Actor Quotes · Page 137

I was never that kind of star. I was never cast because I was gorgeous.

— Helen Mirren

I'd never been to acting school, so I never thought I'd get this far.

— John Ratzenberger

As an actress, I always wanted to become a versatile actor who can play any role or part.

— Shehnaaz Gill

Acting after being asked is compliance. Acting without being asked is kindness.

— Ron Kaufman

I'm a singer, song-writer, actor, actress, athlete. Girl, I'm everything.

— Bretman Rock

I'm not naive to the fact that I'm an out gay actor.

— Ellen Page

A responsive audience is the best encouragement an actor can have.

— Al Jolson

If you don't get famous when you're a kid, it makes the transition to adult actor easier.

— Tom Guiry

As an actor, I've just gotten insanely lucky. I quite like being surrounded by lots of different talented people lots of different…

— Domhnall Gleeson

I played the Apollo Theatre as a novelty act when I was about eight-nine-10. I'd stand in the wings in case some…

— Demond Wilson

Through all permutations and youthful poetry, I came to believe that the film actor was the great "literateur" of his time.

— Jack Nicholson

When the major studios flourished many years ago, an actor was groomed, developed, and worked frequently at his craft. The studios really…

— James MacArthur

Not knowing what's happening, from script to script, as an actor and as a character, lends itself to the same tension and…

— Matthew Davis

I think people want the intimacy in the engagement of sitting in a theater with people and seeing something happen live and…

— Colin Callender

An actor should be ready to play any role within reason. For example, I think the most ridiculous thing for me to…

— Glenn Ford

People used to always ask, and I would say I wanted to be an actress. When they would ask why, I would…

— Jennifer Ehle

I don't want to take shots at professional actors, because obviously the great ones are great. But I do think that given…

— Andrew Bujalski

I am always in much better shape when I am doing a Broadway show because you have the eight shows a week…

— Jane Krakowski

I'm so damn lucky to make a living acting, but it's not that I love it, not all the time. If I…

— Carrie-Anne Moss

'I Was There Too' talks to people who played non-starring roles in big movies. That means the likes of comedian Jimmy Pardo,…

— David Hepworth

My grandparents actually, whenever they got the chance, took me to Broadway, but that started when I was in high school, because…

— Shanice Williams

Not to be offensive, not to be capricious, not to be arbitrary, not to be neurotic, not to be an actor outer,…

— William Hurt

I have the confidence that I can take anybody and have them give a good performance, because I don't think there's anything…

— John Cassavetes

I think knowing where you can generally fit is important, but the fun thing about being an actor is sometimes stretching beyond…

— Laura Osnes

Well, you know, I played Mufasa in the workshop of The Lion King.

— Keith David

I know how to make it a great musical. I've got to. It's like I've got to see it on stage.

— Mel Brooks

“Actors had a habit of filling all the space around them.”

— Terry Pratchett

I never wanted to be an actor but ended up being one.

— Fahadh Faasil

Doing 'Hedwig' was so hard that I kind of burned out on acting.

— John Cameron Mitchell

I had a blind belief in myself and became a music director and an actor.

— Vijay Antony

The great thing about theater is the doing it again and again and again.

— Tim Matheson

Living in L.A., I was embarrassed to say that I wanted to be an actor.

— Elizabeth Olsen

I always did workshops. I would be at theater camp, doing shows, or after-school programs.

— Ansel Elgort

Acting is my passion. I can't see myself doing anything else.

— Samara Weaving

We know there are a lot of bad actors out there, even in education.

— Miguel Cardona

No actor can give his best performance without the help of the director.

— Naseeruddin Shah

If any child of mine becomes an actor I will turn in my grave.

— Clark Gable

I came from the theatre. I would prefer to spend more time there.

— Nana Patekar

I've been a musician longer than I've been an actor.

— Anonymous

In terms of actors and actresses, I think Joaquin Phoenix is probably my favorite film actor.

— Charlie Plummer