Actor Quotes · Page 73

I did act as a kid, but I quit when I was seventeen.

— Gaby Hoffmann

The problem with being an actor is that you have to be reactive to what other people want.

— Marisa Coughlan

I rehearse my script with my co-actors and take their tips quite seriously.

— Hina Khan

To stay interested in acting, I have to keep trying stuff I've never done before.

— Jessica Lange

Among the actors, I think my name has been misused the maximum number of times in the industry.

— Riya Sen

My experience has been that actors always want to be directed.

— John Wells

I want to be an actor, and I am being an actor. I'm not ready to run off on a road trip.…

— Liane Balaban

In some parts of Appalachia, actors and acting are still not considered quite decent.

— Conchata Ferrell

The caliber of actors I'm getting to work with and learn from on a daily basis is phenomenal for me as a…

— Graham Phillips

Sidney Poitier, who is class personified, said: 'Lou, you're a leading man because you're a good actor.' Brought tears to my eyes.

— Lou Diamond Phillips

My whole career has been a struggle for dignity and justification, to prove that I'd made the right decision to be an…

— Nigel Hawthorne

I think the challenge for an actor is always to see which parts of you you can explore and go have fun…

— Ally Walker

I think every actor is looking for a challenge, and to play something different, and to be a part of a project…

— Hilary Duff

The first and most important thing you need to be creative is to relax, particularly for the actors.

— Holly Hunter

Acting job can create a fantasy or stereotype for others. That's why we try not to show our personal lives so much.

— Gong Yoo

I've been a huge fan of Kate Winslet, and have watched all her films. She is such a solid actor and I…

— Huma Qureshi

No matter what kind of significance leads you do, you learn a lot from doing schlock. The setup's the same, only you…

— Tobin Bell

Like most young actors starting out, I really just wanted to act. Whether you find yourself stumbling into a drama or a…

— Charlie Day

I am happy being an actor. Donning the hat of a producer was a tough job and a different experience, as it…

— Nivin Pauly

I would love a shot at a lead role, but it's not up to me right now. I just try to make…

— Ice Cube

As somebody who has wanted to be an actor who is very young, I can relate to somebody who has been practicing…

— Lola Kirke

I always love working with young actors, because there's always something to learn. It's always exciting to see the next generation and…

— Helen Mirren

Ive always loved the power of stories to transport me to another world, to imagine extraordinary possibilities, to experience things I may…

— Kandyse McClure

When I first started [taking acting classes] I sort of stuck my toes in but I was so nervous I didn't know…

— Josh Duhamel

What I do believe is theatre is a medium with a peculiar ability to air vital issues.

— Samuel West

I'm a working actor, so no matter what, if an opportunity comes my way, I'm doing whatever.

— Quincy Brown

I started out to be a painter and was born into the theater.

— Vincente Minnelli

There was a drama club in our high school, and I just did plays.

— Holly Hunter

I wanted to be a theater actress, and initially, I wanted to work in musical theater

— Tavis Smiley

I get more fulfilment from being a father than I do from being an actor.

— Aaron Taylor-Johnson

I love acting, and that's my passion. So I would love to do more movies and some serious things

— Selena

An actor has to do everything, all genres of films.

— Karthi

I'm best known as a stand-up comedian, but I'm a good actor in the right role.

— Marcus Brigstocke

“Hadn't the actors acted of their own volition?”

— Anthony Doerr

I never thought I'd be right to play a Juliet-like character.

— Ellie Kendrick

It's just acting. I take acting seriously but up to a point.

— Tom Sizemore

Actors don't request what scenes to be written in. That's just not how it works.

— Nicholas Gonzalez

It's only an advantage as an actor - looking younger than you are. If you can maintain it.

— Cillian Murphy

An actor has a great responsibility to an audience - to touch their hearts.

— Agnes Moorehead

There was one thing I loved a little bit more than surfing - and that was acting.

— Kelsey Grammer