Actor Quotes · Page 136

Actually, I didn't take up acting. Rather, acting chose me.

— Poonam Dhillon

Acting brings up a lot of the past. I use my memories, whether they're good or bad.

— Barry Keoghan

I don't want to become an item girl, I want to be an actor and want to remain so.

— Sana Khan

“I'm not an actor - and I've got 64 films to prove it!”

— Victor Mature

I've done a lot of things with theater that I'm very, very proud of.

— Dennis Christopher

I grew up on sets so I've always felt like that I wanted to be a part of the acting world.

— Lucy DeVito

In 2011, I earned a Tony nomination for my role in 'The Book of Mormon.'

— Andrew Rannells

I think every actor's dream is somebody writes something specifically for them.

— Sam Elliott

Everything I did growing up was with that as the real goal - doing Broadway; doing theatre. That was always the big…

— Jennifer Westfeldt

I worked on new plays at the Traverse and did my best work in Scotland for years, so I never had ambitions…

— John Tiffany

I am not sure for how long I'll stick to this industry. Acting is just a part of my nomadic life.

— Nithya Menen

When I saw my first Broadway show, 'Beauty and the Beast,' I was like, 'Okay, I'm definitely gonna do this.' After that,…

— Lilla Crawford

When I lived in New York, I was still ascribing to this idea of being a somewhat tortured artist. I thought that…

— Greta Lee

I went to the High School for Performing Arts in New York for acting. I've studied it on and off for years…

— Carole King

A lot of actors think they can't be happy without the acting... But I think I couldn't be happy with it anymore.

— Genie Francis

I am glad that after 'Rustom,' I did 'Mubarakan' and then 'Baadshaho,' as it explores my range as an actor.

— Ileana D'Cruz

When I was in high school and it was time to figure out what I was going to do, I was like,…

— GloRilla

I grew up in the West End, so my whole background was living among theatres and musicals and the West End's coffee…

— Cat Stevens

It is only when an actor feels that his inner and outer life on the stage is flowing naturally and normally, in…

— Constantin Stanislavski

Directing takes a good chunk of your life out. It's a very hard thing. As an actor, you go in for a…

— Billy Bob Thornton

In a play, a few actors perform a few characters, and they need to perform those characters with a certain level of…

— Pankaj Kapur

The last movie I did, I was very lucky: I got to work with probably the best actor of our era, Billy…

— Tim McGraw

I'm somebody who grew up listening to a lot of musical theater, so getting to finally write musical theater songs and songs…

— Sara Bareilles

When I decided I wanted to go to drama school, I realized that a lot of the actors whose careers I really…

— Ben Schnetzer

I have to be a star like another man has to breathe.

— Sammy Davis, Jr

Acting is about enhancing your life, not representing something that's missing.

— Katherine Parkinson

In 'Taxi,' I kept doing the same scene for three years. I was underused.

— Jeff Conaway

Actors are very good at not revealing anything, so they're safe.

— Mads Mikkelsen

As an actor there's no autonomy, unless you're prepared to risk the possibility of starving.

— Ben Kingsley

I went to a foreign country as a Japanese actor, not a Hollywood actor. This takes courage.

— Ken Watanabe

Not all the actors get a chance to leave a landmark.

— Amrapali Gupta

As an actor, it's your job to switch on and off from the character.

— Prateik Babbar

For an actor, it's not like you have to go crazy to do an intense role.

— Kirti Kulhari

I am an actor, and I would like to reinvent myself through every character that I portray.

— Fahadh Faasil

I don't think acting's difficult. It's not like learning to walk on your hands.

— Perdita Weeks

I've always wanted to do a role based on a real-life person.

— Fahadh Faasil

Actors talking about themselves. Nothing better!

— Megan Mullally

My mother was against me being an actress - until I introduced her to Frank Sinatra.

— Angie Dickinson

I admire Mammootty as an actor and I have no issues sharing the screen with him.

— Suresh Gopi

I think most actors are insecure and scared of rejection.

— Alex Pettyfer