I never thought about being an actor. I was just going to play music and baseball. That’s all I was going to… — Danny Glover Copy Share Image
That's very unusual for an actor, to have gainful employment that they are secure in, that they know is going to be… — Valerie Harper Copy Share Image
When I was 11, I played the part of Rumpelstiltskin, and my teacher told me I would make a great actor. — Brian Blessed Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, I'm an actor. I'm not here to sell other stuff or use off-screen things to generate… — Jason Clarke Copy Share Image
Because I think every child star suffers through this period because you're not the cute and charming child that you were. You… — Michael Jackson Copy Share Image
My mother's sobriety - that's when I found the theater, that's when I moved from being a basketball player to being a… — Peter Hedges Copy Share Image
I think a playwright must be his own dramaturg. I believe in a theater where the director and the playwright work together… — John Guare Copy Share Image
There's always the ongoing actor frustration of finding the great role to do next. I don't go to work a lot. I… — Gary Sinise Copy Share Image
I'm ambitious for is to not get caught 'acting'. I want to really feel the role and not let people see the… — Harrison Ford Copy Share Image
Such a big part of this business is rejection. Each time that you get rejected, a big part of it is just… — Danielle Campbell Copy Share Image
We all have an obligation as actors to be true to ourselves and our best instincts, but often there's a higher purpose,… — Peter Scolari Copy Share Image
I finally realized that yeah I did want to be an actor and it wasn't out of habit, but I needed to… — Claire Danes Copy Share Image
What I had found after the success of Karate Kid II is that an actor basically needs to - a primary requirement… — Tamlyn Tomita Copy Share Image
a really good play is ambiguous - which is exactly why it endures. Every succeeding generation develops theories about it. The play's… — Glenda Jackson Copy Share Image
I went on a road trip and ended up in Portland, Oregon, and from there, I did non-stop theater. I had just… — Michaela Watkins Copy Share Image
I want to move people, stir something within them that makes them feel. That's what a movie should do and an actor… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I think my being such a nomad let me into acting. I was always having to create a new image whenever we… — Aidan Quinn Copy Share Image
I realized that I need to protect my films because the director will move on, the producer will move on too, but… — Abhay Deol Copy Share Image
The weird thing about acting is you're the most competent when you're at your best, but you have to be validated. It's… — Max Minghella Copy Share Image
Really, you want to have variety as an actor. If you spend your career doing one thing solidly, people get burned out. — Julianne Moore Copy Share Image
I have done a lot of work in Bollywood over the years as an actor and director. I now want to pursue… — Satish Kaushik Copy Share Image
To be able to work for 20 years as an actor in an industry that is not so predictable, I'm grateful every… — Richard Belzer Copy Share Image
To be a movie star, you have to carry a movie. And to carry a movie where you play the title role… — Michael Caine Copy Share Image
I went to Bard College for a year. And then, even though I didn't think I should give my blood to the… — Christopher Guest Copy Share Image
As an actor, I have had an iconic journey and was fortunate enough to have worked with some really wonderful directors. — Zeenat Aman Copy Share Image
I don't want to make decisions about what I'm going to do before I'm doing it because I base my acting off… — Ewan McGregor Copy Share Image
I've always known actors because my parents are actors on stage and so I lived in a very creative environment when I… — Marion Cotillard Copy Share Image
I always thought that if you don't feel the breath in the actors' bodies, you lose all the intimacy and truth. — Richard LaGravenese Copy Share Image
If you don't love acting more than anything else, don't do it. It's not a normal life. It will take you away… — Johanna Braddy Copy Share Image
You spend most of your time as an actor unemployed, so you're not going to hear me complaining that I haven't had… — Sendhil Ramamurthy Copy Share Image
Well, I think one of the main things that you have to think about when acting in the movies is to try… — James Stewart Copy Share Image
When I was in my 20s, I wanted to go after dramatic roles, and I didn't have a tremendous amount of success… — Will Arnett Copy Share Image
It's difficult because usually when they cast things, the main characters are Caucasian in absolutely almost every situation. — Sandrine Holt Copy Share Image
That's why I do what I do, and that's why I wanted to be an actress from the time I was six… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
My thing is to gain the respect as an actor, as a professional, and the friendship and everything else will happen from… — Michael K. Williams Copy Share Image
There are many actors who have not been trained, but self-taught means one cannot be limited. It means you're continuously learning. — Neeraj Kabi Copy Share Image
I feel very secure about the role of the actor in the future. They need us, because stories are about people. — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
Celebrity and actor are two completely different professions, and I don't believe that they mix if you want to maintain any sort… — Sarah Lancashire Copy Share Image
I'm like an actor who obnoxiously says he doesn't watch his own TV show. It is extremely rare for me to read… — Christopher Priest Copy Share Image
I think that there's a tendency for actors who play strong women to have them take on all the worst characteristics of… — Carla Gugino Copy Share Image
