[Shaquille O'Neal ] walked in and said we were hiring him, so we said, "Yes sir!" Shaq is a genuinely funny guy.… — Dennis Dugan Copy Share Image
I'm not actually a psychopath. I don't look evil. People don't normally want to put me in the same kind of things… — David Oakes Copy Share Image
I'm not a big Hollywood star. I'm an actor. I'm called a star. That's not what I am. First of all I'm… — Denzel Washington Copy Share Image
Why did I decide to become an actor ? I decided because my brother helped me decide. I knew nothing about the… — George Stults Copy Share Image
Great actors are so easy to direct. It's like they're big 747s that you just have to move left and right, and… — Louis Leterrier Copy Share Image
I think accurately presenting a trans character means not presenting them as perfect - I think there's been a pressure to do… — Nicole Maines Copy Share Image
I'm not much of a preparer. I think sometimes as an actor you need to go out and learn some skills, but… — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
I am not a politician or a public servant. I am still a journeyman actor and a peace and justice activist. I'm… — Martin Sheen Copy Share Image
A lot of actors say that theater's the thing for them. And that's great, and I'm not one to speak with any… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
Norms appearing in the form of law entitle actors to exercise their rights or liberties. However, one cannot determine which of these… — Jurgen Habermas Copy Share Image
I love expression and really connecting with people. As actors, we like to tell stories because they can influence or even change… — Denzel Whitaker Copy Share Image
You know, I always got offered other stuff. Not the romantic leads, obviously. But very often it's a role that's underwritten, where… — Harvey Fierstein Copy Share Image
It is tough to be a woman. Also as an actor, but more so as a director. And even more today, when… — Liv Ullmann Copy Share Image
The movie truism is that stars play themselves, while actors play other people - troubled or toxic, and memorably strange. By that… — Richard Corliss Copy Share Image
I'm frequently surprised, sometimes bugged off, and sometimes happy, depending on the actor. It's a fact of life that just as often… — Rod Serling Copy Share Image
The fact is that you could not be, and still cannot be, a 25-year-old homosexual trying to make it in the British… — Rupert Everett Copy Share Image
I grew up, especially as an actor thinking that I had to move to New York to be a good actor. But… — Josh Brolin Copy Share Image
Being an actor is a lot more involved than many people realize; there are hundreds of ways to play any character. Even… — Conan Stevens Copy Share Image
I have always let the lack of Indian actors in the industry drive me, not hold me back. I remember an agent… — Archie Panjabi Copy Share Image
Maybe I'll put my iPod in two minutes before. But truly, I've listened to actors say that they loved to listen to… — Berenice Bejo Copy Share Image
It's mainly about working hard and proving to people you're serious about it, and stretching yourself and learning. The mistake a lot… — Daniel Radcliffe Copy Share Image
Things that make me laugh range from a wonderful stand-up like Jerry Seinfeld, Louis C.K. and Chris Rock to my son Gabe,… — Jason Alexander Copy Share Image
Look, when people came after me for doing 'Indecent Proposal' or 'Disclosure,' I thought, 'Ridiculous.' These people are trying to limit me… — Demi Moore Copy Share Image
I think that as actresses - and I've definitely gone through this in a really bizarre way, because I worked so much… — Winona Ryder Copy Share Image
Abused as we abuse it at present, dramatic art is in no sense cathartic; it is merely a form of emotional masturbation.… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
I would like to be able to be both a film actor and a stage actor - to be an American actor… — John Glover Copy Share Image
Several of the actors I've had the good fortune of working with stand out in my mind as 'ultimate'. I guess the… — Barry Pepper Copy Share Image
To me, I think of my actors like they're my spouse. You chose them, and you love them, and you know them… — Celine Song Copy Share Image
Earlier, I used to charge territories instead of my fees as an actor, but I realised it was better to keep the… — Ajay Devgan Copy Share Image
On many young actors that don't give their parents proper credit: I'm still waiting for some actor to win, say, an Oscar...… — Bill Cosby Copy Share Image
You're following your track, the story, your only plan, your map for the audience, and all the other stuff is, like, the… — Gus Van Sant Copy Share Image
“He seems, in manner and rank, above the class of young men who take that turn; but I remember hearing them say,… — Walter Scott Copy Share Image
Whenever I think of the high salaries we are paid as film actors, I think it is for the travel, the time… — Bill Murray Copy Share Image
I suppose it's whether you want to be a famous person, or whether you want to be an actor. You have to… — Anne-Marie Duff Copy Share Image
As an actor you do look for a certain amount of critical acclaim and recognition from your peers and the industry at… — Hrithik Roshan Copy Share Image
What does it say about our culture that personality is now considered a technology, a tool of the trade, not only in… — Albert Gore Copy Share Image
Performance is made in the editing room, and I've come to see the truth in that - the idea that they say… — Ralph Fiennes Copy Share Image
I'm trained as an actor for the stage - classically trained, believe it or not - and I worked closely with Stella… — Michael Richards Copy Share Image
The actor should not play a part. Like the Aeolian harps that used to be hung in the trees to be played… — Alla Nazimova Copy Share Image
I always felt so much more comfortable in the Western. The minute I got a horse and a hat and a pair… — Joel McCrea Copy Share Image