If you don't trust yourself, you won't trust others. You make a choice and see where it goes.
Martin LandauBad guys don't think they're bad guys. Hitler probably thought he was a wonderful guy doing some wonderful and righteous work for Germany.
Martin LandauI always treat each take as a rehearsal for the next take. That way you can find stuff and keep adding and playing until they tell me to stop
Martin LandauAny good director creates a playground. That's what they do. They hire the right actor, open the door and let them play because stuff will happen, right then and there. The audience wants to believe that what's going on is happening for the first time, ever. That's what acting is. That's what good scene writing is.
Martin LandauAn awful lot of actors who are considered very good actors are not very good actors. There are people who just strike gold, they have intrinsic talent, but the point is that if they did train, it would not inhibit them. If they were with a good teacher, it would only broaden them more.
Martin Landau