The only thing that we as actors really can control is to be able to say 'yes' or 'no' to the material.
Bryan Cranston
I became fascinated by the fact that you could translate written material into performance.
Raymond Cruz
And, in fact, you can find that the lack of basic resources, material resources, contributes to unhappiness, but the increase in material resources... →
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
24 hour broadcasts have to stretch limited material to fit 24 hours worth of space.
Drew Curtis
I think anytime you start relying on a format to get you by you've got weak material to begin with.
I really think that as good of a job as you do as a writer, you're absolutely indebted to the actors that have to deliver that material.
Carlton Cuse
In memoir, you have to be particularly careful not to alienate the reader by making the material seem too lived-in. It mustn't have too much of... →
Rachel Cusk
It's hard to know where your thoughts come from, especially when you have a thirst for material because you need it professionally.
Louis C. K.
I know what it's like to have a bunch of material that's working that you don't care about. You want to die.
I really don't want to go to work every day convincing myself of what I'm saying. I want the material to make me a better actor; then I try... →
Paul Dano