My background is in musical comedy. I didn't know I was going to be an actor. But all my points of reference… — Christopher Walken Copy Share Image
I was thinking what an interesting concept it is to eliminate the writer from the artistic process. If we can just get… — Michael Tolkin Copy Share Image
With the socialization of the health care system through institutions such as Medicaid and Medicare and the regulation of the insurance industry… — Hans-Hermann Hoppe Copy Share Image
I think actors, at a certain point in their careers, decide they're either going to keep taking risks or take the exact… — Tom DiCillo Copy Share Image
I hate complaining about paparazzi, I hate complaining about being recognised, because if I ultimately didn't want to be an actor or… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
All I know is that when I go somewhere, I'm not an autobot. I am a human being. I am not an… — Shane Smith Copy Share Image
As an actor or anybody as a human being, I feel more and more like I want to spend time doing something… — Ron Perlman Copy Share Image
I'm not of the manor born; I've never felt entitled in that way. I just came to Hollywood to be an actor.… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
Earl Mills is probably the best role I've ever been given in a film. And it was a great experience to work… — Brent Spiner Copy Share Image
In the meantime, I just have to create those realistic goals about the fact that I don't have a ton of options… — Michael Shanks Copy Share Image
Cooks are in some ways very much like actors; they must be fit and strong, since acting and cooking are two of… — Andre Simon Copy Share Image
I got into [producing] to be part of stories that wouldn't necessarily be right for me as an actor. — Brad Pitt Copy Share Image
It is an actor's defect. I want everybody to like me, so I'll say what I think will please them. — Jean Reno Copy Share Image
I think the moment I discovered I definitely wanted to act was when I saw a play alone by myself when I… — Louis Garrel Copy Share Image
As an actor, you're always at the service of somebody else's vision. In a play, it's more of the director's vision, and… — Jeff Daniels Copy Share Image
Some of the most intense affairs are between actors and characters. There's a fire in the human heart and we jump into… — Sigourney Weaver Copy Share Image
I'm still learning to be the best actor I can be, and I have a long way to go to get to… — Sean Faris Copy Share Image
You know, boy versus girl. But she's a tough warrior, so I almost treated it like unisex. But it makes a difference… — Daniel Simon Copy Share Image
You're in a very nice position as an actor when you're portraying a piece of history that actually happened and portraying characters… — Jamie Dornan Copy Share Image
I do think opportunity breeds bravery. It's such a competitive profession, no one owes you anything, talent in itself is not enough.… — David Oyelowo Copy Share Image
I'm awkward at these things. Just being nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Karate Kid was a real… — Pat Morita Copy Share Image
I can relate to girls with self esteem issues because growing up in this industry there is the side of you that… — Naya Rivera Copy Share Image
“The art of filmmaking is the most influential form of art that has ever existed throughout the history of human artistic endeavors.” — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
If you're not still learning and growing as an actor, then you have no backbone and no career — Kate Winslet Copy Share Image
From the time I became an actor my whole approach was to try to do as many different things as possible. It… — Lance Reddick Copy Share Image
It is tough to be a woman. Also as an actor, but more so as a director. And even more today, when… — Liv Ullmann Copy Share Image
So many actors are not open in front of the camera - they have a persona. — Jane Campion Copy Share Image
As Uta Hagen would say, there's the representational actor and the presentational actor. My sister [Maggie Gyllenhaal] came up to me recently… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
As an actor, you hope to find roles that are challenging to you as an artist. Then if you are truly blessed,… — Michelle Yeoh Copy Share Image
I seem to have a soft spot in my heart for Australia and Australian actors. After having worked with one in 'Cinderella'… — Lea Salonga Copy Share Image
My heroes are guys like Tom Hanks, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Matt Damon. These are amazing actors with amazing careers that every actor… — Dylan O'Brien Copy Share Image
It's absolutely impossible to have a serious critical discussion about enthusiasms for movie stars. Because a movie star is an animal separate… — Peter Biskind Copy Share Image
There were a lot of lessons of production to be learned. On the page, the biggest thing you learn on any TV… — Ronald D. Moore Copy Share Image
I'm not an actor who consciously accesses bits of my life, in order to play parts. Obviously, you don't need to have… — Bill Nighy Copy Share Image
I considered a lot of different jobs as a kid. I thought about becoming a priest or a lawyer. My father had… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
![“Earl Mills is probably the best role I've ever been given in a film. And it was a great experience to work with Halle [Berry] and Klaus Maria Brandauer, an Austrian actor who's a hero of mine. Martha Coolidge directed the movie [Introducing Dorothy Dandridge], giving me another shot, and it was an…” quote by Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/4e6/brent-spiner-2999_actors_earl-mills-is-probably-the-best-role-i-v_1333974.jpg)
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![“As Uta Hagen would say, there's the representational actor and the presentational actor. My sister [Maggie Gyllenhaal] came up to me recently after she saw this movie, Southpaw, the movie I did, and she thought there was this exploration of that type of presentation, and a bit of representation as…” quote by Jake Gyllenhaal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a27/jake-gyllenhaal-2014_actors_as-uta-hagen-would-say-there-s-the-repre_1342793.jpg)
