Actor Quotes
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Why did I decide to become an actor ? I decided because my brother helped me decide. I knew nothing about the entertainment industry, and never thought I actually would. I never had an interest in it. I grew up not watching many movies or rarely watching TV.
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For the actor, The Lee Strasberg Notes are an indispensable companion.
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Yevgeny Yevtushenko is a ham actor, not a poet.
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As an actor, to have achieved financial stability is amazing. But I always have this weird fear that I'm not going to get any more work; it's about not having enough money.
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The function of the actor is to make the audience imagine for the moment that real things are happening to real people.
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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."
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An actor is most vulnerable at the lowest point of his career.
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An actor gets to take a nap, but the director is working hard from dawn till midnight. I'm kind of lazy.
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Every actor is always prepared for the worst when it comes to work.
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I'm a people's actor, not a critics' actor, and I always have been.
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I'm still interested in perfecting whatever talents I have and continuing to grow as an actor and continuing to be useful to the telling of the story.
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I think that an actor is more likely to be forgiven in the public's eye than an actress.
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The poor show of a film can be crucial in an actor's career. Maybe that is why some actors choose to act in a lot of films, so as not to be affected by a single hit or a flop.
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As an actor, anything that you have to help get you into character is helpful.
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Any film that you make, it's a very high end game of musical chairs ... but that's just the nature of filmmaking. You do the dance with a certain actor.
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As an actor in-between jobs, it can be hard to stay motivated when you feel like you future is always in someone else's hands. You are always waiting for someone to look at you and say "YES."
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I fled my home town and did odd jobs, including things like re-designing old furniture, before I became an actor. Having said that, I don't think the story of my life is in any way remarkable. What is remarkable is how acting opportunities have come my way.
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I believe there is a shallow side to every actor, who craves to be presented well.
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The lead actor, along with the director, plays a big role in what the vibe will be on set, and that's a huge responsibility.
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I'm still trying to figure myself out as an actor.
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The least amount of info actors get, the better. Actors are always like, 'What is my motivation for this?' You didn't write it. Just say the lines.
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I have to say from an actor's perspective, to work with a director who has been an actor through most of their career is a pleasure. They generally have a very deep understanding of the process of what you're doing, of how you are building and exploring the character.
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The only ambition I ever had going into and committing to wanting to be an actor was to live my life.
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You suffer as an actor. It's difficult to be an actor and live a good life, especially today.
