Actor Quotes · Page 157

When you're an actor, you can be hindered by your own narcissism.

— Amanda Peet

I always hated the world "acting" - to say, "I'm an actor." It should be more like a believer.

— Michael Jackson

As an actor, you try to put a little bit of yourself in everything you do.

— Michael Cudlitz

I am an actor. What I am on screen is what matters.

— Radhika Apte

An actor can make an impact even in a role of five minutes.

— Manini Mishra

People know me as a TV actor but they don't know who the real Abhinav Shukla is.

— Abhinav Shukla

It's more important to be a good person than a good actor.

— Aparshakti Khurana

Every actor chooses their story at the beginning.

— Shia LaBeouf

There was a girl in fifth grade that I had a crush on that joined drama club, so I joined the drama…

— Jordan Fisher

the theater should be free to the people just as the Public Library is free, just as the museum is free. ...…

— Eva Le Gallienne

As a writer, I always think about who my prototype actors are, in my brain. It's helpful, as a writer, to think…

— Carlton Cuse

I see my job as an actor to be as good a channel as I can be. Acting is a gift, and…

— Lili Taylor

Basically, you're selling a world as an actor, right? I mean it's like any sales person: if you believe in your product,…

— Paul Walker

When I analyse myself and my reactions or behaviour, there is the act and the actor. There is a division between the…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

“...which, of course, is how I developed my love for both Kabuki theater and marshmallow Peeps.”

— Jimmy Gownley

I had to wear that suit, so I put in my required time in the gym. But I'm not one of those…

— Ryan Reynolds

My '60s plays were as good as most of the other plays I've written ... except I wasn't in a condition to…

— Tennessee Williams

With Hellboy I am doing a comic-book movie. That's what's so great about being an actor: You get to do Meet Joe…

— Jeffrey Tambor

I was a creative kid; I wasn't really into sports, and sports in the South are a pretty big deal. It's like…

— Tony Hale

You know, I had my mother and my father convincing me that he would be going back to Hollywood and he'd be…

— Priscilla Presley

That's really good for an actor - to like the people behind the scenes - because then you treat the camera differently.…

— Emile Hirsch

You've got to do the big studio movies to get your name, but as an actor and for your own well-being you…

— A. J. Cook

I think, as an actor, and particularly if you are playing the lead in something, you have to view yourself as the…

— Daniel Radcliffe

You've got to have a passion for it and don't be easily discouraged. And don't approach it like, 'I have to get…

— Bethany Joy Galeotti

As an actor, you are always looking for subtext, for layers, for what's going on underneath.

— Antje Traue

I was interested in acting right from my childhood.

— Esha Deol

I want to be part of projects where I can showcase my growth as an actor.

— Shriya Pilgaonkar

Working with talented people and challenging myself as an actor [excites me].

— Mark Wahlberg

I think once you've allocated an actor to the role that the character will evolve slightly.

— Nathalie Emmanuel

It doesn't matter where you are: theater brings people together.

— Phillipa Soo

What did my parents say when I told them I wanted to be an actor? 'Be a plumber.'

— Samuel West

As an actor with a star status, I can't restrict myself to one type of films and roles.

— Akkineni Nagarjuna

If I don't stay true to my character, I would fail as an actor.

— Bhumi Pednekar

In the future, we'd like to support upcoming artists, people that are trying to be actors.

— Evan Spiegel

It was not easy to get rid of that 'tv actor' label.

— Anoop Menon

Of course, actors look forward to the day when they can do a big courtroom scene.

— Greg Kinnear

Theater opened up a whole new world for me. It was a freedom I'd never known before.

— Laurie Metcalf

I don't pretend to be anything but an actor and a writer.

— Dan Futterman

Casting is an art, and if you're interested in people, like I am, casting is essential.

— Sebastian Lelio

It was my first straight dramatic role, and the most adult, intelligent one I have ever played.

— June Allyson