--- title: "9 Actor Trained Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Actor Trained quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Actor Trained sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d7/shruti-haasan-6089_actor_i-am-neither-a-method-actor-nor-a-traine_168038.jpg" --- > [I am neither a method actor nor a trained one. So, I don't generally prepare for any role. Becoming the character and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shruti-haasan/i-am-neither-a-method-actor-nor-a-trained-one-so-i-don-t-generally/) [Shruti Haasan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shruti-haasan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d7/shruti-haasan-6089_actor_i-am-neither-a-method-actor-nor-a-traine_168038.jpg) > [I'm the man who sits behind a table and tells true stories from his life. I'm also an actor. I was trained…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spalding-gray/i-m-the-man-who-sits-behind-a-table-and-tells-true-stories-from-his/) [Spalding Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spalding-gray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6a/spalding-gray-16991_actor_i-m-the-man-who-sits-behind-a-table-and_1077449.png) > [I'm an actor. I was trained by Stella Adler, one of the greatest teachers of the world. I was 19 years old,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-margolis/i-m-an-actor-i-was-trained-by-stella-adler-one-of-the-greatest/) [Mark Margolis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-margolis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d30/mark-margolis-39697_actor_i-m-an-actor-i-was-trained-by-stella-adl_854458.jpg) > [As an actor, you're trained to do the right thing, be politically correct, say your lines, say the right thing about the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/idris-elba/as-an-actor-you-re-trained-to-do-the-right-thing-be-politically/) [Idris Elba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/idris-elba/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c9/idris-elba-3366_actor_as-an-actor-you-re-trained-to-do-the-rig_154170.png) > [The way an actor is trained doesn't ultimately have much bearing on my work. I'm interested in the actor as artist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-leigh/the-way-an-actor-is-trained-doesn-t-ultimately-have-much-bearing-on/) [Mike Leigh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-leigh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/646/mike-leigh-9087_actor_the-way-an-actor-is-trained-doesn-t-ulti_2206128.png) > [The only thing that I know how to do as an actor, as a trained actor, is you can't villainize the character…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corey-hawkins/the-only-thing-that-i-know-how-to-do-as-an-actor-as-a-trained-actor/) [Corey Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corey-hawkins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c2/corey-hawkins-9875_actor_the-only-thing-that-i-know-how-to-do-as_3202826.jpg) > [I wasn't a trained actor, I was trained in musical comedy theater, and when you do that, the audience is completely part…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-walken/i-wasn-t-a-trained-actor-i-was-trained-in-musical-comedy-theater-and/) [Christopher Walken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-walken/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99c/christopher-walken-1773_actors_i-wasn-t-a-trained-actor-i-was-trained-i_1516078.jpg) > [A cat actually thinks visibly. If you watch him jump on a shelf, the wish to jump and the action of jumping…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-heilpern/a-cat-actually-thinks-visibly-if-you-watch-him-jump-on-a-shelf-the/) [John Heilpern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-heilpern/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec5/john-heilpern-59586_action_a-cat-actually-thinks-visibly-if-you-wat_2127745.jpg) > [I don't want to take shots at professional actors, because obviously the great ones are great. But I do think that given…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bujalski/i-don-t-want-to-take-shots-at-professional-actors-because-obviously/) [Andrew Bujalski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bujalski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/035/andrew-bujalski-32452_character_i-don-t-want-to-take-shots-at-profession_1825158.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actor-trained/#itemlist", "name": "Actor Trained Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I am neither a method actor nor a trained one. So, I don't generally prepare for any role. 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Because then you operate from that sort of negative point of view, and you can't humanize him.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Corey Hawkins" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corey-hawkins/the-only-thing-that-i-know-how-to-do-as-an-actor-as-a-trained-actor/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c2/corey-hawkins-9875_actor_the-only-thing-that-i-know-how-to-do-as_3202826.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c2/corey-hawkins-9875_actor_the-only-thing-that-i-know-how-to-do-as_3202826.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c2/corey-hawkins-9875_actor_the-only-thing-that-i-know-how-to-do-as_3202826.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The only thing that I know how to do as an actor, as a trained actor, is you can't villainize the character…” — Corey Hawkins", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 7, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I wasn't a trained actor, I was trained in musical comedy theater, and when you do that, the audience is completely part of the thing. 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