Actor Quotes
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I'm no Method actor. I've tried staying in character, and it's just exhausting.
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I think you can tell when someone is being dishonest as an actor.
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When I was younger I saw a movie called 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' with Paul Newman and Robert Redford. Those two actors and that movie was my inspiration to want to be an actor.
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As an actor, I don't want to do something which I have already done before.
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I am not that big a method actor.
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I'm a very proud actor.
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When I was a young person working, everybody was older than me, so I had to kind of keep up. I'd see every movie and listen to everything played, and read all the relevant books. Being an actor, it's kind of your job to know what came before you and how big your feelings are allowed to be.
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I'm not one of these million-dollar actors. I have always been just a working actor. I probably work more than I would like to.
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Even when I turn 60, they'll call me a child actor.
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The pilots I did test for, I was the only black actor testing against white actors for parts that were written white.
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Being an actor, imitating to the point of inhabiting the lives of others, may simply be a way of continuing to do what I learned to do as a boy - to travel, mentally and physically.
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As an artist, as an actor, as a writer, you have to use what's personal to you. You have to be personal about your work; otherwise, it doesn't ring true.
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Even when I was in Dubai, I used to host small birthday parties, events, and lots more to make money of my own to fulfil my wish to become an actor. I didn't take any money from my parents to fulfil my dream.
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A film is a director's vision... there is, however, much input an actor or actress can have.
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I always learn something from every actor I've ever worked with. I always pick something from them.
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I was determined to be an actor and make a name in the industry, and hence, I did.
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The more I find out about the dynamic and how it works, the more I realize how lucky I am to have ever got anything. Like... there was no need to put me in 'Cinderella Man' - there was no need. Why? Just get an American actor - it would've been cheaper, probably.
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Most of the early part of an actor's career, you do the jobs you get.
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Viola Davis is incredible - she's kind of the biggest career-wise inspiration for me. Brilliant actor, so intelligent, so strong. The path that she's made is incredible.
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Obviously I'd love to work with any of these great directors because every time I've worked with them I've gained a tremendous amount as an actor. Each director has his own way of pushing you towards improving yourself.
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Michael Hogan is an absolutely brilliant actor, so anytime I get to work with someone of that caliber, I get excited.
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As an actor, you're sort of the court-appointed lawyer for the character.
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If you're not acting, you're not an actor.
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I'm just looking to be in the best movies possible and do the best work possible and try to become a better actor and make better movies.
