogated, get Michael Shannon to do it. He's an amazing man. I loved working with him.

I always learn something from every actor I've ever worked with. I always pick something from them.

Bill Condon, I must say, may have been one of the best professional experiences of my life, collaborating with him. He, himself, is an Academy Award winning screenwriter. He is a storyteller first and foremost, so we speak the same language. We approach things always from the story.

You know, the great thing about acting or, indeed, filmmaking in general, is that we're all given a reason to do research. You kind of have to, really, if you want to know what you're doing, but it opens up this whole new understanding.

Working with a great actor is really educational.

I've gotten to work with some wonderful directors and people who have been great teachers to me.

One of the great joys of being an actor is you get to go back to school.

Part of the fun of acting is the research, finding out about other people.