Actor Quotes · Page 75

I played pretend games as a kid, army, whatever, but I never wanted to be an actor.

— Ray Liotta

If you are changing yourself with every film, you will be exhausted as an actor.

— Ayushmann Khurrana

I spent two years trying to get into drama school.

— Rege-Jean Page

I'm the kind of actor who truly believes that every play is a company play.

— Jason Butler Harner

The most brilliant actor that I have ever worked with. I've liked others very much more.

— Anna Neagle

As an actor, you need to be versatile. You need to challenge yourself.

— Colin Morgan

One day, I would like to be a part of a stage production, preferably a musical.

— Alia Bhatt

Personally, I like all actors who are mysterious and don't have social media.

— Karan Soni

I'm a character actor - always have been, always will be - and historically, character actors don't come into their own until…

— Annie Potts

What's so fascinating about people is what they don't show. People are masters at it; usually actors show too much.

— Glenn Close

Well, I knew I wanted to be an actor, and I didn't necessarily need or want to be famous or a celebrity…

— Jenna Fischer

Every actor has his own identity. I don't aspire to be Bond. My quest is to do something new, something different.

— Abhishek Bachchan

Making a living out of acting sounded like science-fiction when I was growing up. I didn't know anyone around me who lived…

— Penelope Cruz

It's weird being with actors in a room and knowing, 'Only two of us are going to get these roles.'

— Kiana Madeira

Publicity is very important for any actor, especially when you are new, and people need to know you.

— Shweta Tripathi

I use so much of myself in everything I do. I think every actor does because you have no one else to…

— Pierce Brosnan

Anthony Mackie in 'The Hurt Locker' is everything an actor can hope to be. So rock steady in his portrayal that you…

— Denis Leary

“This is Quilty's audition ritual: whenever he feels it is time for it, he calls upon himself to audition for love. He…

— Lorrie Moore

When you are a young actor, you're imbued with the high purpose of your art. You think, 'They hire me for my…

— Charlton Heston

Just coming to L.A. to be a comic and an actor, it's not the kindest world to come to. There's a lot…

— John Pinette

A British actor will savour every syllable of a Shakespearean line, while a French actor will drive to the end of a…

— Peter Brook

The Broadway community is unlike any community in show business and it is unlike any community in the world. When you come…

— Lorna Luft

As an actor, you are used to portraying other characters. You can pick up any mannerism or body language that suits the…

— Joy Mathew

Ambition! We must be careful what we mean by it. If it means the desire to get ahead of other people -…

— C. S. Lewis

I had tried out for theatre school and didn't get it four times.

— Alicia Vikander

I was always a character actor. I just looked like Little Red Riding Hood.

— Paul Newman

Good actors, you always know what they're thinking. That's why they're good actors.

— Ron Livingston

I thought the plays would speak for themselves. But they didn't.

— Harold Pinter

I know what it's like to be brought up by actors and writers.

— Abi Morgan

I made theater very important in the beginning of my career.

— Marcello Mastroianni

There are so many good actors who just keep waiting for good opportunities.

— Vikram Bhatt

I don't care about being a star. I can do a supporting role; I don't have to be a lead

— Tom Berenger

Contrary to popular belief, actors are extremely supportive of each other.

— Prunella Scales

Everything I learned as an actor, I have basically applied to writing.

— Quentin Tarantino

I have so many passions outside of my passion for acting.

— Anonymous

I didn't really have any aspirations to do TV when I first decided to be an actor.

— Arthur Darvill

I think all actors get scared because we're frightened to disappoint.

— Miriam Margolyes

I was trained in theatre so the seriousness was there. I never went in for the glamour.

— Rohini Hattangadi

The one overall structure in my plays is language

— Edward Bond

I'm an actor, so I'm never going to feel like I've done enough.

— Italia Ricci