Actor Quotes
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There's a side to you as an actor, a selfish side, that wants to go on and play different roles.
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Being referred to as a hunk or a heartthrob makes me nervous, but it's flattering. But I'm more interested in being an actor than a heartthrob.
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I'm an eccentric English actor, and there's a lot of us around.
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Directing a film requires a different set of skills. It is a difficult job, and I am happy being an actor.
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I love working with the right actor, and if the right actor happens to be unknown, that should be allowed, too, I think.
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I don't really have foresight as an actor as far as career trajectory - I just stick to no-brainer situations.
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I always wanted to be a comedic actor - that's what I wanted from the job - to do comedy and to create my own comedy. But I still love doing stand-up and will probably be doing it forever. I'd love to be an old guy who can't really walk, can't really stand-up, and I have to sit on the stool and tell jokes.
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No actor wants to play to an empty house.
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I think every actor brings something personal to a role, right?
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I am not trying to make an image; I am an actor trying to sell movies.
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As an actor, you put yourself out there. You put yourself in the arena as an easy target.
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I know I walk a fine line between being a respected actor and being what they call a sex symbol.
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As an actor you're used to being the focus of attention.
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I could care less about being an action actor like Stallone or Schwarzenegger.
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My job isn't about pursuing fame and then becoming an actor. It's about becoming an actor, and if fame follows suit, that's fine.
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I really have no ulterior motive in taking on certain roles. I have no larger issue that I really want to show people. I'm an actor, that's all. I just do what I do.
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I'm an actor and it happened to go my way that day.
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It's interesting - an actor's research is different to just historian's research. I'm looking for things that I can actually physically use in the movie.
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Musical types tend to combine the burden of the author with the burden of the actor.
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Being on 'SNL' gives you a unique experience that almost no one else has. It's like Harvard for the comic actor.
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My father Philip was an actor and appeared in everything from 'The Onedin Line' to 'Hedda Gabler' with Dame Diana Rigg.
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But I'm an actor and I like to just keep working.
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Everything I learned as an actor, I have basically applied to writing.
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And I have been able to establish this sort of decent reputation as being a decent character actor.
