Years ago on TV, I played people like Doc Holliday and Jesse James on Westerns. Martin Landau Read Quote
Actors need to trust themselves. If you trust yourself, you can trust others and leave the director outside. Martin Landau Read Quote
I love an actor who comes in, ready to work. It’s like a good tennis player. They hit the ball where you don’t expect it, and it’s great. Martin Landau Read Quote
The more complicated the character, the better I am. It’s the one-dimensional crap that I had to do for years that drove me crazy. Martin Landau Read Quote
All an audience wants to believe is that what’s going on is happening for the first time. Martin Landau Read Quote
To really have craft, you must be able to repeat something as one has to do in films. Martin Landau Read Quote
I always say, if I tell you a joke right now and it’s funny, you laugh. Now, we set the lights, and I tell you the joke again, it’s hard to find it funny the second time. Martin Landau Read Quote
My best stuff as a teacher was always to find the problems within each individual actor, and I’ll suggest things that I know that particular actor will have difficulty with. Martin Landau Read Quote
I’m a big believer that an actor should be able to pick up any piece of material and act it, the way a good musician can. Martin Landau Read Quote
