Actor Quotes
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Most of all, I want to thank my father, up there, the man who when I said I wanted to be an actor, he said, “Wonderful. Just have a backup profession like welding.
Robin Williams -
I always take part in the creative process of every film of mine. Gone are the days where an actor would walk into the sets, finish his portions, take the money, and leave. In fact, I've been accused of being interfering - but that's the way I am. It is important for every actor to get involved with the script.
R. Madhavan
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My real training as an actor was when I started doing theatre.
Steve Buscemi -
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.
Michael Rapaport -
As an actor, the toughest thing is being subject to circumstance. Meaning: What scripts are out there that are available?
Paul Dano -
I hate to think of the day when nobody remembers me as an actor and I can't get good tables in restaurants.
Paul Henreid -
When I choose a role, I look for that spark that tells me it's going to work. Is the role fresh? What does it have for the actor in me? Those are the only things any actor should be concerned about, really.
Nivin Pauly -
Every actor has a production company already. It's just a matter of producing your own films under the label of your own production company.
Scarlett Johansson
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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.
Nicholas Gonzalez -
If I don't have a script I adore, I do one I like. If I don't have one I like, I do one that has an actor I like or that presents some technical challenge.
Sidney Lumet -
I've always been an actor. I've always approached all my comedy as an actor.
Brett Gelman -
I had to decide if I wanted to be a singer or an actor. I was always singing. I thought if I could be an actor, I could do all of it.
Harry Dean Stanton -
I would never assume to tell another actor how to do his job!
Joseph Morgan -
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.
Noah Emmerich
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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.
Suraj Sharma -
I think it's an actor's gift to be as old as people think you are.
Essie Davis -
'Brooklyn's Finest,' this is the kind of movie that's why I want to be an actor, to tell real-life stories. This is where I feel my job is, to interpret life.
Ethan Hawke -
I struggle to watch myself in any scene, to be honest. What's done is done. I wish I was able to watch myself, as it would really help me develop as an actor. But I'm not brave enough. It's a difficult thing to do - looking at yourself as this utterly different person on a screen.
Eva Green -
It is not a question of who is the better actor.
Edmund Stoiber -
I never saw myself as a character actor or a lead actor; I've only seen myself as just an actor.
Swara Bhaskar
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I can't tell my self that I'm a serious actor. But I'm serious person.
Johnny Depp -
The pleasure of working with somebody who's an actor is they don't waste time with stuff that doesn't matter.
Tom Hanks -
To be an actor you have to have a certain amount of madness in you. That’s why, when people meet you and you seem very together, they are quite surprised - they don’t see you behind closed doors.
Nicole Kidman -
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.
Kevin Costner