Actor Quotes · Page 140

I'll probably never be the best actor in Hollywood, but I hope to be the hardest working.

— Ashton Kutcher

At the turn of the century theatre does not have to be prescriptive.

— Edward Bond

I wouldnt be the same actor if I couldnt do theater.

— Chiwetel Ejiofor

I was always the best actor and best dancer in my college.

— Divya Dutta

All theater is unpredictable. That's the definition of theater.

— Janet McTeer

It's always a little mind-boggling to realize that these famous actors know who I am.

— Emily Blunt

Oh yes, Irrfan Khan is an amazing actor who is both focused and funny on the set.

— Saba Qamar

The wonderful thing about drama school is that it stretches you in a way the industry doesn't.

— Naomie Harris

As an actor, my job is not to always play characters who make everybody happy. That's not interesting.

— Anna Gunn

I want to make a clear distinction between people who take acting seriously and people who call themselves actors because they've been…

— Damian Lewis

I like watching the other actors, but the hard thing about watching yourself is that the performance is done, and no matter…

— Linda Cardellini

The actor should understand the script and come prepared to play the role. At the same time, they should be flexible enough…

— Rajiv Menon

As an actor, that's the best thing you can do, really take people along on a story and tell them something.

— Austin Peck

I think one of the big challenges about science fiction is finding truth to relate to as an actor.

— Amanda Schull

As a kid, I used to run around our garden waving a stick and pretending to be a million different people. That's…

— Douglas Booth

We're very sure to stay in character, to experience the Sharknado as though it was real. That's what acting is.

— Ian Ziering

I've always been a history buff. It was one of the few subjects at school that really, really caught me. I think…

— Tom Mison

A lot of the best acting training I had was in junior high and high school. We had very demanding directors and…

— Jello Biafra

It used to be that film stars didn't want to do TV, and actors weren't singing, and singers weren't acting. Everybody's kind…

— Tika Sumpter

I don't think an actor needs to necessarily go through his things to do his job. I think it's way more important…

— Javier Bardem

I think it's one of the coolest things especially as a young actor, actually at any time - even doing my stuff…

— Dante Basco

Actors are not all there when it comes to things like relationships. The thing about us is we still greatly enjoy each…

— Mark-Paul Gosselaar

I know in Britain with 'Doctor Who' all the classic actors, and the people who you'd really want to, work on the…

— Burn Gorman

As an actor, to go and see those shows - great plays like 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' and Clifford Odets's 'Golden…

— Keegan Allen

I was particularly proud of my performance as the Joker. I considered it a piece of pop art.

— Jack Nicholson

As an actor you appreciate the security of a job. But I don't ever want to get too comfortable.

— Chris Noth

For actors, the idea is that you convince people you're someone you're not.

— Tom Bateman

Where can I go that would give me the same level of satisfaction as an actor?

— Patrick Stewart

I think there is an evolving art taking place on Broadway.

— Hugh Panaro

I always wanted to act, but not because my parents were associated with the industry.

— Keerthy Suresh

The best thing about theatre is that every time we get onstage, the show is new.

— LaChanze

As an actor, you are always looking for something fresh and interesting and not ordinary.

— Megalyn Echikunwoke

As an actor, it's the hardest thing to try to get work.

— Leslie Grossman

I've definitely had mentors, whether parents or friends or actors who I like.

— Paul Dano

What's enjoyable for me, as an actor, is to do as many different things as possible.

— Michael Sheen

I think with the best actors, emotion is something that has no kind of check in them.

— Romola Garai

Sometimes the writing can be so good that the actor doesn't really have to do anything.

— Nick Nolte

I would hate to be 65 and think, 'What if I had tried to be an actor?

— Matt Long

I've seen the greatest actors in the world, transcendent talents, who can't find a home.

— Laura Linney

I've been just like any other working actor, out there looking for stuff.

— Gedde Watanabe