Actor Quotes · Page 129

I like to read the play. Some of it's luck, being at the right place, right time.

— Johnny Gaudreau

The idea of an actor is that you should be able to play anything.

— Eileen Atkins

No, actors go out with actresses as a form of self-flagellation.

— John Cusack

In theater, blood is ketchup; in performance, everything's real.

— Marina Abramovic

As an actor, I would call it a role where you get to stretch out a bit.

— Miranda Otto

There's something very fine and lucid and rich in this tradition of the English actor.

— Roger Rees

I've done a lot of casual work, and acting is a lot easier than laying carpets.

— James Garner

If I am not right for something there are many talented actors out there that will get it.

— Tara Strong

It's always tempting to cast someone you enjoy being with. You've got to hang out with these people for a number of…

— Ethan Coen

I just like to keep things small and subtle and authentic, and ground everything in reality. So that is something that I…

— Pamela Adlon

Honestly, one of my favorite things about a director is when they understand what an actor brings to their role.

— Chris Messina

People are lazy when they cast. It's natural to think of the most obvious fit to your character.

— Soni Razdan

In all of my press junkets for 'Spy Kids,' I was saying that my two favorite actors are Johnny Depp and Steve…

— Mason Cook

I think the public doesn't understand the rigors of shooting a show for an actor, much less when you're on location and…

— Gina Torres

I think actors always have that fear of unemployment so when the opportunities are there, you just jump on them.

— Rosemarie DeWitt

Actors have an innate sense of self and humanity, the good ones do, and of being generous of heart and generous of…

— Pierce Brosnan

You know, the truth is that us actors would all like to believe we re-invent the wheel, every time we play a…

— John C. Reilly

I never quite understood these actors - though I envy them sometimes - who can lie out for a year or two.…

— Sylvester Stallone

In terms of the stars, the only ones I cast were Billy Connolly and Pauline Collins. I was in Los Angeles working…

— Dustin Hoffman

When I was younger, I always liked acting. You know, like, acting locally, or community theater at school. But it's not an…

— Tavi Gevinson

The Australian film industry is a small industry, so you have to really be flexible within working in different mediums. A lot…

— Deborah Mailman

I went to public school my whole life, graduated high school with my class. Growing up, I'd go to an audition, my…

— Shailene Woodley

Sometimes you're not supposed to enjoy it [acting]. You're supposed to cooperate with misery and proceed anyway. But what I do enjoy…

— Robert Downey, Jr

My parents thought it was nice to develop my imagination, but they never seriously thought that anything would ever come of it.…

— Nicole Kidman

Actors are always looking for ways to build a character.

— Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

I think actors' careers have highs and lows, and ups and downs. It just really all depends.

— Tricia Helfer

It was not a conscious decision to become an actor.

— Ishita Dutta

I really enjoy theater. I just went to see 'Death of a Salesman,' and it knocked me on my ass.

— Jason Reitman

If you have life's experiences with you, nothing can stop you from being a competent actor.

— Randeep Hooda

As an actor, I belong to a strange slot, where you may have all sorts of roles in your kitty.

— Rahul Dev

I grew up around acting, but it was never thought of as a career.

— Troy Garity

A supporting actor's impact should be like an ant's sting - small, sharp, yet unforgettable.

— Thambi Ramaiah

I was a theater geek, and I was a surly cheerleader, and that's really kind of a contradiction.

— Natalie Zea

When you are an actor, rejection and disappointment are an occupational hazard.

— David Morrissey

It surely gives you a high to be an international actor with quality work.

— Irrfan Khan

I am better suited to be behind the camera. Frankly, I don't miss being an actor.

— Divya Khosla Kumar

There's really one character for every actor. The voyage is to find that one character.

— Richard Gere

I found acting tough; it takes a lot out of you if you have no technique.

— Kiki Dee

Never, never in my life did I have it in my mind to become an actress or be part of a film.

— Yalitza Aparicio

Being a gay married man, I love Broadway musicals.

— Lloyd Kaufman