Ben Gazzara Professions : Film actor Born : August 28, 1930 Died : February 3, 2012 Browse All Authors Top 11 quotes by Ben Gazzara I love awards, especially if I get them. Ben Gazzara awards ifs some actors seek parts similar to their personalities. But, I prefer undergoing a metamorphosis that depends on the role . Ben Gazzara roles actors personality You achieve because you're lucky to work with people who are very talented. Ben Gazzara achieve lucky people One of the pleasures of being an actor is that it takes you places you wouldn't ordinarily go, and you don't enter as a tourist, you really enter the life of the place. Ben Gazzara pleasure I love awards, especially if I get them. It's up to the courage of the filmmakers to make art in cinema, not just business. John was rejected by studios, he borrowed money and did movies with his own money. You're either courageous or not. You have to find a way. Ben Gazzara awards cinema art Maybe for others it was difficult to find a role that suited my type. But I never thought of myself as a type. I really thought I could play anything, quite frankly. And I have. Especially in the theater, which is where I came from. And I may go back to soon, as a matter of fact. To Broadway. Ben Gazzara matter-of-fact difficult We actors don't travel as tourists with a camera, we really get to enter the life of a place and get to know it. Ben Gazzara You can do more of independent films. A Hollywood picture, you'll do one a year, one of those big blockbusters, right? Then you've gotta go to the gym to get in shape to do all of the running and shooting and diving and falling and hitting and all that stuff they do today. Ben Gazzara independent running fall I think cinema is better today that you can be more daring with what you do. If you do it well. With that comes a responsibility not to bore people with vulgarity and all that stuff. To know how to do it right, know how to lay it out there. Ben Gazzara responsibility people thinking I hate just showing up, hitting a mark, doing your work, and going home. It's very boring. But being part of the creation of the whole thing is very exciting. Ben Gazzara boring hate home Audrey was a princess, so natural, the camera really loved her... James and I kept each other company during all the rejections. We used to meet, have a cup of coffee and went from office to office to get work and never got work. Ben Gazzara camera loved coffee work Similar Authors Ivan Heng film-actor Boman Irani film-actor Burt Lancaster film-actor Bud Jamison film-actor Bruce Campbell film-actor Broderick Crawford film-actor All Authors
