Actor Quotes · Page 33

To be an actor you have to be a child.

— Paul Newman

My heroes were all in the theatre.

— Damian Lewis

I'm a character actor at heart.

— Shuler Hensley

It's much more enjoyable being an actor.

— Kyle Chandler

I became an actor by accident, not by design.

— James Lipton

I never pretended to be a great actor.

— Joel McCrea

I grew up doing musical theater.

— Chris Colfer

I wanted to be an actor since I was a child.

— Sanjay Mishra

I like acting; I like being lost in the creative process.

— Ellar Coltrane

Dan Curtis, our producer, has the idea that people like to see a stock company of actors.

— Thayer David

I am more comfortable in the actor's and writer's role than a director's.

— Sreenivasan

I have actor's dreams where I am opening a play and know neither the lines nor the story.

— Maureen Lipman

When a casting agent sees me, he kind of knows what he's getting.

— Alexa Vega

I started acting because I enjoyed school plays.

— Mayim Bialik

I was lucky - the first eight productions I auditioned for, I got cast.

— Emily Browning

All you have to do to be a camera actor is tell the truth.

— Bill Oberst Jr

For some actors, their star shines brightly and fizzles out. My star doesn't shine that brightly, but it buzzes along. Hopefully, that…

— Anna Maxwell Martin

My preference is for people who come to rehearsal and get into the ring. I like a muscular actor who's playful.

— Joe Mantello

I found my niche as a character actor, and I've never felt like a movie star or teen idol and never wanted…

— Vincent D'Onofrio

I remember the only play I wanted to see for the longest time was 'Wicked,' and I learned all the songs I…

— Doechii

I think it's always good when you're able to, as an actor, allow your work to be some kind of a conduit…

— Zachary Quinto

As an actor, the biggest compliment you can get, in my book is for someone to believe that you're the character.

— Matt LeBlanc

There are maybe 100 actors I look up to, but my first two favourite actors were Dustin Hoffman and Jack Nicholson.

— Paul Dano

In many cases for an actor it's a comfortable position to be in. But it's harder to fail as a director.

— Jean Dujardin

I have been doing this [acting] for a really long time, so I've come to expect things to take a really long…

— Sam Huntington

When you're trying to do a traditional book musical like 'Book of Mormon,' it's always nice to have characters that could very…

— Robert Lopez

In the morning, I'm like the Antonioni movies. I'm little sad. I haven't the courage to start the day. In the evenings,…

— Monica Vitti

Theres just a big group of actors in London. There are new ones coming in all the time, who are looking for…

— Rebecca Eaton

I started at Howard in the drama department. At the same time, I was a fledgling member of the Black Repertory Company…

— Lynn Whitfield

I've always been lucky in casting. The trick in casting is to hire great people, and let them do what they do,…

— Woody Allen

For me, all you want from your actor is for them to engage on a deeply emotional level with the material. If…

— Andrew Haigh

It's such hard work doing a musical. I did my first musical last year, performing in The Producers, and it was a…

— Reece Shearsmith

I was a struggling actor all my life.

— Soni Razdan

I - you know, I'm not an actor.

— Mikhail Baryshnikov

Acting has never excited me.

— Malaika Arora Khan

Acting is a way of living out one's insanity.

— Isabelle Huppert

George Blagden is a great actor.

— Travis Fimmel

I love theater. I come from theater.

— Melissa Barrera

I knew I wanted to act when I was around 14.

— Daniel Stern

You can only do so much theatre.

— Victor Garber