Bill Forsyth on actors
Bill Forsyth11 quotes“I’d made these experimental films but I thought the major chore of a filmmaker was to relate to actors.”
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It’s easier for me to get three times the amount of money I really want.
Bill ForsythBill Forsyth It means that if they misunderstood Comfort and Joy, they misunderstood my other films.
Bill ForsythBill Forsyth I didn’t think Comfort and Joy was going to be a box-office smash.
Bill ForsythBill Forsyth Perhaps naively I thought people understand what humor was, that it was invented by the human race to cope with the dark areas of life, problems and terrors.
Bill ForsythBill Forsyth I’m not fond of any of my films in an intimate way, but Gregory’s Girl would be number 4 on my list.
Bill ForsythBill Forsyth At the moment, my mother is the only one left in Glasgow, although it’s certainly my home.
Bill ForsythBill Forsyth The movie business is very much like that: people in authority making purely emotional decisions instead of interesting rational ones.
Bill ForsythBill Forsyth I went to the Glasgow Youth Theatre and they just let me in. But I was so shy that I was there for about six weeks without actually introducing myself.
Bill ForsythBill Forsyth My two elder sisters married Englishmen and went abroad.
Bill ForsythBill Forsyth The studio system reminds me of the stock market.
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Since you are gone, I collect the stars each night building my own night sky, so I have something to hold onto forever.
Laura ChouetteLaura Chouette Can anybody hear me? Are my words going to waste I need to believe there was a purpose to all the pain?
Allie MillerAllie Miller The universe hears what you say, but it knows what you mean.
Brianna PastorBrianna Pastor Enough of this. The next one I love will return my passion.
Iestyn TudorIestyn Tudor It’s unconditional; their chemistry is unconditional – forever.
Ophelia ScarlettOphelia Scarlett I love you so much that it hurts and that’s the problem I love you so much that it hurts.
Olivia CliffordOlivia Clifford Let’s always bloom, savor and delight others with our beauty.
Mariya FedulovaMariya Fedulova Shadows follow me the way a vulture stalks death. One small step ahead.
Danielle MontgomeryDanielle Montgomery
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As an actor there’s no autonomy, unless you’re prepared to risk the possibility of starving.
Ben KingsleyBen Kingsley I was fortunate as a young actor, to go straight to the RSC, where I learned that being an actor can bring with it wonderful responsibilities.
Ben KingsleyBen Kingsley Craig Nelson who is an actor and is in a show called Coach in the United States. We began to do some improvisational stuff and we used to get laughs and things.
Barry LevinsonBarry Levinson Some of my oldest friends are actors. But that’s not the only place my friends come from.
Beau BridgesBeau Bridges Johnny Depp is one of my favorite actors because he takes chances.
Bai LingBai Ling To have a songwriter that wrote so specifically what I felt to be true… I’ve never been much of an actor either. If something is real for me, then I can do it.
Barry McGuireBarry McGuire You don’t have a lot of time to massage a scene into oblivion. It’s like you do it, you get a couple of good takes, and then you move on, so you have to be very spontaneous as an actor and have done your homework, and I like that.
Barry BostwickBarry Bostwick I know actors come around and they always talk like that, but I don’t do publicity if I don’t like the film.
Barbara HersheyBarbara Hershey