Actor Quotes
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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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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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The real actor - like any real artistj- has a direct line to the collective heart.
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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 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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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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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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An actor only has his own understanding and experience to work with.
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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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I just wanted to be an actor. It's better to be well-rounded.
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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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For some directors, I'm the actor from hell.
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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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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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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 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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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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An actor is a man with an infinite capacity for taking praise.
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I hate to think of the day when nobody remembers me as an actor and I can't get good tables in restaurants.
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The process of doing plays will make you an actor.
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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 think it's an actor's gift to be as old as people think you are.
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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.
