Actor Quotes · Page 119

I have the most fun writing and directing. And I always choose myself as the lead actor.

— Isabella Rossellini

In the beginning was the Word. Man acts it out. He is the act, not the actor.

— Henry Miller

The reason you want to act is to continue to explore every different part of the human psyche.

— Jesse Plemons

I love 'Cabaret' and 'George M!' They're both incredible as far as I'm concerned.

— Joel Grey

You've only got a short shelf-life as an actor, and I want to make the most of it while I can.

— Sharon Horgan

It requires a huge amount of intelligence to be an actor.

— Soha Ali Khan

I've never had an acting lesson in my life. I don't know whether that's a good or bad thing.

— Jason Statham

By the time I got someone to take my head shot, I'd been acting for nine years!

— James Wolk

My first year of university, I ran around and signed up for these clubs, and I noticed they were all drama clubs:…

— Penelope Mitchell

At heart, this job is about continuing to make great theatre for the people of Sheffield - a city I've known and…

— Samuel West

I went to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art because it was the only drama school the social worker had ever heard…

— Richard McCabe

When I saw Spencer Tracy in 'The Old Man and the Sea,' I realised the distinction between being an actor and a…

— Naseeruddin Shah

I'd always gone to the theater as a child every month to see whatever was on. I think that's where the passion…

— Sam Heughan

Acting is a very important thing for me, and I love doing it. But when I'm acting, I spend 14 hours a…

— Jennifer Love Hewitt

There's the acting side of it so you work with a coach. Dissect a script. If it's a character, then obviously a…

— Scott Eastwood

Some people are born gardeners, some are politicians. I was an actor. It took a great deal of pain before I figured…

— Kathleen Quinlan

When you're young, it's hard to see the reality behind such a demanding career, but I loved it, and I couldn't see…

— Taylor Louderman

The theatre should be treated with respect. The theatre is a wonderful place, a house of strange enchantment, a temple of illusion.…

— Noel Coward

There are moments when it's unbelievable how people who work on the hair or on the little bit of skin here, they…

— Audrey Tautou

I was lousy in school. Real screwed-up. A moron. I was antisocial and didn't bother with the other kids. A really bad…

— Anthony Hopkins

A lot of times you have very ego-driven actors and actresses that stay in their little world, and when you have a…

— Dawn Olivieri

'Frida' was a joy; this was delicious, I couldn't wait every day to get to the set, although I was exhausted, and…

— Salma Hayek

He was, like everyone of a strongly erotic disposition, twice as good, twice as much himself when he knew that women liked…

— Stefan Zweig

All the more a cheesy musical seems fake, so it requires a level of honesty to be injected or an acknowledgement of…

— James Ponsoldt

Every actor has the desire to do films, but I never had that approach.

— Kiku Sharda

I'd done 'Peter Pan' in a little pre-K class or whatever.

— Omari Hardwick

To be true to a play, you can't add something that takes away from the author's intent.

— Jason Robards

Acting is really only part of my life. I'm addicted to it.

— Blythe Danner

It wasn't until entering my twenties that I began to identify my real dream as an actress.

— Liu Yifei

I have no personal interest or gain from this , I am just an actor

— Sanaya Irani

I don't use any techniques; I'm not trained to be an actor. I just enjoy working in films.

— Amitabh Bachchan

I'm a lazy actor, lazier than you would think. I don't usually do a lot of research.

— John Lithgow

Acting is an animal thing, not an intellectual thing.

— Clint Eastwood

I've always been a bit of a self-doubter, I think a lot of actors are. I still am.

— Kit Harington

Nine out of ten delinquents are frustrated actors.

— Peter Mullan

I don't hesitate to do nudity as an actor if it's done well.

— John Lithgow

When the curtain falls, the best thing an actor can do is to go away.

— Harold MacMillan

What acting offered me was the chance to be many other people.

— Charlton Heston

For actors in Hollywood, it's very straightforward. We're well-paid animals in a zoo.

— Robin Wright

I'm not giving up acting, I'm definitely not going to stop

— Shane West