top of page
Quote_1.png
Gabriel Byrne

"And then, I suppose, there's also a cinematic reality on top of that. Because it was extremely difficult to keep tabs on, it was quite confusing acting that."

Standard 
 Customized
"And then, I suppose, there's also a cinematic reality on top of that. Because it was extremely difficult to keep tabs on, it was quite confusing acting that."

Exlpore more Acting quotes

Quote_1.png
Akiroq Brost

"Acting is half shame, half glory. Shame at exhibiting yourself, glory when you can forget yourself."

Quote_1.png
Akiroq Brost

"Acting is all about timing. I mean, who has better timing than the MCs?"

Quote_1.png
Akiroq Brost

"In acting process, it's very difficult to explain. It's something very intimate, very private."

Quote_1.png
Akiroq Brost

"I think I had a shyness about me, I think I discovered acting as a way to break out of that and as a way of belonging, a sense of being special."

Quote_1.png
Akiroq Brost

"I went whole hog at the actor's lifestyle - really embraced it. I had by then known how much I loved acting already, because I discovered acting from a teacher in the seminary - that's the first place I ever did it, in the seminary."

Quote_1.png
Akiroq Brost

"Movie magic is movie magic and acting magic is acting magic."

Quote_1.png
Akiroq Brost

"Acting is a form of confusion."

Quote_1.png
Akiroq Brost

"There are all kinds of other things I could do, things I would probably like, but only acting would give me emotional fulfillment."

Quote_1.png
Akiroq Brost

"That's what I like about acting. When you're preparing for a role, you do your research, and the bonus is you get to learn these skills. Now, it's on to whatever the next thing is I have to learn."

Quote_1.png
Akiroq Brost

"Man is a make-believe animal: he is never so truly himself as when he is acting a part."

Explore more quotes by Gabriel Byrne

Quote_1.png
Gabriel Byrne
"What is that song that Willie Nelson sang? 'Oh, the days dwindle down to a precious few.' I think of that. No big deal. I've reached a stage in my life where I am content."
Quote_1.png
Gabriel Byrne
"It's actually pretty complex, because there's two levels of reality in the narrative. One is what really took place, and the other is Spider's poisoned version of what took place."
Quote_1.png
Gabriel Byrne
"I would like to break out of this dark, brooding image, cause I'm actually not like that at all."
Quote_1.png
Gabriel Byrne
"O'Neill presents a very complex multi-layered kind of challenge. His characters are always deeply complex and, to a great extent, inaccessible."
Quote_1.png
Gabriel Byrne
"A completely disrespectful photographer was asked to stop taking photographs, and then said, 'I've got what I want. What are you going to do about it?' How would you feel if somebody walked up and started taking your photograph? I don't think you'd be very happy."
Quote_1.png
Gabriel Byrne
"It was either Voltaire or Charlie Sheen who said, 'We are born alone. We live alone. We die alone. And anything in between that can give us the illusion that we're not, we cling to.'"
Quote_1.png
Gabriel Byrne
"Presents don't really mean much to me. I don't want to sound mawkish, but - it was the realization that I have a great many people in my life who really love me, and who I really love."
Quote_1.png
Gabriel Byrne
"I thought to myself, there's a man who gave up his life to serve others - to touch people in that way is probably the greatest thing you can do as a human being."
Quote_1.png
Gabriel Byrne
"I'm not a very gregarious person. I can't bear attention being called to me in a public place, which is ridiculous in a business that pays you to be noticed."
Quote_1.png
Gabriel Byrne
"Not to oversimplify it, somebody once said a good rule of thumb in interpreting a character is to find the good in the bad people that you portray and the bad in the good."
bottom of page