Actor Quotes · Page 96

Then when I got to Hollywood, the first musical I did was Festival in 1977.

— Gregory Harrison

If I weren't an actor, I'd either be a teacher or a critic.

— Dennis Haysbert

When I was 16 and wanted to be an actor, people told me to go work at the supermarket.

— Steve Valentine

As an actor, I love playing something kind of outside of who I am as a real person.

— Justin Prentice

I've always learned in show business: you take the job.

— Margo Martindale

I was the first Indian actor to do a film with Jackie Chan.

— Mallika Sherawat

I am not an actor who enjoys negative comments on other heroes.

— Allu Arjun

All of the press and stuff - that's the scary stuff. The acting is what I got trained to do.

— Emilia Clarke

There's no blueprint for where I should be. I see myself as a young, good actor who still has a lot to…

— Daniel Radcliffe

Anyone that chooses to be an actor or politician is making a choice to lead their life in the public eye.

— Perez Hilton

It is a great help for a man to be in love with himself. For an actor, however, it is absolutely essential.

— Robert Morley

I had never thought of myself as a dramatist, and, for really good technical results, the thought came too late: a man…

— Laurence Housman

[ Angel series] really taught me that acting is not just about being emotionally challenged. It's about being physically challenged. And I…

— Julie Benz

My father was not really pleased when I told him of my choice to train as an actress, when he was with…

— Yolanda King

So I want to make it clear that I want to be an actress and do versatile roles. I am only trying…

— Tejaswi Madivada

It's hard for me to listen to any actors whine or moan about anything acting-related because look at the world. We really…

— Dan Byrd

You always take a little bit back with you at the end of the day. I always put a little bit of…

— Aaron Stanford

Now that I'm acting, I've realized that I don't have a lot of barriers. Certain actors have a hard time with anger…

— Jay Duplass

The role has to excite me as an actor. It is like a train journey: you know where you have to reach,…

— Nana Patekar

I have this dream of directing. But as a child, I wanted to become a wrestler. Like, in childhood, we used to…

— Varun Dhawan

It's lovely that the Hollywood stars are crossing over to Broadway… There used to be such a dividing line in the country…

— Julie Andrews

I think every character actor at some stage likes to carry a film. It can be extremely liberating to just come in…

— Brendan Gleeson

A lot of times, in film and TV, they just want you to play yourself. But, when you're someone who's more of…

— Carrie Preston

I'd never thought about acting as a job. I was an engineer; I was in science and technology. I loved movies and…

— Ato Essandoh

I have to thank Nawazuddin for being such a wonderful co-star and a supportive actor.

— Kubra Sait

Every actor needs someone to take a chance on them.

— Robbie Amell

I do not care for musicals. In fact, I hate them.

— Mary H.K. Choi

We actors have lives beyond the film industry too!

— Zeenat Aman

That is the fun of being an actor. You play all different kinds of people.

— Chris Messina

Acting is not about anything romantic, not even fantasy, although you do create fantasy.

— James Earl Jones

I feel that every actor should do at least one movie with Tigmanshu Dhulia.

— Ravi Kishan

I had given up on acting because I would go for auditions every day, but nothing would happen.

— Fatima Sana Shaikh

I've been acting since I was a child doing church plays and stuff like that.

— Brian Michael Smith

I'm aiming to do what I need to do for acting and nothing more. I'm bowing down to acting.

— Abbey Lee Kershaw

Actors betray. Technicians don't. Movies are made by technicians.

— Pooja Bhatt

I think it would be amazing to be a character actor and still be a lead now and then in movies.

— Britt Robertson

There are not that many parts for actors who are not white - even less substantive ones.

— Cassandra Clare

The problem with acting is that there's really no control. You're at the behest of others.

— Leigh Whannell

I have no hesitation in taking up more acting assignments if good roles come.

— Balachandra Menon

My acting career had ups and downs. It's been a mix of everything.

— Zayed Khan