Actor Quotes
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You know, people make a lot of money talking about me, don't they? They just get on those shows, and they talk away. There's nothing I can do. And that's one of the great lessons I try to convey in my book, which my mother implanted in me as a young girl.. Is you can either be an actor in your own life, or a reactor in somebody else's.
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You've only got a short shelf-life as an actor, and I want to make the most of it while I can.
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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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An actor needs to be not remotely anywhere close to in control, and a filmmaker has to be totally in control.
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It's a very odd thing with Hollywood, where you do stand-up, you're good at it, then they go, "How would you like to be a horrible actor?" Then you say, "All right, that sounds good. I'll do that."
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I'm pretty captivated by reality TV and I know that as an actor I probably shouldn't be saying that, but it's what I like to watch.
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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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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 just wanted to be an actor. It's better to be well-rounded.
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How many times, in any actor's life, do you get to be a part of something that has a legacy like Buffy? I think that's only fortunate. I don't see the negative.
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An actor only has his own understanding and experience to work with.
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The real actor - like any real artistj- has a direct line to the collective heart.
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For some directors, I'm the actor from hell.
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I think it's an actor's gift to be as old as people think you are.
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I watched movies and thought, 'I want to be in movies,' and wanted to be an actor.
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I don't really know where the rumors started. They just started. Because I saw a number of people rumored for the role and there was never any discussion, never any conversations. I think Chadwick Boseman is a great actor. I saw Get on Up and he killed that role. So, I think he's going to do a great job.
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The pleasure of working with somebody who's an actor is they don't waste time with stuff that doesn't matter.
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There is a very particular feeling I get when I have the camera in my hand, looking at an actor talk, knowing that what I’m shooting will end up on the screen.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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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The process of doing plays will make you an actor.
