Actor Quotes · Page 333

You are exposing yourself all the time as an actor. There's the risk of being thought of as bad or boring or…

— Emily Mortimer

While I was growing up all over, in all my different schools, I was always doing theater, auditioning for plays.

— Hannah Simone

When I got to the reading all the work, I was reduced to being an actor in an experimental play that I'd…

— David Antin

As an actor, I believe that theatre is the one of the most immediate and exciting mediums to inspire young girls to…

— Karla Crome

My preference is for people who come to rehearsal and get into the ring. I like a muscular actor who's playful.

— Joe Mantello

For some actors, their star shines brightly and fizzles out. My star doesn't shine that brightly, but it buzzes along. Hopefully, that…

— Anna Maxwell Martin

I always want to portray veterans in a positive light, and since I got into acting full time, I've made that part…

— Jon Huertas

Theatre is highly satisfying in terms of words. You get to speak in monologues; words drive the action.

— Sarita Choudhury

My parents are amazing, but when I was like, 'Well, I'm going to be an actress,' and they're all doctors, that wasn't…

— Reshma Shetty

I always thought I would be a marine biologist because I love the sea - but considering the fact that I've always…

— Renee O'Connor

Part of my strength as an actor comes from what I've learned all these years: when you play a villain, you try…

— John Forsythe

One of the most important keys to acting is curiosity. I am curious to the point of being nosy. What that means…

— Meryl Streep

I'm an actor, I created the character myself originally. I do tell the fans I appreciate that they think he's real. It…

— Creed Bratton

. . . I do think that deep down, a lot of my work is about people trying to make reasonable accommodations…

— David Rabe

I'm very lucky that the children's theater in Los Angeles that I grew up with was me and Ben Platt and Kathryn…

— Molly Gordon

I remember, once I was going through Nice airport with Roger Moore, and these kids came up and asked for our autographs.…

— Andrew Lloyd Webber

In many cases for an actor it's a comfortable position to be in. But it's harder to fail as a director.

— Jean Dujardin

There are maybe 100 actors I look up to, but my first two favourite actors were Dustin Hoffman and Jack Nicholson.

— Paul Dano

For me, as an actor, with any character I'm playing, wardrobe brings a whole other aspect. Once I have the clothing on,…

— Katie Cassidy

As an actor, the biggest compliment you can get, in my book is for someone to believe that you're the character.

— Matt LeBlanc

I think it's always good when you're able to, as an actor, allow your work to be some kind of a conduit…

— Zachary Quinto

I remember the only play I wanted to see for the longest time was 'Wicked,' and I learned all the songs I…

— Doechii

I found my niche as a character actor, and I've never felt like a movie star or teen idol and never wanted…

— Vincent D'Onofrio

I wouldn't say I'm a Method actor, but there are times where a role will require you to live in their world.

— Jurnee Smollett-Bell

It's really, really, really difficult to have the same occupation as the person you're with - especially when you're both actors.

— Jessica Alba

The platform of 'Kyunki' is irreplaceable in my life. This is where I began my journey as an actor.

— Smriti Irani

I'm really enjoying being an actor right now, at this point in my life. It's a great job, it's a huge responsibility,…

— Shannyn Sossamon

You can see when an actor gets bored: Their eyes go dead. I promised myself I'd never let that happen. If it…

— Anna Friel

If I weren't an actor, I would have been a bad actor because this is where I belong. This is my love…

— Kiku Sharda

The idea of acting on the first 'Halloween', it didn't really apply to my eventual work, working with actors.

— Nick Castle

As an actor, you just want to continue to work on things that you like. You can be in this business a…

— Mike Colter

But for me, personally, I didn't have any ambitions to become an actor. I'm interested in getting behind the camera.

— Danny McBride

I wanted to go overseas and act. I wanted to be an actor in an industry that isn't necessarily the most inclusive…

— Danielle Macdonald

With acting, you have to put in the groundwork, then maybe you'll get lucky. It's a slog but it's also fun.

— Eoin Macken

I really do not like auditioning... it's hard because you never know what you're going to walk into in a room.

— Sterling Beaumon

The most dangerous thing for an actor is to refuse to listen to anyone else, to feel you know more than anybody.

— Rock Hudson

Jason Alexander is a committed actor, he went from working on a show about nothing to actually doing nothing.

— Artie Lange

As a character actor, you have to understand that it's not about you. You have to remember it's about someone else's life.…

— Frank Vincent

Most actors will tell you that it takes a while to figure out what you want to be because we just want…

— Rachelle Lefevre

I think that, as an actor, you fight so hard to get work for years that when it actually comes, you just…

— Rory O'Malley