Actor Quotes by Gene Wilder

10 Actor quotes by Gene Wilder

Gene Wilder’s approach to acting blended mischief with depth, and these ten excerpts let you feel that balance. Though brief, the collection showcases his unique outlook on bringing characters to life, perfect for a quick yet insightful read.

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I'm an actor, not a clown.

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But the acting process - create a human being - was real, not only to the audience, but real to me.

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Gene Wilder often said that his job as an actor wasn't to make something funny but to make it real.

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I want to be an actor, maybe a comic actor but a real actor.

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Actors fall into this trap if they missed being loved for who they really were and not for what they could do…

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I didn't want to be a comedian. I wanted to be an actor - maybe a comic actor, but a real actor…

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I love acting, especially if it's a fantasy of some kind, where it's not just realistic, it's not naturalism.

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We all grew up on movies with scenes where the actor is lying, and you know he's lying, but he wants to…

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I wanted to be an actor. Maybe a comic actor, but an actor. That's what got me into acting was putting on…

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What do actors really want? To be great actors? Yes, but you can't buy talent, so it's best to leave the word…

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Dont put the sheep on the table.

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When your mother gives you confidence about anything that you do, you carry that confidence with you.

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I'm an actor, not a clown.

Gene Wilder

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[Gilda Radner] died in '89, and I got non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2000. I've just passed the five-year mark and I'm now what you call…

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I like - it's not that I want to be someone different from me, but I suppose it partly is that. I love creating…

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I live in a small town in Connecticut, and they don't write scripts there, but I get them anyway because my agent is in…

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Little surprises around every corner, but nothing dangerous.

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I don't like giving speeches. It makes me nervous.

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On screen, Gene Wilder could often be summed up as an accident waiting to happen, that frizzy, flyaway hair, the eyes darting this way…

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Gene Wilder often said that his job as an actor wasn't to make something funny but to make it real.

Gene Wilder

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When I'm not working on something, I seem to go through periods of depression. It helps to keep busy.

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What I learned from Mel Brooks was audacity - in performance as in life. Maybe you go too far, but try it.

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