Actor Quotes
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I knew that I wanted to be an actor. Then it became about whether acting wanted me. So, I gave it a shot. It hasn't worked out too bad, so far.
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Most of the early part of an actor's career, you do the jobs you get.
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It makes me proud, and it makes me scared. More than anything, I want to be an actor and I want to keep working, and I think there's a danger in being perceived as a poster boy for something.
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Cue actor platitude, but I've been very fortunate and worked pretty consistently and have felt rather annoyingly grateful that I got to do what I got to do.
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I am pretty hard on myself. But I think that's how it has to be if you want to keep growing as an actor.
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I'm a businessman and actor and I still make appearances.
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Every actor fears unemployment – even me.
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Being an actor, imitating to the point of inhabiting the lives of others, may simply be a way of continuing to do what I learned to do as a boy - to travel, mentally and physically.
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The lifestyle that comes with being an actor in a successful TV show isn't something I gravitate toward.
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In the 60s, if you wanted to be an actor, you couldn't do just one thing.
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It's really hard to get a coffee with someone. I have to call my agent, my agent calls their agent, their agent calls their manager, the manager calls back, the actor sends someone to the manager... then you get, 'Yeah, yeah, I'd love to have dinner at six,' and all I wanted was coffee! It can take, like, six days to get coffee.
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As an artist, as an actor, as a writer, you have to use what's personal to you. You have to be personal about your work; otherwise, it doesn't ring true.
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Maybe one of the only things I do well: I cook like a maniac! I would be a chef if I weren't an actor.
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It's a great challenge to get to play a real-life character. Every actor would love to get a chance, at least once in his life, to play a real-life character.
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It was very clear to me I wanted to be an actor when I got out into civilian life.
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The life of an actor is never one to get comfortable.
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In order to be a good actor, I'm a firm believer that you need to bring something to the table.
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When I first started out, I was a bad actor.
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The more I find out about the dynamic and how it works, the more I realize how lucky I am to have ever got anything. Like... there was no need to put me in 'Cinderella Man' - there was no need. Why? Just get an American actor - it would've been cheaper, probably.
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My favorite actor who played villains - who could play anything, really - was Jimmy Cagney.
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I love doing costumes. The costume is an actor's first line, so it's gotta be right!
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I find that communication as an actor and person is an important part of who I am. And I'm really drawn into the psychology of those dynamics.
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Rumours are a part and parcel of being an actor, and I am okay with that.
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One of the things I find about acting is that the less the audience knows about the actor, the more they're able to believe in him in the role.
