Actor Quotes · Page 37

I like to give my actors a lot of room.

— Nick Cassavetes

I will always continue to act!

— Gautam Rode

I come from straight theater.

— Brian Baumgartner

I am a better cook than actor.

— Nana Patekar

The fight in theatre is focus, focus, focus.

— Judy Gold

Wishing is not acting. But willing is acting.

— Ludwig Wittgenstein

I hate musicals, especially film musicals.

— Santigold

I feel that I am a good actor.

— Burt Lancaster

I've been an actor all of my life, but not professionally.

— Scatman Crothers

The most important thing you can teach actors is to understand plays.

— Stella Adler

When I hire actors I believe in their abilities.

— Sean Durkin

A painter has his brushes, a musician his instrument and as an actor you use your body.

— Stacy Martin

I love to act. I need to act. It's the big itch I need to scratch.

— Christopher Meloni

I want to be a versatile actor and do different kinds of roles.

— Catherine Tresa

Actors should be writers. While a writer puts the story on paper, an actor puts it on screen.

— Suhasini Maniratnam

I want to continue working with actors who truly enjoy the process of acting.

— Choi Woo-shik

When I was about 6 years old, I got dragged into an audition for the school play. A teacher thought it would…

— Tom Payne

I know acting is not impersonating, but I'm good with impressions. I can do impressions of people I know, and people I've…

— Jemima Kirke

I did everything pretty cliche as an actor in New York. I read the trades, I sent out 'head shots.'

— Nicole Ari Parker

I'm not an actor because I want my picture taken. I'm an actor because I want to be part of the human…

— Frances McDormand

I think when you're acting, you usually don't have to know too much beyond how to pronounce the words you're saying.

— Alan Alda

I guess I've sort of always wanted to be an actress, except when I was five, which, I did want to be…

— Anonymous

It sounds funny, but I felt that my responsibility as an American actor was to let the British know we can act…

— F. Murray Abraham

My dad is a much more flamboyant character than I am. I think that's why I couldn't see myself going into straight…

— Nina Conti

Mel is a great director because he's not just a director, he's an actor, so he knows how to direct actors. I…

— Monica Bellucci

Goethe said, 'Talent is developed in privacy, ' you know?And it's really true. There is a need for aloneness which I don't…

— Marilyn Monroe

To be fair, when I started doing 'Verdict' I literally had no idea what I was doing. I wanted to do some…

— Matthew Lewis

I make it a habit of never trying to judge what an audience might think, only because all points of view are…

— Joe Morton

When you're a young actor, you don't get very glammed up. Except, I remember the first time I had a photo shoot…

— Jenna Ortega

We study the character's education and social experience, their likes, dislikes and places they have lived. How they speak, and so on.…

— Rebecca Root

I'm obsessed with those old romance films. I also would love to venture into the silent film world. I think that's extremely…

— Sami Gayle

I was worried before I saw the play 'The Seven Storey Mountain', thinking I don't really want to see a play about…

— Will Oldham

Any day acting is an amazing day.

— Kiernan Shipka

I think the god of acting is kind to me.

— Paterson Joseph

I saw G.G. Allin live once.

— Mike Patton

It's a vain craft, acting.

— Roger Rees

I was an actor before becoming a comedian.

— Shelley Berman

Dilip Kumar's a great, great actor.

— Waheeda Rehman

Morgan Freeman is a very giving actor.

— Austin Stowell

Yeah, I went to ACT for a while. It was great.

— Gedde Watanabe