I'm a character actor at heart.

Im a character actor at heart.

— Shuler Hensley

I really am a character actor, in my heart of hearts, because I really do like developing characters and painting a past for them.

— Dylan McDermott

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

— Annie Potts

In your actor's heart, you know when you're playing well. Others may not always agree with you, but I'm always aware of when the…

— Michael Emerson

If you're an actor in your heart, no matter how much money they shove at you, it doesn't matter if the work doesn't provide…

— Chris Noth

Every actor in his heart believes everything bad that's printed about him.

— Orson Welles

I never really thought of myself as being an action hero or a leading man or any of that. I'm a character actor.

— Aaron Paul

The people I've respected most in the industry over the years - Paul Newman, for instance. I just loved the way he handled growing…

— George Clooney

Well, Ive always been a character actor, you know, and you always get your share of character actors who are bad guys.

— Colm Meaney

I only want to exist as a character. I don't want people to think of the actor Lee Je-hoon when they see my roles.

— Lee Je-hoon

For me, the political part of being an actor is very tough. To sit somewhere and tell somebody why you should feel this way…

— Emma Stone

People think, 'You're an actor, you can afford clothes,' but I just try to take the clothes from the movie, which makes the selecting…

— Jesse Eisenberg

As an actor, I've been drawn to those characters that are further away from who I may be.

— Kurt Sutter

For an actor to have the chance to go and play something that's far away from yourself, physically and also in terms of personality,…

— Taron Egerton

As an actor, you always want to keep it different, change it up, and, you know, just to keep yourself inspired and work with…

— Kelly Reilly