A lot of actors say that theater's the thing for them. And that's great, and I'm not one to speak with any… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
I think accurately presenting a trans character means not presenting them as perfect - I think there's been a pressure to do… — Nicole Maines Copy Share Image
I'm not much of a preparer. I think sometimes as an actor you need to go out and learn some skills, but… — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
Great actors are so easy to direct. It's like they're big 747s that you just have to move left and right, and… — Louis Leterrier Copy Share Image
I'm frequently surprised, sometimes bugged off, and sometimes happy, depending on the actor. It's a fact of life that just as often… — Rod Serling Copy Share Image
The fact is that you could not be, and still cannot be, a 25-year-old homosexual trying to make it in the British… — Rupert Everett Copy Share Image
I grew up, especially as an actor thinking that I had to move to New York to be a good actor. But… — Josh Brolin Copy Share Image
The movie truism is that stars play themselves, while actors play other people - troubled or toxic, and memorably strange. By that… — Richard Corliss Copy Share Image
When you're younger you have a lot of ideas and you're probably more insecure, all those things. I work with young actors… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
One of the perks of being an actor is to get to meet athletes that you respect. Especially who played before my… — Josh Charles Copy Share Image
I had no natural gift to be anything - not an athlete, not an actor, not a writer, not a director, a… — Paul Newman Copy Share Image
Some economists became obsessed with market efficiency and others with market failure. Generally held to be members of opposite schools-freshwater and saltwater,… — George Gilder Copy Share Image
I'm not one of those actors who gets so taken by a role that I can't live my life. I'm the type… — Billy Porter Copy Share Image
It's really hard to copy another actor and be successful. In fact, that's usually the reason people are not good, because they're… — Jesse Eisenberg Copy Share Image
Why did I decide to become an actor ? I decided because my brother helped me decide. I knew nothing about the… — George Stults Copy Share Image
I'm not a big Hollywood star. I'm an actor. I'm called a star. That's not what I am. First of all I'm… — Denzel Washington Copy Share Image
I'm not actually a psychopath. I don't look evil. People don't normally want to put me in the same kind of things… — David Oakes Copy Share Image
As an actor, when you're actually trying to embody what it would be like to just know that everyone's at your beck… — Linus Roache Copy Share Image
[Shaquille O'Neal ] walked in and said we were hiring him, so we said, "Yes sir!" Shaq is a genuinely funny guy.… — Dennis Dugan Copy Share Image
Action choreographer is like talking. When you talk, you have a rhythm. When you act, you have a rhythm. When you're moving… — Donnie Yen Copy Share Image
It's really easy to finish a movie and sort of immediately dive into the next one, because I love working with actors… — Joe Swanberg Copy Share Image
Writing for the stage is different from writing for a book. You want to write in a way that an actor has… — Brian Greene Copy Share Image
You just can't take yourself too seriously, especially in comedy. You shouldn't try to be funny, but you should try to be… — Paula Patton Copy Share Image
I think a lot of directors, they come out of film school, they don't know anything about acting. Or they're writers that… — Matt Dillon Copy Share Image
The hardest thing about being an actor, and especially when you're a woman trying to also have a family and a relationship,… — Julianna Margulies Copy Share Image
The TV schedule is fantastic. It allows you to have a life. Theater actors are so disciplined - especially if you're doing… — Neil Patrick Harris Copy Share Image
My favorite actors are actors who are enigmatic and mysterious and never make the obvious choice in terms of the projects they… — Scarlett Johansson Copy Share Image
I enjoyed meeting Emma [Watson]. I have a soft spot in my heart for child actors growing up. I know how hard… — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
I don't want to restrict the life of a play to a particular production. The original actors might leave after the first… — Neil Simon Copy Share Image
I think the writing and the casting and all of that has so much to do with actors becoming their characters. I… — Scott Michael Foster Copy Share Image
I don't know whether it's spiritual development or trying to learn the psychologically with being an actor, but I realise the more… — Gerard Butler Copy Share Image
There's still a massive inequality between the genders. If you look at the trajectory of a male actor's career, there's no hesitation… — Juliet Stevenson Copy Share Image
As actors, we need public relations to campaign for our next possible role, and any media promoting our work seems positive in… — Carson Grant Copy Share Image
Hollywood is the kind of town that likes to make everything larger than life: movie premieres, aging actress' lips, and murders. Actors… — Rob Manuel Copy Share Image
The United Nations remains our most important global actor. These days we are continuously reminded of the enormous responsibility of the Security… — Anna Lindh Copy Share Image
All actors do that. Should do that and do that. For the most part. I say all actors. I'm exaggerating, but you… — Harvey Keitel Copy Share Image
Earlier, actors had a lot of power in their hands. And now, it has gone in the hands of the directors and… — Bhumi Pednekar Copy Share Image
There was this book that Judi Dench wrote that said there was a moment where, before an actor can be this or… — Zoe Saldana Copy Share Image
If I only did TV show, I'd probably not be the happiest girl. I love the show, but I'm an actor and… — Jane Levy Copy Share Image
I'm definitely a fan of sort of dramas, independent sort of social dramas where you play really challenging roles. Every actor wants… — Nathalie Emmanuel Copy Share Image
![“[Shaquille O'Neal ] walked in and said we were hiring him, so we said, "Yes sir!" Shaq is a genuinely funny guy. He's really funny in the movie. He's not just a stunt cast- he's a genuinely funny actor.” quote by Dennis Dugan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/79f/dennis-dugan-70348_actors_shaquille-o-neal-walked-in-and-said-we-w_2672973.jpg)
![“You just can't take yourself too seriously, especially in comedy. You shouldn't try to be funny, but you should try to be as honest as possible. The extreme end of honesty is usually what's funny. That's your job [as an actor]. You just have to let people see it.” quote by Paula Patton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2c0/paula-patton-11845_actors_you-just-can-t-take-yourself-too-serious_1600211.jpg)
![“I enjoyed meeting Emma [Watson]. I have a soft spot in my heart for child actors growing up. I know how hard that is. Having gone through that experience myself, I have a lot of sensitivity to it. For lack of a better word, I just feel like I love these kids, and I want them all to grow up and…” quote by Ethan Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/441/ethan-hawke-1828_actors_i-enjoyed-meeting-emma-watson-i-have-a-s_2621446.jpg)
