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title: "8 Actor Watch Quotes by 8 authors"
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> [It's always tricky to watch yourself, always. When I first had to watch myself, it was really hard because I'd done quite…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/it-s-always-tricky-to-watch-yourself-always-when-i-first-had-to-watch/)

[Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/)

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> [As an actor, I have to watch people and observe their behaviors - this is how I create characters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-mcdermitt/as-an-actor-i-have-to-watch-people-and-observe-their-behaviors-this/)

[Josh McDermitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-mcdermitt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c1/josh-mcdermitt-22853_actors_as-an-actor-i-have-to-watch-people-and-o_1137060.jpg)

> [The most clear way to decide the actor is to watch them doing stuff during their downtime. When they do something that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-o-brien/the-most-clear-way-to-decide-the-actor-is-to-watch-them-doing-stuff/)

[Mike O'Brien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-o-brien/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/458/mike-o-brien-70018_actor_the-most-clear-way-to-decide-the-actor-i_1233069.jpg)

> [As an actor to watch an audience of people howl together in a single mind as a result of work you've done…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-lee-jones/as-an-actor-to-watch-an-audience-of-people-howl-together-in-a-single/)

[Tommy Lee Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-lee-jones/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c6/tommy-lee-jones-9811_actors_as-an-actor-to-watch-an-audience-of-peop_1493674.jpg)

> ['Lawrence of Arabia' is a film that anyone wanting to become an actor should watch at least six hundred times.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sid-haig/lawrence-of-arabia-is-a-film-that-anyone-wanting-to-become-an-actor/)

[Sid Haig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sid-haig/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb9/sid-haig-51307_actor_lawrence-of-arabia-is-a-film-that-anyone_1496465.jpg)

> [A lot of times as an actor you watch a film it's like thumbing through a photo book from your past. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dante-basco/a-lot-of-times-as-an-actor-you-watch-a-film-it-s-like-thumbing/)

[Dante Basco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dante-basco/)

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> [I think it's my job as a young actor to watch adult actors and take tips on the way they work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tye-sheridan/i-think-it-s-my-job-as-a-young-actor-to-watch-adult-actors-and-take/)

[Tye Sheridan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tye-sheridan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fa/tye-sheridan-16513_actor_i-think-it-s-my-job-as-a-young-actor-to_1702725.jpg)

> [Now that I am an actor (if you can call me that) I still watch movies with the same childlike enthusiasm.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saqib-saleem/now-that-i-am-an-actor-if-you-can-call-me-that-i-still-watch-movies/)

[Saqib Saleem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saqib-saleem/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/77c/saqib-saleem-5998_actor_now-that-i-am-an-actor-if-you-can-call-m_2876263.jpg)

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