The delineation between the actor and his part is a practical matter. When the camera runs, you want the actor to be… — Mike Leigh Copy Share Image
Film actors reach a certain level, but they don't get beyond it unless they work in the theater. — Shirley Knight Copy Share Image
I always wanted to be an actor, but my top three favorite actors of all time are Al Pacino, James Dean and… — Dane DeHaan Copy Share Image
There are enough roles for everyone, and I truly believe that the roles that we end up doing are the exact ones… — Diana Silvers Copy Share Image
I'm a huge fan of John Malkovich and Josh Brolin, and Michael Shannon has got to be one of my favorite actors. — John Gallagher, Jr Copy Share Image
Every scene you will ever act begins in the middle, and it is up to you, the actor, to provide what comes… — Michael Shurtleff Copy Share Image
Shooting in 3D hasn't really affected the way I work as an actor that much. Maybe that's not a good thing. Maybe… — Emile Hirsch Copy Share Image
Well, we can skip childhood because I didn't have any. Not one goddam moment on the Good Ship Lollipop. — Joan Crawford Copy Share Image
For a found-footage-style movie, there's a definite advantage in using unknowns, because it helps sell the illusion that it's real. A known… — Oren Peli Copy Share Image
I've had experiences where I wasn't allowed to change words around at all because you have to say everything, exactly as written… — Zooey Deschanel Copy Share Image
Ellen [Page] and I had only met a couple of times, but had mutual admiration for each other's work. When I first… — Evan Rachel Wood Copy Share Image
I have trouble sometimes watching actors - even when they do a great job - with an accent. It kind of removes… — Ellen Page Copy Share Image
I'd sort of acquired somewhat more mature perspective on what my career is and I don't...not anymore...consider fame and fortune my career.… — Christoph Waltz Copy Share Image
It is one of the few elements in the process that a director really, really can't control: an actor's performance. If you… — Jason Bateman Copy Share Image
I feel an obligation to set the record straight. Actors that say they're affected by something, that it changes their life, that… — Joaquin Phoenix Copy Share Image
What motivates every other decision artistically or technically is the acting. This is what motivates everything. Never can a camera move be… — Xavier Dolan Copy Share Image
I had to learn the image is not the word, which is a jolt for a literary soul. But it has served… — Rita Mae Brown Copy Share Image
The trouble with marrying an actor is they grab you in their arms, hold you close and tell you how wonderful they… — Shelley Winters Copy Share Image
I started off as a director, so when I see other actors directing, it gives me hope that maybe they'll put me… — Niall Matter Copy Share Image
I think as you mature as an actor things open up to you in a lot of ways, especially if you do… — John Leguizamo Copy Share Image
When you know your cast well and their strengths and weaknesses, you can start writing for them, just the way Shakespeare wrote… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
At the worst it was eight hours of makeup, and I couldn't sit down; I was in this crouched position. [on the… — Jim Caviezel Copy Share Image
As an actor, you can have your own backstory and prepare all the details that you need to know for your character. — Dwayne Johnson Copy Share Image
As an actor, I feel like I'm somebody who, when somebody gives me a mark, I don't want to hit it. I… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
I always want another actor to shine in my scene because it makes the film stronger. I would encourage people to scene… — Vin Diesel Copy Share Image
So I went and did an audition and became the biggest radio actor in Sydney, and that's how it all started. — Rod Taylor Copy Share Image
I have a list in my mind and in my heart of actors who have been extraordinarily kind, and Hugh Laurie is… — Yvette Nicole Brown Copy Share Image
As an actor, it is easy to be so self-critical, saying to yourself, 'Am I good enough? Am I good looking enough?… — Chris Pine Copy Share Image
Every actor hopes that the character that they're playing continues to be a challenge throughout their tenure of their show. — Reshma Shetty Copy Share Image
As an actor, you're always playing different people, so you yourself are always kind of going through an identity crisis. — Josh Hutcherson Copy Share Image
I just can't afford to get bored, because if you've been blessed with a generous imagination, which a lot of actors have,… — John C. McGinley Copy Share Image
As an actor, I have to be fulfilled in the roles that I play; it has to be a journey for me… — Juliette Binoche Copy Share Image
I like getting carried away by what is happening and then decide each scene based on the actors, the set and the… — Benjamin Avila Copy Share Image
Jealous of the actors now, are we?" "What, of some fancy boy on the screen? Inconceivable." Oh, this was going to be… — Ilona Andrews Copy Share Image
A real explosion is not only much more fun to shoot, it also helps the actors and creates an energy on set… — Steven Soderbergh Copy Share Image
maybe a certain amount of narcissism is as essential to an actress as muscles are to a football lineman. — Velda Johnston Copy Share Image
It is my first preference to do films with social significance. Art cinema has given me credibility and status as an actor,… — Om Puri Copy Share Image
I'm just looking to be in the best movies possible and do the best work possible and try to become a better… — Scott Eastwood Copy Share Image
When you're an actor, your body isn't your own. Your body is part of a tool that you use. Everybody else there… — Mara Wilson Copy Share Image
There are many actors who have inspired me: Spencer Tracy for his incredible elegance and, of course, Cary Grant. But, there's also… — Alfred Molina Copy Share Image
![“Ellen [Page] and I had only met a couple of times, but had mutual admiration for each other's work. When I first heard about the film [Into the Forest], I was excited to get a chance to work with one of my peers because it's usually one or the other. You don't get to work with all of the other…” quote by Evan Rachel Wood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63c/evan-rachel-wood-6643_actors_ellen-page-and-i-had-only-met-a-couple-o_817349.jpg)
![“At the worst it was eight hours of makeup, and I couldn't sit down; I was in this crouched position. [on the traumas of being an actor in full make up]” quote by Jim Caviezel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfb/jim-caviezel-14469_actors_at-the-worst-it-was-eight-hours-of-makeu_1312271.jpg)
