I am one of those guys who could do the most emotional scene and crack a joke instantly. I'm lucky. I'm just like an idiot savant. I have one enormously enjoyable, pleasurable - for me - talent, which is being able to act.
Anjelica Huston and Kelly MacDonald are both really special. Anjelica has such a fresh point of view about acting and doesn't seem jaded at all. She seems more like a student and yet she is veteran actor who really brings it.
How do you find a better actor than Michael McKean? How do you find someone who's just that good? They don't grow on trees. Plus, he's a pleasure to work with, pleasure to be around.
In order to be a good actor, I'm a firm believer that you need to bring something to the table.
Mithunda is a great actor. He has done all kinds of roles simultaneously and that's no mean feat.
My talents fall within definite limitations. I am not as versatile an actress as some think.
I don't think more concentration is required for Robert De Niro to do what he does as for Jim Carrey to do what he does.
I don't think there's a lot of actors out there right now who really know what they're doing at all.
Very few ideas are better than Catherine O'Hara's ideas when it comes to acting.
I do think that good actors can do any part. It doesn't mean that they are the best ones to do it.
Disney acting is a little more difficult than many people think it is. People feel like the characters aren't deep, but as an actor, you try to do everything you can do the best of your ability.
The last movie I did, I was very lucky: I got to work with probably the best actor of our era, Billy Bob Thornton. He's just incredible. I was like a sponge: I soaked up everything he had to say.
I think Nat's an amazing actor... He understands things about acting that most people don't.
I never felt Lee Strasberg could act, and I fail to see how someone who can't act can teach acting.
I'm getting to the point where they see me as a good actor, rather than just a good guy who can act.
I think that as actors age, the work becomes more organic to them.
If you have the opportunity to watch Nathan Fillion or Jim Carrey do a scene, it's like getting a Ph.D. in acting.
It is always a pleasure to be directed by an actor because they know the scene from the actor's perspective, too. That's an advantage.
I think the only thing I've got going for me as an actor specifically is the fact that I can change.
I've never seen anyone - and I've had the opportunity to work with some really terrific actors in my time - but Philip Seymour Hoffman is definitely the best I ever had the opportunity to work with.
Good acting is good acting, however you learn it. Some people who haven't studied are amazing. Some people like Leonardo DiCaprio are naturally gifted - he's learned technique by working with people early on.
I don't have the acting skills my daughter has.
Bette Midler is this sort of laser-precise whirlwind. We only worked together for two days, but her precision, before even shooting, was remarkable.
Everyone knows about Amitabh Bachchan being a legendary actor, and I had this sense of arrogance that I can make him do what I want. But what he did on locations completely blew me away. I realised that I understand the quality of performances even more after seeing him perform.
I guess you can say that every actor is a 'character actor' on some level. But I think some actors have a wider range. I think that's how you get that mantle.
