In theatre, there's the director, the writer, and below them the actor. In film, it's the actors who are most important. That goes against the grain for me. (Anne-Marie Duff)

In theatre, there's the director, the writer, and below them the actor. In film, it's the actors who are most important. That goes against the grain for me.

Anne-Marie Duff

Related topics

actor director film grain theatre writer

Related quotes

The relationship between an actor and a director is like a love story between a man and a woman. I'm sure sometimes I'm the woman. View quote
Gérard Depardieu
Fifteen years before I became a screen actor, I was in the theatre. A lot of my work was comedy, which I loved doing. It's harder. View quote
Ben Kingsley
The theatre is not the place for the musician. When the curtain is up the music interrupts the actor, and when it is down the music interrupts the audience. View quote
Arthur Sullivan
The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in the world. And he must hold to this illusion even when he knows it is not true. View quote
John Steinbeck
I wanted to work on a cable show and with a writer/director because that's a much more fulfilling and freeing experience, as an actor. View quote
Tom Ellis