Actors Quotes · Page 19

I am a really writer-oriented actor.

— Kevin Costner

There are no small roles, only small actors

— Miroslav Mircevski Spasov

I was trained to be an actor, not a star.

— Gene Hackman

I rarely meet other young actors.

— Mia Wasikowska

I'm an actor that cares.

— Joe Manganiello

You have a lot of stages as an actor.

— Luke Grimes

Empathy is at the heart of the actor's art.

— Meryl Streep

I'm not an actor, I'm a movie star!!!

— Peter O'Toole

And as far as actors go, Peter Sellers is my all-time favorite.

— Demetri Martin

I would compare it to an actor. I drive myself into the character that later on is in the ring.

— Wladimir Klitschko

I will no longer be an actor to hire, I have a passion for producing and making films.

— Ryan Phillippe

Yes, The Persuaders, that was great fun because one of my favourite actors is Roger Moore.

— Val Guest

I wanted to be an actor. My parents were not too keen on that.

— Jeffrey Eugenides

I've always been a bit of a self-doubter. I think a lot of actors are.

— Kit Harington

If one story becomes too hot, then you can't forget it. As an actor, you want to remain fluid.

— Andrew Scott

I can't remember ever staying for the end of a movie in which the actors wore togas.

— Jimmy Cannon

If you say, 'You've made it,' then you kind of come to a standstill, and I don't think any actor wants to…

— Jenna Ushkowitz

One of the things I've always enjoyed is moving around and staying fit. Physicality is such a big part of being an…

— Joel Edgerton

Sure, I have a lot of friends that are actors. Just because I guess I run into a lot of actors in…

— Beau Bridges

I'm usually trying to react to what the actors are coming up with. And then the environment, and then the story.

— Gus Van Sant

I love performing in a good straight play as well and I'm a crossover actor, I crossover from plays to musicals, musicals…

— Erica Schroeder

I learned so much from other actors and they definitely didn't treat me like some sex bomb or bimbo. I felt fully…

— Sylvia Kristel

I had a feeling about Shakespeare's soliloquies, that there should be a real exchange between the actor and the audience.

— Trevor Nunn

That's probably the biggest secret of acting: If the actor believes it themselves, they can make you believe it.

— Melissa Leo

Beyond any role that I ever had, really early on as a stand-up, I would see actors decide to try it and…

— Patton Oswalt

But I've always felt that the less you know about an actor's personal life, the more you can get involved in the…

— Eric Stoltz

Actors are always looking for new territory, and playing an African figure would be really a great symbol for me because of…

— Omar Sy

I think most of the actors that I know that I think are good are kind of funny people. There's just something…

— Clark Gregg

I'm probably one of the worst actors as far as preparation goes, because I actually don't prepare. I find it easier to…

— Jaimie Alexander

I'm not a movie guy. I don't know all this stuff that comes with celebrity. I don't know who the actors will…

— Edward Snowden

I learned a lot from Clint [Eastwood], who's an extremely economic director. I learned a lot from Michael Winterbottom, who really gave…

— Angelina Jolie

As an actor, when you walk onto a set, you're always working with different actors with different processes, and I kind of…

— Matthew Bomer

Most actors hate the feeling of being handled.

— Joe Wright

Maybe I'm secretly in my soul a method actor.

— Poppy Montgomery

Acting, for me, is giving to your co-actors.

— Rajkummar Rao

Every actor just wants good writing.

— Jeff Daniels

The stock actor is a stage calamity

— George Bernard Shaw

I'm supposed to be a pretty good theater actor.

— John Malkovich

I don't really think of myself as an actor.

— Dylan Moran

Actors are supposed to take versatile roles.

— Sargun Mehta