Actor Quotes
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I don't know one actor that became an actor for healthy reasons.
Judge Reinhold -
I've been very lucky as an actor. I have worked all the time. Some shows I do, they get cancelled. Some, they're critically acclaimed, and then they get cancelled. And some, I'm in the last season of this or that. But I can't complain about my career.
Rena Sofer
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I never did improv professionally, but that was certainly in my training as an actor. I like it.
Steve Buscemi -
For the actor, The Lee Strasberg Notes are an indispensable companion.
Johnny Depp -
I wasn't playing Nixon's satirical stick figure. I was playing Nixon the man. As an actor, I felt I had to get to the deeply flawed humanity of the guy.
Harry Shearer -
So, most of it was done over the phone. But one of the first things I did as a director, because it's one of the first things you should do, even though most don't, is to ask good actors who they think is right for the part. They know better than anybody. But without missing a beat Maggie said Pauline Collins. I didn't know Pauline because I hadn't seen Shirley Valentine, but then I saw this thing that she did with Woody Allen "You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger", in which she was wonderful as a psychic, and I said to her on the phone: "The dialogue seemed improvised."
Dustin Hoffman -
As an actor, one's role is very much to respond and react to the situation within the context of the character and his world.
Satya Bhabha -
I think people only have so much interest in anybody, and if you barrage them in between the times you have something to offer them you become a personality rather than an actor - much more short-lived. I only work once a year. And that's enough.
Harrison Ford
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My first film as an actor was 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High,' a glorious experience that spoiled me for future films.
Eric Stoltz -
You can be more creative in acting by bringing your character to life and bringing a piece of you that wasn't there before. You could have five different actors play one role, and all five of them would be so different because each person brings a different piece of them into it.
Arden Cho -
I still don't think I'm a good actor. The only reason I'm doing it is because I've got a lot of support behind me.
Israel Broussard -
To be a good actor, you need to be able to emote with your body.
Nora Fatehi -
It's always a pleasure to see John. I'm fond of telling people that when I was a young actor in NY and had no work ,no money, you know the story because you're heard it before.
Harvey Keitel -
As an actor, I would never agree if a newcomer doesn't give me a final word on the script. If it is well-written, then you need not speak to me. I will speak for you.
R. Madhavan
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I definitely understood the feeling of moving to Los Angeles and having a dream to be an actor in films and to get to be a part of things that I loved and inspire people in some way.
Emma Stone -
My ex-girlfriend said to me, 'I'm surprised at how normal you are since you were homeschooled.' But I was only homeschooled because I wanted to be an actor. My parents are both teachers.
Reece Thompson -
I recognize my physical limitations, but I am an actor who is able to transform himself into someone else.
Everett McGill -
It was like there's got to be some way to stay working and stay productive in Los Angeles. TV is that kind of thing for an actor. Unless you get stuck in one of these shows where you have to go to Vancouver.
Ethan Suplee -
I'm a great company actor, a great supporting actor. I serve the piece.
Noma Dumezweni -
I've just never been the kind of actor that things have stayed with. I've never needed to carry a character off stage.
Morgan Freeman
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I find human behavior really interesting. I think that's ultimately what being an actor is. You explore what it means to be human.
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau -
As someone who makes his living as an actor, my routine varies almost every day.
Eric Lange -
You suffer as an actor. It's difficult to be an actor and live a good life, especially today.
Catherine Deneuve -
I was always an actor, starting in middle school. I was in all the plays and all that. But dancing didn't come into my life until late into high school.
Harry Shum, Jr.