Underacting Quotes

It's very hard to dramatise something factual and not make it look overdone, but also not to make it look so under-dramatised that it's dull.

Overacting is a self-indulgence, while underacting comes either through a lack of talent or a lack of courage.

One of the traditions of film acting is a sort of mumbled realism. Be minimal, and do less. 'Even less than that.'

There's a very fine line between underacting and not acting at all. And not acting is what a lot of actors are guilty of. It amazes me how some of these little numbers with dreamy looks and a dead pan are getting away wit it. I'd hate to see them on stage with a dog act.

I'm sure favorite moments in movies are things that just happen accidentally when the camera is there. You have to do all the homework to get yourself into the period, the costumes, the style, the voice, the hairdo or whatever it is, but once you've done all that work, you have to kind of let it go and just be there. If you're always thinking about it, it just looks a bit over-thought.

Some movies I see today have the most dramatic plot points but the actors are not playing them dramatically.

You need to gain the confidence that you're doing enough on film. You must resist the temptation to do too much.