Billy Magnussen Quotes

Any actor working a long time should know how a shot is set up, where to place themselves, how to handle the lines. I'm a member of the crew, like the best boy, the electrician. What I'm good at is making eyes at the camera.

I love actors. That's my bread and butter, and I got to work with some amazing ones on '12 Years'.

I want to be on set and die hearing those words: Where's Peter?

I had done my first picture and I didn't have anything to do for awhile. I was asked to come back to New York and do Bus Stop in the role of the cowboy opposite Kim Stanley.

As an actor you have to have a strong vivid imagination as you're working and when the camera's rolling, but there's certainly a part of you that is aware of real life, that you're making a movie.

In 2005, I had the great honor of playing Shailene Woodley's mother in 'Felicity: An American Girl Adventure.' I was immediately impressed by her work ethic, both on and off set.

When somebody says, 'Action,' I act. When they say, 'Cut,' that's my job. I've done it.

I think all great actors - and I don't classify myself as one of them, incidentally - but I think all great actors listen well and I've learned that from a lot of the very good actors with whom I've worked - to really listen to what people say.

All actors do that. Should do that and do that. For the most part. I say all actors. I'm exaggerating, but you know who does and who doesn't. Vince is a wonderful young actor who knows his work and did a beautiful job on this film.

When I do film, I really take on roles and I take on characters.

Soaps are the best. They really are. If you can do a soap, well, you can do anything. You have to learn pages of dialogue very quickly.

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

When I'm on set, I don't really think about what an audience is going to think about a scene. I'm just thinking about how I can make it best. And how I can enjoy myself most.

My job is to act, whether in indie or mainstream films.

While accepting a film, my co-star is my last priority.

Once I sign up for a film, I just go by the director's instructions.

Not that I'm in the stage of my career where they're offering me parts in 'The Revenant,' but I try very hard to go through the audition process because I feel like I learn quite a lot about the character and the people I'm going to work with.

When I was in film institute, stage plays were compulsory part of our training.

Learning a craft is up to you, whether you are doing theatre or movies.

I don't like being away from theater that long. The muscles get atrophied if you don't exercise them.

In theater, there's a lot of work to do to build the characters. It's a great experience.

I was trained as a dramatic actor. I'm really excited to do some more dramatic stuff.

After I began to explore what an actor actually is, I studied for three years before I had the guts to go on an audition.

I'm a theater actress. I love rehearsal. I could have six weeks of rehearsal and think it's not enough. But on film, you don't get that luxury.

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