McDermitt, who plays Eugene Porter on the series, talks his unlikely career path, acting goals and words to those who think about giving up.
“I’m in a weird and enviable position in that, because of my playwriting, I don’t have to do anything as an actor I don’t want to do.” – Tracy Letts
“I still get excited when I get offered stuff. Like, a part of me thinks, They think I can do it! That’s awesome!” – Elisabeth Moss
“I discovered that acting was really a study of human behavior; what made people tick. And that fascinated me, and still fascinates me.” – Dennis Quaid
“I learned to read character—how people tick, and I got firsthand experience of the anxiety and fear that actors deal with.” – Jon Favreau on Taking Improv Classes
“Learn what it is to sweat. Learn what it is to fail. Learn how to take rejection. Don’t personalize it.” – Goldie Hawn
“I’m a character actor through and through; a lot of my work on camera has been bureaucrats, guys in suits, and jerks.” – Tracy Letts
“What is so shocking now is that young actors don’t want to find out about the legacy that we left.” – Judi Dench
DeVito reveals his onstage egg-eating technique and talks about performing for a Broadway audience.
“It takes a brave person to do that and to get up every day and still give it your best shot rather than just cowering with fear.” – Britt Robertson
The old adage that things have a way of working out for the best still applies to some of the most popular actors on the planet, too.
“That was something that I thought, I can grab onto that. I can run with that.” – Karen Gillan on Her ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Audition
“People sometimes talk about me as being a brand, having a strategy and whatever else. I wish.” – Emma Watson
“that’s what I left wrestling to do, was act.” – Dave Bautista
“Literature has always been the greatest fuel for my imagination.” – Carrie Coon
“I guess the truth is, for me, no matter what recognition I get, I think I am always going to question myself.” – Brie Larson
“The system has changed now, there are more varied roles, partly because there’s so much more television and so much less theatre.” – Jim Broadbent
“You’re a film actor, you’re a TV actor. To me, you’re an actor. Just act.” – Stanley Tucci
“Generally, every morning, I have to start from scratch.” – Bill Nighy on Being an Actor
“I felt like I understood them from the writing and I don’t make the job very complicated for myself as an actor.” – Ewan McGregor on ‘Fargo’
