Actor Quotes
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When I started out as an actor, I thought, Here's what I have to say; how shall I say it? I began to understand that what I do in the scene is not as important as what happens between me and the other person. And listening is what lets it happen. It's almost always the other person who causes you to say what you say next. You don't have to figure out how you'll say it. You have to listen so simply, so innocently, that the other person brings about a change in you that makes you say it and informs the way you say it.
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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.".
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I don't know what else I could do but pretend to be an actor.
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I'm an actor, because I get to see other sides of life and I get to be other people and it excites me so much.
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There's nothing more terrifying than an actor who comes with an idea.
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Be in the moment as an actor and as a human being, and you're going to be happy.
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I don't have fights with actors. In absolute honesty, I've never fought with any actor ever.
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Any actor who judges his character is a fool - for every role you play you've got to absorb that character's motives and justifications.
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I think once you've allocated an actor to the role that the character will evolve slightly.
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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.
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I will no longer be an actor to hire, I have a passion for producing and making films.
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I have definitely been curious and involved in the process; even as a young actor. I was always looking at where the camera was, what story it was telling. And as my experience grew, I wanted to know even more.
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You don't want to bring an actor in and force them into a performance. You want their input. You want their creative thoughts.
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I've had some ambivalent feelings about being an actor. I don't know that I've ever been totally and completely comfortable with it.
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The actor's life is the road. Always has been, always will be. That is his cross and his glory.
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I cannot expect actor Prakash Raj, who is versatile across languages, to express solidarity with a cause.
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As an actor, to be able to experiment and grow and be pushed, it's been phenomenal for me, and it's given me confidence to move forward.
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As an actor, I feel there isn't much to explore on TV. So, if I get better work as a host, why wouldn't I do it?
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An actor basically likes to be asked to do something, no matter what position he's in. It feels more natural. Sitting and waiting is more gratifying.
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I wanted to be an actor since I was nine years old.
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I consider myself as a director's actor, so I'm open to work with filmmakers from across the country and even abroad.
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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.
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I'm a writer. An amateur photographer. An actor.
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When you choose to be an actor, you are going against the odds.
