Actors Quotes · Page 230

I know I walk a fine line between being a respected actor and being what they call a sex symbol.

— Eva Mendes

Laurence Olivier said if you have ambition to be a serious classical actor, you must be as fit as an athlete. For…

— Patrick Stewart

In South Africa, we could not have achieved our freedom and just peace without the help of people around the world, who…

— Desmond Tutu

When you see period films, it tends to often be with older actors.

— Gaspard Ulliel

I credit my mom Debbie for creating a solid family base, ... She gave me a strong sense of reality so I…

— Elijah Wood

I certainly never expected to be a professional actor. I never expected to be in movies. I thought I would probably become…

— Paul Newman

It's like those eerie stories nurses tell, Of how some actor on a stage played Death, With pasteboard crown, sham orb and…

— Robert Browning

“Plants are more courageous than almost all human beings: an orange tree would rather die than produce lemons, whereas instead of dying…

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

I never did improv professionally, but that was certainly in my training as an actor. I like it.

— Steve Buscemi

My default position is not to be an actor. My default position is to be a follower of Jesus Christ. If that…

— Kirk Cameron

I would hate to be thrust into the middle of a big film and not deliver. There's young actors and they're put…

— Paddy Considine

As the actor, you just have to believe in what your character is doing in order to play them.

— Kristen Bell

Zombies - obviously they're doing it in a much more expansive way on The Walking Dead - basically, what you used to…

— David Hayter

Some actors go, 'Bing!' and suddenly they're being paid huge sums. Me, I seem to get screwed every time.

— Anonymous

I know other actors who are relieved when their shows get cancelled, and I've never felt that way about 'Community.'

— Gillian Jacobs

I was always a closet lover of acting. My mom was very practical. She never, ever restricted our dreams, always told us…

— Octavia Spencer

I think we're all guilty of mistaking the actors we've seen over and over again - we think we know them.

— Charlie Day

The acting that one sees upon the stage does not show how human beings comport themselves in crises, but how actors think…

— H. L. Mencken

I mean, if President Reagan could be an actor and become a President, if Michael Douglas is your next choice, maybe I…

— William J. Clinton

I've been a big believer in musicians turned actor, going back to Sinatra winning the Oscar for 'From Here To Eternity.' David…

— Peter Berg

I think it's important that when people are struggling, that you not run away from them if you love them. Kristen, I…

— Jodie Foster