Actors are agents of change. A film, a piece of theater, a piece of music, or a book can make a difference. It can change the world.
Interpretation
Art and performance have the power to inspire change in society.
This quote by Alan Rickman emphasizes the influential role that artists play in shaping societal perspectives and driving change. Whether through film, theater, music, or literature, the stories and expressions created by artists can resonate deeply with audiences, provoke thought, and ultimately inspire meaningful transformations in the world.
In practice
In a speech about the impact of culture at a conference.
Film has to be reflecting the world that we live in, and that's all you want to be a part of. Actors inhabit the same planet as everyone else. It's a weird thing that happens when you're an actor because people hold you up because you somehow embody in parts groups of people or people's hopes or something.
You can act truthfully or you can lie. You can reveal things about yourself or you can hide. Therefore, the audience recognizes something about themselves or they don't -- You hope they don't leave the theatre thinking that was nice...now where's the cab?'
I'm a lot less serious than people think, it's probably because the way my face is put together.
Those of you who are not aware of my brilliant career as a stand up comic, I'm not aware of it either so we might well wonder what we're doing here.
Acting is mostly about listening. If you just focus in on what the other person is saying, acting takes care of itself to quite a large extent.
When I am asked about influences, I always say I bow down to Fred Astaire, because when you look at him dancing you never look at his extremities, do you? You look at his centre. What you never see is the hours of work that went into the routines, you just see the breathtaking spirit and freedom.
Every artist will one day face the moment when he or she is doing what he or she does after the style has passed and the art-world heat-seeking machine has moved on.
Life isn't a support system for art. It's the other way around.
Writing is just work-there's no secret. If you dictate or use a pen or type or write with your toes-it's still just work.
It has taken me years of struggle, hard work and research to learn to make one simple gesture, and I know enough about the art of writing to realize that it would take as many years of concentrated effort to write one simple, beautiful sentence.
The sources of poetry are in the spirit seeking completeness.
Like a mermaid in sea-weed, she dreams awake, trembling in her soft and chilly nest.
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