Actors Quotes
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Well, it was interesting because when I was going to do it the first time in my head was Leonardo DiCaprio for Chris and Marlon Brando was going to play the character that Hal Holbrook eventually played. But then when it wasn't to be and there was no promise that it ever would be I think some part of me didn't want to attach specifics to it anymore - actors or anything else - because I wanted to see it made that much more badly.
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I'll never admit that I'm an actor, because the next horrible follow-up question is always, "Oh, what have I seen you in?"
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I think that's all you can hope for as an actor when you read a script; that after the first thirty pages it has some meaning to it.
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Any actor will tell you that you go where the work is, especially when you have children.
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A lot of movie stars are not great actors; they're just very good-looking. And when they start to age and they don't have the looks any more, then it's over.
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When you're a young actor you ring your agent every evening. It's not like when you're in Hollywood where you do one picture a year. You just hope you get a day on television.
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Everybody in L.A. wants to be an actor. I just wish I could meet somebody who doesn't act or sing.
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As an actor I want to do as many takes as I can. I wanna shoot the scene... or shoot the shot 'til they make me quit.
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I think actors like to be directed. Actors like to know where they're headed and what they want, so I'm very encouraging.
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In my career as an actor, there is a catchphrase that Scofield always says often in regards to his brother, 'Have a little faith.' In my own career as an actor, there were times when I was the only one who believed in myself in the face of the odds.
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When we were young people, all we ever wanted was to be good working actors. We didn't think of fame or money because, honestly, money was never part of the dream.
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All directors should have to act and all actors should have to direct, so that they can understand all these key things that come into play with whether you can meet your day.
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All my characters are me. I'm not a good enough actor to become a character. I hear about actors who become the role and I think 'I wonder what that feels like.' Because for me, they're all me.
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I'm afraid of being too sure, to just deliver. I think that's the biggest danger for actors - after a certain time, when you're known and recognised, people expect you to do what you're supposed to do, and there's almost no more criticism and that's very dangerous.
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The reason my films work is because every actor on set is very secure. They're able to fly.
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The only way to find the best actor would be to let everybody play Hamlet and let the best man win.
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It's nice to have recognition for doing a good job, but at the end of the day, I'm just an actor and I'm doing my job and I'm always trying to get better at doing that job.
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The delineation between the actor and his part is a practical matter. When the camera runs, you want the actor to be the character.
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I really love being a character actor.
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The thing about many celebrities - not all - is that they're fantastic actors.
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You know, a lot of actors I think go into acting for therapy from whatever trauma has affected them as children. But for me, I think I sought out the drama. That's why I like doing what I do.
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There are quite a few actors in the business who are much more difficult than kids or monkeys.
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Nothing else is as fulfilling as playing a part in which you are able to have a significant say in the creative process all the way through. How many actors get to do that? It's extremely rare.
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For an actor working in television or film, I think it's important to understand how the medium works - how the camera and lenses work and how the sound and the editing works.
