Ben Gazzara on awards
Ben Gazzara11 quotes“I love awards, especially if I get them. It’s up to the courage of the filmmakers to make art in cinema, not just business. John was rejected by studios, he borrowed money and did movies with his own money. You’re either courageous or not. You have to find a way.”
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We actors don’t travel as tourists with a camera, we really get to enter the life of a place and get to know it.
Ben GazzaraBen Gazzara Especially in the theater, which is where I came from. And I may go back to soon, as a matter of fact. To Broadway.
Ben GazzaraBen Gazzara I love awards, especially if I get them.
Ben GazzaraBen Gazzara You achieve because you’re lucky to work with people who are very talented.
Ben GazzaraBen Gazzara I hate just showing up, hitting a mark, doing your work, and going home. It’s very boring. But being part of the creation of the whole thing is very exciting.
Ben GazzaraBen Gazzara You can do more of independent films. A Hollywood picture, you’ll do one a year, one of those big blockbusters, right? Then you’ve gotta go to the gym to get in shape to do all of the running and shooting and diving and falling and hitting and all that stuff they do today.
Ben GazzaraBen Gazzara Maybe for others it was difficult to find a role that suited my type. But I never thought of myself as a type. I really thought I could play anything, quite frankly. And I have.
Ben GazzaraBen Gazzara some actors seek parts similar to their personalities. But, I prefer undergoing a metamorphosis that depends on the role .
Ben GazzaraBen Gazzara I think cinema is better today that you can be more daring with what you do. If you do it well. With that comes a responsibility not to bore people with vulgarity and all that stuff. To know how to do it right, know how to lay it out there.
Ben GazzaraBen Gazzara One of the pleasures of being an actor is that it takes you places you wouldn’t ordinarily go, and you don’t enter as a tourist, you really enter the life of the place.
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