I'm an actor and my job is to interpret.

My job is to interpret. I'm an interpreter. I can add things and bring unique qualities to the role that the writer may not…

— Kevin Spacey

I don't think an actor's job is to be recognized. I think an actor's job is to facilitate the writing in a way that…

— Jeffrey Donovan

Actors are journeymen. We show up for work. We do the job and then we go. What goes on behind the scenes is what…

— Joe Mantegna

In acting, you are fulfilled if you give justice to your role... if you are able to do a credible performance and touch the…

— Timothy Hutton

There are the jobs you get that do something for your confidence, like, 'I can do this with my life' kind of thing. And…

— Rosemarie DeWitt

My first job was a film called 'Storm Damage' for the BBC. I was 16 and working with really respected British actors. I didn't…

— Ashley Madekwe

As an actor, my job is to go to the set, read my scene and perform to the best of my abilities.

— Jasmin Bhasin

To be honest, as an actor, job security is not a trait.

— Taylor Kinney

The audience basically likes complex characters, and bringing out the complexities is the actor's job. The audience doesn't have the script, the actor does.

— Neeraj Kabi

An actor's job is to embrace emotions and situations that in real life we spend all of our time running away from.

— Wentworth Miller

As a filmmaker and an actor, my job is to react towards people, but I want a reaction from them.

— Tommy Wiseau

An actor's job is about putting across the author's intention; I don't think of myself on the same level as a creator.

— Jane Asher

Part of an actor's job is to find correlations between your own life and the life of the person you are playing.

— Daniel Radcliffe

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

— Rachelle Lefevre

Basically, the actor's job is to pay attention to the script.

— Joe Morton