Actor Quotes
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Many an actor does the stage more ham than good.
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I'm an actor. Whether I'm on stage, in front of a camera or a microphone, what I do is the same - although with videogames it requires a lot of imagination.
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Theater is about interpretation and what an actor and what a director brings to a piece too. I'm open to it every time I work with a director and a group of actors. I have to be open to that interpretation. I'm not one of those hysterical playwrights that come and say, "This is not what I intended to do." It's one rendition of the piece.
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Almost every actor goes into almost every picture very frightened. He is positive he really can't do it. The bigger the star, the more frightened he is.
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I have a really dry sense of humor. I don't think it's funny when people wink at the camera. That's more of an actor thing, just committing to whatever the thing is.
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As an actor you don't control the end result. Because you're a director, you get to control the end result. I think for us, we really have to show up and participate and give. And then let go.
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I always try that my next film is different than my last movie. I would like to surprise my audience; that, I think, is the job of an actor.
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Sometimes, as a guest actor, when you come on, you're coming into a show that's already been established, and the wheels are already in motion. It can be very nerve-wracking, jumping in as a newcomer, but everyone on 'Saving Hope' was so welcoming.
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Really I'm just an actor. The only difference between me and those cats in Hollywood is that I write my own script.
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What I typically look for is something I haven’t done before; a new opportunity and a new actor muscle to flex. That’s always a huge attractive thing to me when I’m reading a script or a potential project.
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Some of the things I've been in are comedic, but I don't get considered for true comedies because I'm a 'dramatic' actor.
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A lot of really good actors are able to go straight from life to their work. They don't treat it as something that's an unattainable, weird thing that they have to aspire to and reach for in a scene.
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Hardly any actor objects to press. It's a question of it being done in the way they like to see it done, meaning to get down to the serious interview what the profession is so we can reach out to the people to help them get along.
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I always find that it's when a script is not detailed, then I have to do more work as an actor.
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I got my first job as a card-carrying actor in New York in 1967. Before that, I was a very desperate wannabe.
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But I always see myself as the filmmaker. I wonder if everybody else sees me more as an actor.
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I just wanted to be an actor. It's better to be well-rounded.
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I thought people would think I only wanted to be an actor because my dad was, rather than because I had an innate calling.
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There's no one beating Mr. Bachchan when it comes to acting. He is outstanding. He is a phenomenal actor and a thorough gentleman. His natural skills at acting just bowled me over, and I've become an even bigger fan of his after working with him.
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I always thought the leading actor should be the best supporting actor, because you're the only person that can help every other actor on the set.
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I'm an actor, and I want to play flawed characters, and I'm a writer that wants to write flawed characters, trying to let something out and hoping people relate through that or have fun experiencing the story.
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I'm identified as a New York actor, I sound like I'm from New York, and I couldn't be more proud of it.
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As an actor timing is important, especially as a mother with small children, so a lot is chance.
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I think it's an actor's gift to be as old as people think you are.
