"When accepting or preparing for a role, fear is the motivating factor."

-- Josh Brolin

#Roles Quotes #Accepting Quotes #Preparing Quotes

“That's a very odd notion because it involves seeing money up there on the screen - if something cost $5 million to make, they want to see that $5 million up there.”
“You can keep yourself alive. That's the magic of being an actor.”
“Iâ€™m so thankful to have been born in the times that we live in. I felt a responsibility to Simon [Halls] and to our kids to be able to live with integrity and not have some strange split psychology of This is who my dad is at home, and this is who he is to the public. That trumped any type of professional repercussions that it could have had. And â€“ not by my own volition or choice â€“ Iâ€™ve been playing exclusively straight characters for the first 10 years of my career. Whatever happens from this point on says a lot more about the business and society than it does about me.”
“If I'm not working, I'm not happy. That's it. That's the prerequisite for me for happiness.”
“John Lennon was a musical genius. All I have to do is think of some of his songs and even the titles make me feel good... and I'm not the only one. His music has crossed cultures and even generations.”
“I've never progressed very far from my days as a smart aleck in middle school.”
“My childhood was surrounded by trouble, illness, and my dad's alcoholism, but as I said, we just didn't have the time to be impressed by all those misfortunes. I have an idea that the Irish possess a built-in don't-give-a-damn that helps them through all the stress.”

Source : James Cagney (1976). “Cagney by Cagney”
“No one has lived a short life who has performed its duties with unblemished character.”

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