I want to be always actor.

I hate acting when I see it. I don't want to feel it, I don't want to see it, I want to be taken…

— Rutger Hauer

The delineation between the actor and his part is a practical matter. When the camera runs, you want the actor to be the character.

— Mike Leigh

To grow: that is your deepest and truest need when you say, 'I want to be an actor.'

— Stella Adler

When you are in America, at least for me, as an immigrant, I try to be as Americanized as I could. I just want…

— Jimmy O. Yang

“If you want to be an actor, don’t. If you need to be an actor, do.”

— Derek Jacobi

As an actor, you always want to find a piece of who you are in every role you take on.

— Larenz Tate

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

No matter how brilliant an actor is, there's always a point where they let you down, but that's all part of their journey. They…

— Amanda Hale

You always hear actors say, 'Theater is my first love,' and it is. It's a time when you really get to do what you…

— Amy Landecker

When we watch a film as actors, you have to understand that we always see much more than what's on screen.

— Kunal Khemu

I always remember what my dad told me when I decided to turn into an actor. He was emphatic that whatever I do, I…

— Karthi

No actor wants to choose - they just want all of the options available to them all the time; we tend to be pretty…

— Gillian Jacobs

I don't really have any limitations for what I want to do, as an actor.

— Jason Momoa

I didn't decide that I want to be an actor because my plan was to pursue dance as a career.

— Shakti Mohan

I didn't really want to be an actor when I was growing up - I wanted to be whatever I was reading about or…

— Jason Sudeikis