Andy Serkis Quotes

I tested on a lot of TV shows and films after I finished drama school.

There are many, many, actors with whom I'd like to share a stage or a set.

The world resembles a stage on which every man is playing a part.

You can repeat things because it's on a set and there are actors. But if it's a great moment and you don't capture it, it's rare to get that moment again.

Once you're on the set and shooting, it's all just cinema. You have actors and cameras.

Working in film tends to isolate actors - it's your close-up; it's all about you.

My respect for animation has gone way up. It's a truckload of work. I have to sit with my animators the same way I'd sit with my actors and cast them.

I love doing both theater and television.

British actors are pretty good, by and large, at turning on at 'action' and off at 'cut.'

The more roles there are, the more actors there are.

My husband and I are both actors; we're obviously dramatic.

All actors are protecting something, in their own way, that happens in front of a camera.

My husband is an actor, and we don't talk about acting at home.

My work is really simple. They say 'action,' I do my stuff; they say, 'cut!'

All the characters play an important role. For me, as an actor, for my character to come out so beautifully, I would give all the credit to my co-actors, directors and writers.

I'm pretty comfortable on any set where I have something to do.

Actors have to entertain viewers, be it on TV or in movies.

Dominic Sherwood would always tell me a joke right before it was my take or my close up. He'd say a funny joke, and I couldn't stop laughing, even after they said, 'Action.'

As a director and an actor, I encourage improvisation but in character and in the moment of what it is.

Also a good director and good dialogue. That's very important because you're bringing the words to life. So it's very important for an actor to have good dialogue.

Elijah can register such subtle emotion on his face that I loved doing close-ups on him. He really brings a superb emotional level to Frodo's scenes and although he is a very instinctive actor, we discussed the character thoroughly.

I have always wanted to do a book about actors because I think that the death of a character is a tremendously emotional experience.

I think film is a world of directors. Theater is a world of actors. Or, theater is for actors as cinema is for directors. I started in theater. Filming is as complete as directing film. In theater, you are there, you have a character, you have a play, you have a light, you have a set, you have an audience, and you're in control, and every night is different depending on you and the relationship with the other actors. It's as simple as that. So, you are given all the tools.

An animator is an actor with a pencil.

Every animator is really an actor performing in slow motion, living the character a drawing at a time.