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title: "11 Actor Talk Quotes by 10 authors"
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> [Where I come from, you don't just say, 'Oh, I'm going to become an actor.' Talk like that and they think you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-pompeo/where-i-come-from-you-don-t-just-say-oh-i-m-going-to-become-an-actor/)

[Ellen Pompeo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-pompeo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52b/ellen-pompeo-10756_actor_where-i-come-from-you-don-t-just-say-oh_78957.jpg)

> [I would daydream about what it would be like to be an actor. I would even do talk shows where I interviewed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-tambor/i-would-daydream-about-what-it-would-be-like-to-be-an-actor-i-would/)

[Jeffrey Tambor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-tambor/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d65/jeffrey-tambor-2977_actor_i-would-daydream-about-what-it-would-be_1692671.jpg)

> [Now, what does an actor who can't talk do? Wait for silent pictures to come back?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirk-douglas/now-what-does-an-actor-who-can-t-talk-do-wait-for-silent-pictures-to/)

[Kirk Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirk-douglas/)

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> [One of the greatest things I've learned, as an actor, was how to talk to actors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-balfour/one-of-the-greatest-things-i-ve-learned-as-an-actor-was-how-to-talk/)

[Eric Balfour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-balfour/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/108/eric-balfour-18535_actor_one-of-the-greatest-things-i-ve-learned_383242.jpg)

> [That's probably the most boring conversation you could hear - an actor talk about politics. I won't go there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-heche/that-s-probably-the-most-boring-conversation-you-could-hear-an-actor/)

[Anne Heche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-heche/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97b/anne-heche-14476_actors_that-s-probably-the-most-boring-conversa_3114990.jpg)

> [I don't like talking about myself. I'm not really interested in myself. One of the good things about being a supporting actor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-morse/i-don-t-like-talking-about-myself-i-m-not-really-interested-in-myself/)

[David Morse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-morse/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/333/david-morse-11828_actor_i-don-t-like-talking-about-myself-i-m-no_2393080.jpg)

> [When I do interviews about movies I direct, I often talk about how my superpower as a director is that I'm an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marielle-heller/when-i-do-interviews-about-movies-i-direct-i-often-talk-about-how-my/)

[Marielle Heller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marielle-heller/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/305/marielle-heller-7174_actor_when-i-do-interviews-about-movies-i-dire_2881006.jpg)

> [Life was so easy before I became an actor. I could talk to anyone, and no one bothered. I keep thinking to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anushka-sharma/life-was-so-easy-before-i-became-an-actor-i-could-talk-to-anyone-and/)

[Anushka Sharma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anushka-sharma/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/931/anushka-sharma-2816_actor_life-was-so-easy-before-i-became-an-acto_404683.jpg)

> [I was an art student when I was a boy, and as an art student you don't have to talk to anyone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-rees/i-was-an-art-student-when-i-was-a-boy-and-as-an-art-student-you-don-t/)

[Roger Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-rees/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5aa/roger-rees-8378_actor_i-was-an-art-student-when-i-was-a-boy-an_2041403.jpg)

> [Despite all the wonderful advances that have been made, it's still dangerous for an actor to talk about that in our extremely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-chamberlain/despite-all-the-wonderful-advances-that-have-been-made-it-s-still/)

[Richard Chamberlain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-chamberlain/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45e/richard-chamberlain-37708_accepted_despite-all-the-wonderful-advances-that_517775.jpg)

> [Fifteen years ago, I suffered a stroke, which caused me to lose my speech. Now, what does an actor who can't talk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirk-douglas/fifteen-years-ago-i-suffered-a-stroke-which-caused-me-to-lose-my/)

[Kirk Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirk-douglas/)

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