Actor Quotes
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I have Janicza solely to thank for my growth as an actor because she saw in me something that other people just weren't seeing, and she knew that I could go beyond the normal, funny 'make-em-ups' that I was doing on an improv stage.
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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'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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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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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 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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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.
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My real training as an actor was when I started doing theatre.
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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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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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An actor is a man with an infinite capacity for taking praise.
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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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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 think it helps, as an actor, to never know when you're going to get that next script and you're done.
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I always wanted to be an actor. It sort of prevented that whole - I never had any of that kind of angsty period old and doing musicals at camp and community theater and plays at school; it was just always what I most enjoyed and always what I intended to pursue.
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You can be as good an actor as you want but, if your accent is too strong, it's going to limit you.
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It is not a question of who is the better actor.
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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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Being an actor you have a lot of expenses.
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The process of doing plays will make you an actor.
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Actors can be good, say all these beautiful, wonderful things - but where does it come from? It comes from the writers, and people kind of forget that sometimes.
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As an actor, that's the most that you can hope for - not only being part of a story, but being part of a story that matters.
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'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.
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I always had an actor within me.
