Miranda Rae Mayo Quotes

I love Jeff Bridges. You can never go wrong with that guy. I hope to work with him one day.

As a young actor, I worked with Kevin McNally and have always thought him brilliant.

There's nothing like working with the best actors possible, and if you have a piece of material like, 'Long Way Down' or 'Love Punch,' which allows you to play, then it's just a joy to go to work.

John Hawkes is amazing. I really want to meet that man; he's so good. Him and Ben Foster, and I'm a big fan of Nick Stahl - those are my three guys.

I would love to have a part opposite a great actor - like, say, Pacino or De Niro or Hoffman. And to work with a top director. That's my dream.

I try to create an environment where, when we step onto the set, we're all in character.

It was a real honor to be able to work with someone like that that I've been watching since I was a kid. I mean, to play his brother left some people scratching their heads but something about it really worked.

When you work with Sir Anthony there are days when he will do a lot of takes if he's really enjoying a scene.

I love ensemble pieces, I love being a part of the entire tapestry of a piece, but I think character actors do have a lot more fun, and there's a versatility involved that's challenging and fun, to come up to speed and do what's required of you.

Every actor hopes that the character that they're playing continues to be a challenge throughout their tenure of their show.

Martin Sheen is my pinup! And Allison Janney, oh my God. They're brilliant actors.

I want to have a scene with Maggie Smith.

I don't mind what the role is at all; I just want to play cool characters.

You have to have wonderful actors for material, particularly difficult material that requires complicated performances.

Once I got over my initial butterflies, being in the same room and doing a scene with Jimmy Caan was great. I never backed down for one second against him. I loved it. I love those moments. Working with people like that is the greatest joy you can get as an actor.

I'm a huge fan of actors, and I love when people find moments and a scene works. There's nothing more that I love than to go over to another actor and say, 'Yeah! You just rocked that one, baby!'

Sometimes I've done small parts, like with Spike Lee, but it doesn't matter because you want to work with the director.

When you act with phenomenal actors, it makes your job much easier because all you have to do is react.

When you hire Sam Jackson, he'll figure out the character, and he'll figure out the character's look, and he'll provide it to you. With Sam Jackson, you basically yell 'action', you go get a sandwich, and you come back and yell 'cut.'

Every actor wants that - to have a great character and then continue to add more into the depth of his life.

Eddie Marsan is just my favourite actor of all time. I love everything he's been in, so it's a dream come true to work with him.

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 really love playing McKay. It's one of those roles where every day something is different.

Having a good actor as co-star is always a pleasure, as it gives you space to perform. It's nice to work with nice actors.

Wayne was coming out of a session as Mickey for 'Totally Minnie.' We met in the hallway. We just blended really well.