Gia Coppola Quotes

Good actors can tell you more about your play than 1,000 hours alone at your desk.

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.

I love the entire process of being on the set and being able to create a character. It's so much fun. In 'Think Like a Man,' I have a very small part. They told me it wasn't a big budget, but I don't care about any of that. I'll do it for free simply because I love being on the set with other creative people.

I love acting, every job is a dream job when you're an actor. I'd like to do eventually more film work and to collaborate with the best actors and directors in film.

I'm really excited, because the character, Jules, is a really awesome character. I'm really excited to be playing her, and overall, I'm really excited to be getting back to my acting roots.

I like collaborating with actors. I love finding that moment where it all comes together.

I think I started out just loving the attention. But that's changed into a real love and passion for my profession. Acting has never lost that challenge and excitement for me.

Acting is also working with people who invite you into their dreams and trust you with their innermost being.

Actors aren't stupid, mostly, and if there's a sensibility and an aesthetic that a director's going for, if you're aware of that too, you can do things to help that.

As a director, I also get to sit and watch actors and learn from them in a way that I don't get to do when I'm just acting.

One of the things I really love about TV is this symbiotic relationship you can get between the writers and the actors, and the characters start to come to life because you start to collaborate.

It's a dream to be in a company of actors.

I've acted with all types, I've directed all types. What you want to understand, as a director, is what actors have to offer. They'll get at it however they get at it. If you can understand that, you can get your work done.

I love actors, and I love the casting process. It's funny, like, some writers don't like actors because, I think, they are the faces of the show, and so you feel sort of secondary, but I love actors because they elevate the material; they make it better.

As an actor, I love working with directors. As much as I love working with other actors.

Good actors, especially when they know their character, will come in and either tell you in advance that they have an idea, or in the middle of the rehearsal or the scene they'll let it loose and you go, 'Ah that's great.'

To be able to work with actors who are doing such good work, not only makes it easier for you, but it makes you better.

The best thing an actor can be is flexible, because all directors are different and all actors are different.

Television and film acting is really fun because you are working with other people and you are not completely responsible for the outcome of the project.

I think what makes a good actor's director is the same thing that makes a good director. Acting is just one of the trades necessary to make a movie.

I think chemistry and great acting go hand-in-hand.

I never was disillusioned with acting because I love acting.

The idea for actors is to make a living telling stories, so if you can do that, then you're way ahead of the game.

I provide the bricks and mortar with the words and situations - the director and the actors and the designers build the house.

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.