Actor Quotes · Page 113

I wanted to be an actor since I was nine years old.

— Ewan McGregor

I'm always wishing for more intrigue and meaty stuff to do as an actor.

— Gustaf Skarsgard

I hardly ever see new plays. They don't have the audacity and daring that they used to.

— Steven Berkoff

If I weren't an actor, I would be an IAS or IPS officer.

— Kirron Kher

An actor must read a lot. Books not only make one a good actor but also a better human being.

— Pankaj Tripathi

Acting is my profession and I am passionate about it.

— Divya Agarwal

Your job as an actor, I guess, is just to make people relate to the character.

— Travis Fimmel

Most actors want to sink their teeth into amazing material.

— Emmanuelle Chriqui

Most actors make themselves unhappy by searching for their sanity, by insisting on their normalcy; it's a grave mistake.

— Michael Shurtleff

I knew that I wanted to be an actor. Then it became about whether acting wanted me.So, I gave it a shot.…

— Laura San Giacomo

I like not knowing what's around the corner. It's always been that way, and maybe that's one of the reasons why I'm…

— Richard Jenkins

Actors are magical people. They can take words you wrote and say them in a way that, although you thought the line…

— Kenya Barris

At first, I took theater courses on the side. Then, theater became my minor; then it was my major.

— Jimmy Smits

Both my parents were actors. I was schooled to think that acting was an important social service, that it was something that…

— Tyne Daly

I'm convinced that theatre is a horrible business. Make this the headline. You have to be on the spot every night as…

— Walter D. Asmus

If there was no fame involved and very minimal money - which is the case for most actors - I'd still be…

— Mark Rylance

Some [actors] are really a pain in the ass today. I held out on getting an assistant forever because I didn't want…

— Jessica Alba

If you want a commercial success - it's the confusion of commerce with art. A successful play is not considered to be…

— Edward Albee

On one level, I would prefer never to hear the words 'James Bond' again, but on another level, it is part of…

— Timothy Dalton

Every actor you work with has a different method, same with the director. You have to figure out what your shared language…

— Kerry Washington

For me as an actor, you always sort of want to bring yourself to a character in some way. You want to…

— Britt Robertson

My criteria is simple, I require fantastic actors who are ready to give their best and are easy to work with. I…

— Aditya Dhar

I feel like any actor should always be thinking about how to serve the story. The thing to be cautious of is…

— Melanie Lynskey

I have always weirdly seen myself as more of a character actor. I have never been suave. I could never see myself…

— James Marsden

Now when I get auditions, I choose to believe that I am an amazing actor.

— Rachele Brooke Smith

I love the American musical for the simplicity of emotion that gets expressed.

— Neil Patrick Harris

I feel safe that theater will always serve women in different ages.

— Ruth Wilson

'Serious acting' is the kind of acting that I don't ever respond to.

— Andrew Scott

... actors of the first water are not more plentiful than playwrights of genius.

— Sarah Bernhardt

When I played 'Annie' in the seventh grade, I knew from then on that I wanted to be an actor.

— Katie Leclerc

As an actress, I had a very short career - it lasted 12 years.

— Mumtaz

Broadway performers are the best-trained people on the planet.

— Frankie Grande

The real actor - like any real artistj- has a direct line to the collective heart.

— Bette Davis

I knew that I was going to become an actor since I was 5.

— Mark Ivanir

I would love for musicals to come back on the screen.

— Jean Louisa Kelly

We try to cast very real kids who have raw talent.

— Dan Schneider

But, you see, the theatre is not always art in America.

— Beatrice Wood

The imagination is closer to the actor than real life-more agreeable, more comfortable.

— Stella Adler

Acting has always been special and will continue to remain so.

— Ayesha Takia

I'm very interested in directing actors - many directors direct cameras.

— Richard Marquand