My dad became a soap opera actor, and I was an extra in a skating rink scene on the soap. I didn't… — Jennifer Aniston Copy Share Image
If you try to write something that's memorable, you'll never get it. Sometimes it's the way the actor says the words that… — Cameron Crowe Copy Share Image
It was very natural that people just think of me as a comic actor. — Curtis Armstrong Copy Share Image
Any actor will tell you, as soon as your ego and your vanity come into the mix, it destroys your work. Completely… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
Like a heartbeat. Something inside me. Some dream. I think it's being a dreamer as a child. Dreamy kids become actors, don't… — Michael Gambon Copy Share Image
I don't write shows with dialogue where actors have to memorize dialogue. I write the scenes where we know everything that's going… — Larry David Copy Share Image
The first thing you should do with an actor is not sign a contract with him. Take him to dinner. And take… — Elia Kazan Copy Share Image
Some of the actors that I love most have challenged themselves throughout their entire career. That's my goal. — Taylor Lautner Copy Share Image
I like to work with actors that have varied experiences. But I don't choose them because of their experience, I choose them… — Jim Jarmusch Copy Share Image
I was in college, I thought I was going to be a lawyer, I met this girl named Laura who was the… — Kurt Fuller Copy Share Image
I love playing all kinds of roles. I hope it doesn’t sound too pretentious, but I always feel human nature is like… — Tom Hiddleston Copy Share Image
I think everything keeps changing. There was a time when television was a bad thing for actors and it meant that you… — Dylan McDermott Copy Share Image
I think what makes a good actor's director is somebody who understands what I'm doing and is respectful of it, but who… — Matt Damon Copy Share Image
Being a salesman and an actor were not that dissimilar: It is a good lesson in covering up your feelings. No one… — Dougray Scott Copy Share Image
I don't have to sympathize or empathize with a human being in order to be able to portray them. I mean, some… — Dustin Lance Black Copy Share Image
It's so great as an actor to get the opportunity to do something that's incredibly truthful. — Charlize Theron Copy Share Image
What happened is I was going to college in 1950. L. A. City College. A guy I knew was going to an… — Clint Eastwood Copy Share Image
The kind of actors I admire move through different characters and genres. — Andrew Scott Copy Share Image
What you're trying to do as an actor is somehow trick yourself into believing that these words have never been said, and… — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
Nobody in TV makes as much money as Robert Redford, who likes to make movies for several million dollars only on the… — David Brinkley Copy Share Image
I never fully committed to the child actor thing. I also liked being a regular kid and being a student. — Billy Eichner Copy Share Image
The dance that happens, between actor and director, is a very delicate thing...it's why people tend to work together on many films… — Sydney Pollack Copy Share Image
But I would like to think that it's the actor that makes the difference in these cases. Not the director, not the… — Ray Walston Copy Share Image
There's editing, and scripts to read and edit, and casting, and all the elements of production that just sort of take up… — Richard Dean Anderson Copy Share Image
The first film I directed (Explicit Ills), I did when I was like 27 years old. I had been an actor for… — Mark Webber Copy Share Image
If you're a great documentary filmmaker, it doesn't necessarily mean that you're a great narrative filmmaker. There are fantastic documentary filmmakers that… — Alexander Skarsgard Copy Share Image
My father Philip was an actor and appeared in everything from 'The Onedin Line' to 'Hedda Gabler' with Dame Diana Rigg. — Samantha Bond Copy Share Image
I am someone who thinks that if you've got an actor like that who wants to perform your work, then you should… — Steven Knight Copy Share Image
I have a final word of advice to our students. If you work very, very hard, this is the kind of actor,… — Alan Alda Copy Share Image
I don't think there are many kids who sit around and want to be actors. I don't think there are many kids… — Frank Deford Copy Share Image
I started out as a very traditional actor. The first thing I ever did in terms of performance was singing. — Billy Eichner Copy Share Image
Sometimes you'll have great actors who aren't comfortable with improvising. Which can get pretty frustrating. But every actor's coming from a different… — David Gordon Green Copy Share Image
If the film isn't in some way going to study behavior then I'm not interested, but the reason why I'm not interested… — Bruce Dern Copy Share Image
I like to be a lot of different things at once and dress different ways and I change my hair all the… — Mae Whitman Copy Share Image
I don't think I”m a very good actor. Everything is very tentative and at a certain point you click in and just… — River Phoenix Copy Share Image
It's really a great luxury to have, to be able to go from big films to indie films, too. Because I'm on… — Dave Bautista Copy Share Image
There's nothing more boring than unintelligent actors, because all they have to talk about is themselves and acting. There have to be… — Tim Robbins Copy Share Image
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