Actor Quotes · Page 151

Uta Hagen would say, there's the representational actor and the presentational actor.

— Jake Gyllenhaal

Through my 20s, acting was the be all and end all, and I ended up feeling strung out.

— Asher Keddie

I love the Olivier. It's a great space for me because I'm a big actor.

— Paterson Joseph

I definitely want to be acting and I'm really happy that I found the opportunity to do it.

— Kate Nash

I always felt like a successful actor when I got a job.

— Ann Dowd

Acting is in my genes, since my father late Pandit Dinanath Mangeshkar was an actor.

— Asha Bhosle

As an actor you're used to being the focus of attention.

— Yasmine Bleeth

The path that I have chosen for myself, as an actor, is not a conventional one.

— Harshvardhan Kapoor

Sometimes, I even recite the role to the actor if it's not clear. And I beg them not to imitate me, because…

— Sergio Leone

When you're an actor, you do get involved with your characters - your emotional life is tied up with theirs, and so…

— Alice Ripley

By definition, an actor's life is a recipe for regret. There are always roads you could have taken. But I've lived long…

— Elizabeth McGovern

For my first acting job I played the role of Ensign Pulver in 'Mr. Roberts' at the Manitoba Theatre Centre.

— Len Cariou

I'm very loving and supporting of my actors. I also expect them to show up prepared, happy to be there, and give…

— Ricky Schroder

I don't think I've got the stuff that Broadway musicals are made of. But there are definitely many musicals that I enjoy.…

— Sebastian Stan

All my friends were choosing university courses, but I had no interest in anything other than acting, so I applied to go…

— Jonas Armstrong

The only reason to do a 'SpongeBob' on Broadway is if it's gonna bring something new to the brand, something new to…

— Ethan Slater

But I'm not adverse to the idea of Torch Song as a musical. It would just be different. Because the play will…

— Harvey Fierstein

I think there's a quality of passion to the American actor. I'm certainly attracted to it, and I like to hope that…

— Arthur Penn

I haven't been in a position to have the luxury to pick roles for most of my career, so I'm not practiced…

— Ken Leung

There are so many people who are trying their luck in films and only a few of those actors get to do…

— Rhea Chakraborty

My father was a restaurant man, laundry man in his lifetime. And I've often wondered how and why did I become an…

— James Hong

There are parts of me that I keep secret even from myself. I have demons and I'd love to be able to…

— John Glover

I can destroy a dance floor. I think life should be a musical. I always hate it when people watch a musical…

— Zachary Levi

As an actor, I have casting issues. I'm a minority. I don't have trouble making a living, but as far as being…

— Anonymous

I started acting when I was seven, so I've read my share.

— Ari Graynor

I think to be a good actor you need either a good experience of life or education, or both.

— Honeysuckle Weeks

I can never forget my first film - it was instrumental in me becoming an actor.

— Mohanlal

There are so many things that go into casting that you just never know.

— Johnathon Schaech

My father was an actor, and we have the most important theatre company in Montreal.

— Gilles Duceppe

I grew up doing a lot of theater - acting and making sets and costumes.

— Robert Eggers

Method actors are absolutely terrible. They want to direct themselves, and it's a disaster.

— Michelangelo Antonioni

I have a major love for musical theatre, including a lot of stuff I don't get to do very often.

— Lindsay Mendez

Each role demands the right actor. To play an artist, one must be an artist.

— Bruno Dumont

It is easier to get an actor to be a cowboy than to get a cowboy to be an actor.

— John Ford

As an actor I have always welcomed the opportunity to evolve.

— Rubina Dilaik

For seven years I did very little theatre, and I have to make up some time.

— Patrick Stewart

I joined the drama club when I was in 11th grade.

— Jisoo

I am a hungry actor, and I want to do good films.

— Vivek Oberoi

Celebrity is death - celebrity - that's the worst thing that can happen to an actor.

— Glenn Close

Do we have good writers, producers and actors in the U.K.? Yes we do.

— Eric Fellner