A Quote by Jim Jarmusch
Good acting is about reacting, not tryingto express something, but reacting to a situation as the character.I don't like acting acting.
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Acting is about listening and reacting. John Wayne was right: Acting is just reacting. You don't have to do much - as long as you stay out of the way of others. That's why it works.
I think it's critical in any character you play that it really is about reacting instead of acting. You can always tell when a person is acting.
I like to rehearse with the actors scenes that are not in the script and will not be in the film because what we're really doing is trying to establish their character, and good acting to me is about reacting.
Some actors get by with behaving, not acting. You've got to sell the effect. I act more in the 'Nightmare' movies because it's not like me. I'm acting, not reacting.
I understand in the context of acting, it allows me to manifest character, but I am no wiser then the next person that is living up a life, that is acting and reacting to the built-up circumstances around them.
The key to acting is less acting and just reacting.
The great difference between screen acting and theatre acting is that screen acting is about reacting - 75% of the time, great screen actors are great reactors.
Acting is about reacting, and it's not easy to do that when you don't have a good co-star.
Working with good actors is a pleasure as acting is all about reacting.
Acting is reacting. That's when acting is great - when you say something, somebody said something, they make a face, they pose, they use something physical, then you react to that, then they react to you.
Acting is nothing but reacting, so if your co-stars react in a particular way, it does affect your acting as well.
Acting is reacting... there's a magic when you're working with another actor. With voice acting, you're doing it alone, all in your head. So, you have to re-create that essence by yourself. It's not necessarily more difficult. It's just a different set of skills.
That's the thing about acting is that it's reacting to what's going on around you.
I think chemistry is about not acting, but reacting, and not talking, but listening.
Acting is reacting, and it's always easier to react when someone is doing a good job.
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