Quotes by Anthony Mackie

Anthony Mackie

Acting is the only medium were people think they can just stand up and do it because they can say lines, but that is not so much the case. You have to study styles and techniques.

People

Style

Thinking

As an actor, the only thing we can do is play the truth at that moment. Because at any point in time if you play the future, or you play that you know something that the audience does not know, it kills the illusion of reality.

Doe

Play

Reality

Do you want to be an actor, or do you want to be a celebrity? I made that decision when I went to Juilliard. I wanted to be an actor. So, if I get the opportunity to be an actor and do some cool, fun and interesting projects, I’m going to do that.

Fun

Interesting

Opportunity

Every time I get mad, I grab my hammer and make a bookshelf or something.

Bookshelves

Hammers

Mad

Everybody knows when you’ve got a role in a Spike Lee movie, you’re gonna blow up. But I happen to be the only person who’s had the lead in the two Spike Lee movies nobody saw.

Blow

Saws

Two

Hollywood’s a business, and until someone puts their finger on you and decides you’re the guy who’s going to carry that movie, it’s not going to happen.

Fingers

Guy

Hollywood

I haven’t been able to grasp the concept of putting your life on the line for whatever reason people go into the military for. Some people just want to pay their bills, some people believe in their country and some people do it because their parents did it, but that’s rough.

Believe

Country

Military

I just don’t understand how people can get so caught up in having their picture taken.

Caught

People

Taken

I like movies. Movies have afforded me a modicum of luxuries. The thing about the movies is, if you’re bad in a movie, you’re bad forever.

Forever

Ifs

Luxury

I love what I do. If I have the opportunity to do what I do with people I admire, it’s 10 times better.

Admire

Opportunity

People

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Actors

Admire

Believe

Black

Blow

Bookshelves

Careers

Caught

Choices

Community

Construction

Country

Crafts

Destiny

Doe

Dollars

Done

Earth

Engineers

Essence

Father

Feel Good

Fingers

Forever

Fun

Games

Girl

Guy

Hammers

Hipster

Hollywood

Ideas

Ifs

Independent

Interesting

Kings

Law

Luther

Luxury

Mad

Men

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Neighborhood

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Order

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Quotes by Anthony Mackie

Anthony Mackie

Acting is the only medium were people think they can just stand up and do it because they can say lines, but that is not so much the case. You have to study styles and techniques.

As an actor, the only thing we can do is play the truth at that moment. Because at any point in time if you play the future, or you play that you know something that the audience does not know, it kills the illusion of reality.

Do you want to be an actor, or do you want to be a celebrity? I made that decision when I went to Juilliard. I wanted to be an actor. So, if I get the opportunity to be an actor and do some cool, fun and interesting projects, I’m going to do that.

Every time I get mad, I grab my hammer and make a bookshelf or something.

Everybody knows when you’ve got a role in a Spike Lee movie, you’re gonna blow up. But I happen to be the only person who’s had the lead in the two Spike Lee movies nobody saw.

Hollywood’s a business, and until someone puts their finger on you and decides you’re the guy who’s going to carry that movie, it’s not going to happen.

I haven’t been able to grasp the concept of putting your life on the line for whatever reason people go into the military for. Some people just want to pay their bills, some people believe in their country and some people do it because their parents did it, but that’s rough.

I just don’t understand how people can get so caught up in having their picture taken.

I like movies. Movies have afforded me a modicum of luxuries. The thing about the movies is, if you’re bad in a movie, you’re bad forever.

I love what I do. If I have the opportunity to do what I do with people I admire, it’s 10 times better.

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