Actor Quotes
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I was not what you'd call a first-class actor, but I did all right.
Elia Kazan
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Be in the moment as an actor and as a human being, and you're going to be happy.
Mark Webber
Pulp
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Whether he's doing great acting or not, you're seeing somebody who is in the tradition of a great actor. What he does with it, that's something else, but he's got it all. The talent, the instrument is there, that's why he has endured.
Al Pacino
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I'd love to see the rushes but it's just not allowed because directors and also a lot of actors feel that if they see their work, and the director likes what they're doing, the actor might try to correct their mistakes.
Corey Haim
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I think there's actually a benefit to working with teen actors: they've got such boundless energy, and everybody is willing to try different things.
Peyton Reed
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So many (older) men and women are relegated to minor supporting roles, ... Christopher Walken. Look at him. He's a great actor and in a lot of films. But he's not starring in anything.
Cloris Leachman
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I knew an actor's career goes up and down and back up again. Your standing in this business can't be your whole identity; otherwise, you're doomed.
Lisa Kudrow
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If you try to write something that's memorable, you'll never get it. Sometimes it's the way the actor says the words that make it memorable.
Cameron Crowe
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Before becoming an actor I kind of just wanted to paint and live somewhere and do something low-key and artistic.
Norman Reedus
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As an actor, if I just did sci-fi, I think it would get limiting, like if you just play lawyers or doctors, over and over. It's a lot more fun, if you get to play lots of different types of characters.
Tricia Helfer
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If you choose to do both acting and directing on a set, than you're admitting that you understand that everyone is in it for the same goal and it's a collaborative experience. You can't really jump into being an actor, and than direct yourself. At some point, you have to be willing to accept other people's opinions. I think that's helpful. If you try to micro-manage and control all of it, than you're probably heading for disaster.
Rebecca Hall
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For years, I kept the two separate: Michael Horse the artist and Michael Horse the actor. I like the acting, but I'm an artist; that's my identity.
Michael Horse
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My goal was always to be recognized as a good actor but no one was interested in that, simply because society just wants to warm towards your appearance. This is the great blemish of society.
Jude Law
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Very often the Group actor is a critic when he's acting and an actor when he's criticizing.
Elia Kazan
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I don’t want Salman Khan to be remembered as a star, actor. That is not my priority in life.
Salman Khan
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I'm just an actor. I am nothing special.
Mandy Patinkin
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I'm the most out-of-work actor I know. In the last two years I've basically taken meetings for a living.
Macaulay Culkin
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I think American actors are much more intimidated by Shakespeare. I actually want to do this Shakespeare play in New York, but I think it's interesting that there's this gaping hole in the repertoire in the American theater, which is Shakespeare. It's hardly ever done, compared to how often it's done in other companies, not just Britain. Someone from the Roundabout Theater Company - I said, "You never do Shakespeare." And he said, "Yes, we're not very good at it." And I thought, "What a terrible thing to say.".
Alan Cumming
