Actor Quotes · Page 73

January 4, 1943, is when I became a professional actor-cum-thespian.

— Bernard Cribbins

An actor will use every piece of information at their disposal, or a good actor will.

— Jessica Pare

If you want to protect yourself as an actor, always work with good people

— George Clooney

I've definitely had mentors, whether parents or friends or actors who I like.

— Paul Dano

What's enjoyable for me, as an actor, is to do as many different things as possible.

— Michael Sheen

I would hate to be 65 and think, 'What if I had tried to be an actor?

— Matt Long

I think with the best actors, emotion is something that has no kind of check in them.

— Romola Garai

Sometimes the writing can be so good that the actor doesn't really have to do anything.

— Nick Nolte

There's a lot of young actors and people who have success very quickly who kind of expect it or don't have the…

— David Walton

It's so hard coming out of drama school to claim your right to be taken seriously and even get auditions.

— Lily James

If I couldn't be an actor, I would only consider being an astronaut, a sea otter, or a gynecologist.

— Leslie Nielsen

To others we are not ourselves but performers in their lives cast for a part we do not even know we are…

— Elizabeth Bibesco

Some of the most cutthroat auditions youll have as an actor are when youll have three words to say.

— Stephen Amell

Though my father guided me on how to act, unknowingly, she has been my teacher. The one actor who I look up…

— Rupali Ganguly

I've never wanted to be on television for the sake of it, I suppose because I'm not one of life's natural presenters;…

— James May

Acting is still fun. It's still not even a career for me. I think the second it becomes a career is when…

— Liana Liberato

My very first acting job was with Alan Parker on Angela's Ashes but as a child I had written to so many…

— Kerry Condon

There was a phase when I cried for days and doubted my decision to be an actor when my films were not…

— Suniel Shetty

When I was younger, I wasn't really sure what I wanted to do, but I told a lot of lies in school.…

— Meaghan Rath

“The Theater resides at the intersection of education and the arts. The arts are seen as a set of media with a…

— Philip Taylor

I think, you know, as an actor, unless you're exceedingly lucky and you're one of the golden few, a lot of your…

— T R Knight

I'd love to go back to Broadway; I'd love to do animation; I'd love to do hair and make-up campaigns because I…

— Brooke Elliott

Some actors learn the habit of promoting themselves as a brand - by dressing in a certain way, by going out with…

— Viggo Mortensen

It's pretty boring, working by yourself. The scene happens in between the two of you, and then you don't know what it's…

— Julianne Moore

Sometimes, as actors, we feel like we want to hold on and control where a character goes.

— Corey Hawkins

I've seen the greatest actors in the world, transcendent talents, who can't find a home.

— Laura Linney

I've been just like any other working actor, out there looking for stuff.

— Gedde Watanabe

I just felt good working with peer actors around my age.

— Lee Je-hoon

It's developing a relationship with actors that makes it work.

— Richard Donner

I was always a character actor, basically, that sometimes looks like a leading man.

— John Travolta

I was particularly proud of my performance as the Joker. I considered it a piece of pop art.

— Jack Nicholson

As an actor you appreciate the security of a job. But I don't ever want to get too comfortable.

— Chris Noth

The wonderful thing about drama school is that it stretches you in a way the industry doesn't.

— Naomie Harris

Where can I go that would give me the same level of satisfaction as an actor?

— Patrick Stewart

For actors, the idea is that you convince people you're someone you're not.

— Tom Bateman

As an actor, you are always looking for something fresh and interesting and not ordinary.

— Megalyn Echikunwoke

The best thing about theatre is that every time we get onstage, the show is new.

— LaChanze

As an actor, it's the hardest thing to try to get work.

— Leslie Grossman

I think there is an evolving art taking place on Broadway.

— Hugh Panaro

I always wanted to act, but not because my parents were associated with the industry.

— Keerthy Suresh