Tate Taylor Quotes

It's very, very important to me, no matter who the person is, to play that person with the utmost degree of truth that I'm able to bring. But playing a character like Jack Sparrow or Willy Wonka, that requires nothing but a degree of responsibility to the intent of the story - responsibility to the film-maker to deliver the goods.

Drama and comedy, to me, are all about being surprising, coherent, and true, all at once.

The older I've gotten, the more the need to exert comedy no matter how tragic a character I may be portraying because they are essentials for presenting truth.

I think it's natural if you're doing a lot of comedy to do a lot of drama, because you have to figure out the real version of the joke.

I love comedy, but I actually do prefer drama because I am already animated as a human being.

There's a certain rhythm to comedy that is almost like you're dancing and you just go on autopilot, so to speak. There's something just beautifully enjoyable about comedy in that respect. It's a joy to be able to do that. Drama, you get to go to depths that you haven't gone to before.

When I read what 'GLOW' was about, it just felt like something where I could make as many faces as I wanted, and it would totally make sense!

As an actor, what I can do is tell the truth. At least, I hope I can tell the truth - a dramatic truth, but still an honest portrayal.

As filmmakers and as actors, you have to find truth.

On some level in acting, what you're trying to find is truth, because when it's true is when it's also funny.

Acting is all about truth and honesty, and the sensitivity that's capable of transporting you.

I really realize the more movies I do just how important - it's so cliche when people say it, because everybody says it nowadays - but it's so important to keep it grounded. I totally understand what that means.

What I really like doing is storytelling, finding the body language that is necessary for the story. And when I'm doing it and it's working, I'm thrilled.

Our job is to represent the truth of human nature, whether you're playing a tender love story that's set in a coffee shop or whether you're in 'The Avengers,' which is set in a Manhattan which is exploding.

Acting's not about nose jobs and liposuction. It's about being truthful to what you're doing.

Singing is about telling a story. When you are onstage, you get to be your own self... When acting, you're someone else.

Songwriters tell the truth.

I'd play the same character for ten years if the words and the moments that I'm playing are authentic.

I look at scripts really for whether they can be moving or penetrate some kind of truth. You are constantly chasing that feeling as an actor when every part of a production comes together.

That's the thing about acting - you can't fake it.

I always wanted to tell stories and act.

My role is to just tell the highest degree of truth with every character and every story. From there, I have no clue whatsoever how things are going to turn out.

If I'm not clear with the character, I can't do anything with it. But once I get that character, the possibilities are endless. When you have such a defined character, I feel like I can actually read the phone book and make it funny.

Hopefully, any character I play has an anchor in reality.

Olivier said that drama is an affair of the heart, or it's nothing, and he was right.