Actor Quotes
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I did one or two plays at school. Once I played a tree, so I never thought I would be a good actor.
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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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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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I think every actor wants to play those big parts. In the very first play I ever did, I remember understanding all the characters in it. I always felt I could play anyone.
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For some directors, I'm the actor from hell.
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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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As an actor, the toughest thing is being subject to circumstance. Meaning: What scripts are out there that are available?
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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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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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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 think, for me as an actor, if you get to a place where you're satisfied, you're happy with it, then you're dead. It's over. You're not hungry anymore. You won't try things anymore.
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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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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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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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I just wanted to be an actor. It's better to be well-rounded.
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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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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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As an actor timing is important, especially as a mother with small children, so a lot is chance.
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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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A lot of parents tell their children that if they want to be an actor, that's fine, but they should do something else first, so they've got something to fall back on. It doesn't work like that, as far as I'm concerned.
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If you want to be an actor, my advice is to learn your lines and don't bump into the other actors.
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An actor only has his own understanding and experience to work with.
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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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Everyone has to pay their child support, and no matter if you're a Hollywood actor or anyone else, it's always a little bit more than you want to pay.
