Actor Quotes · Page 456

I majored in art history. But I took theater classes, and every semester I was in college productions.

— Lucy DeVito

There's a nimble quality to the way a television actor can work. When that muscle gets strong it's a very valuable thing.

— David Oyelowo

An actor alone is a bit naked. Like when you do something in front of your mirror, you're usually really bad, because…

— Clemence Poesy

My first love was acting. I went to Sidney Poitier films as a kid. I sat in the theater and dreamed of…

— Carl Weathers

Actors fall into this trap if they missed being loved for who they really were and not for what they could do…

— Gene Wilder

Life-actors never rehearse and need no script. A life-actor uses whatever he has available, nothing more, nothing less.

— Abbie Hoffman

Of course when I started, it's not because I was such a brilliant actress. I didn't know I was good. I thought…

— Carole Bouquet

'Once on This Island' is one of my favorite musicals, so to have the lead in that would be great.

— Shanice Williams

I'm an actor, so I'm interested in the pursuit of storytelling and character and challenging myself and expanding my craft. That's not…

— Tatiana Maslany

I've worked over four dozen nine-to-five jobs before taking the chance to chase my dream of wanting to become an actor and…

— Malcolm Goodwin

I'm still waiting to hit it big. But there was the moment when I didn't have to work at the restaurant anymore,…

— Lizzy Caplan

I think - in general, I don't think I've been involved in a single movie that turned out the way I anticipated…

— Dave Franco

I'm hoping that maybe I'll start getting a reputation for being a guy who can be pretty versatile. That's the challenge and…

— Tyler Labine

You work with every actor differently. It's like if you're a mother, if you have children, some children need more discipline. Other…

— Rob Reiner

. . . until the curtain was rung down on the last act of the drama (and it might have no last…

— George Santayana

“When all the kids answered "fireman", "dentist", "mother", "want to marry a rich guy" and "astronaut", mine was "rockstar" when we grow…

— Nona Sebastian

Everyone's amazed by the question that how did I succeed as an actor in the industry, which has Kamal Haasan? It's because…

— Rajinikanth

“Actors are resourceful,” he’d instructed. “They hone their craft until they can take any situation and turn it away from themselves and…

— Tracy Ewens

I've always known I wanted to be an actor. It never crossed my mind to be anything else. I think I probably…

— Christopher Judge

I've long been a fan of Chiwetel Ejiofor. I think he's a great actor. He's my kind of guy. He does what…

— Garret Dillahunt

When I'm not working... I'm an actor! I'm auditioning! I like to hang out, have fun, drink, club, meet boys, look for…

— Xosha Roquemore

I actually don't want to be an actor for the rest of my life. I'd like to go on to be a…

— Noah Gray-Cabey

They call David O. Russell the actor whisperer because he can get stuff out of actors that maybe some other directors can't.

— Jacki Weaver

It's nice to have recognition for doing a good job, but at the end of the day, I'm just an actor and…

— Richard Madden

How long can you bank on your body and your face to help you get roles in films? At the end of…

— Payal Rohatgi

“The world of law was filled with the fallen, but theater wasn't. No one ever "fell back" onto theater. You had to…

— Meg Wolitzer

As an actor, what you dream of is being able to portray people that people empathize with and understand and really feel…

— Daniel Sharman

I've always just shown up to set and said the lines, [but] I want to help develop scripts and help cast and…

— Aya Cash

Some of the best actors think they're terrible; that's what keeps you connected to a vulnerability that makes it possible for people…

— Jessie Mueller

When we're not shooting 'Ballers,' we're always on the hunt for other work. As actors, we've never satisfied with just one thing.

— Jazmyn Simon

My strength is with actors. I think I'm good at working with them to get the best performances, at seeing what it…

— Sydney Pollack

Once in a while, there's stuff that makes me say, That's what theatre's about. It has to be a human event on…

— Uta Hagen

The interesting thing about acting is using all your own stuff and having some kind of personal catharsis while you're working.

— Melanie Lynskey

My tendency as an actor is, when there's a certain energy, I feel a challenge to match it, to come up to…

— Carla Gugino

But I think the other is a little more like bullfighting, a little more daring and although I appreciate good acting and…

— Robert Klein

You know when you have a party as a kid, and your mom hires a fairy, princess, or superhero to come host…

— Sarah Snook

I know a lot of parents of kid actors I've worked with have pressured them into acting, but my parents are different.…

— Emily Browning

I would be lying if I would say that I never wanted to be a lead actor. But at the same time,…

— Vikrant Massey

I really started acting when I was 12 when I was doing this television show called 'Jack & Bobby.'

— Logan Lerman

When I'm writing, I'm writing for a particular actor. When a lot of writers are writing, they're writing an idea. So they're…

— Todd Phillips