Most actors I know come from a screwed up background, so it makes sense that if you can walk on to a… — Peter Mullan Copy Share Image
Growing up I didn't want to be an actor. I sort of didn't want to go into the family business; the main… — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
Broadway was without doubt the hardest I ever worked in my life and the highest highs I've ever had as an actor.… — Brad Garrett Copy Share Image
What you realize is that a lot of actors want to be directed. They're there to do the best job they can… — Jon Turteltaub Copy Share Image
I think if actors don't think of themselves as funny in real life they think they can't do comedy. — Ben Barnes Copy Share Image
You can't ever let yourself be thrown by a camera. That's never good for an actor. When you're reading the script, you… — Jennifer Lawrence Copy Share Image
We [black actors] are more respected in Europe, because in Europe, I'm not a black actor - I'm an action star. In… — Fred Williamson Copy Share Image
Everyone the world over talks about British actors and British talent and I think thats because we were trained - until now… — Brenda Blethyn Copy Share Image
When it comes to period stuff, I think it's great to see South-Asian actors get their foot in the door there, because… — Himesh Patel Copy Share Image
Now I'm seen by more people in one episode than I was in 20 years of theatre and movies. It's gratifying to… — William Petersen Copy Share Image
This new crop of actors, they're larger than life people. I don't think that this generation has the same following that the… — Stephen Humphrey Bogart Copy Share Image
It was pretty daunting. Normally, I never go to a gym, but before we started shooting, I thought I'd better. I reckoned… — Damian Lewis Copy Share Image
As an actor, I'm always looking for scripts that I relate to, in some way, and things that are interesting and different.… — Liam Hemsworth Copy Share Image
Over the years, I think, people - actors, writers, whatever - lose their frame of reference. Their frame of reference is based… — Michael Keaton Copy Share Image
One of the reasons why good actors are good is that they have poor impulse control. If you put them in front… — Jared Harris Copy Share Image
Actors very often are people who think it's always about 'me,' and I can see why! No one else is going to… — Rita Moreno Copy Share Image
Let's point out the elephant in the room: Actor bands are not notoriously successful enterprises. I can't think of any. — Michael Shannon Copy Share Image
I'm a big fan of character actors like Johnny Depp and Gary Oldman. My goal is to continue playing character roles in… — Thomas Ian Nicholas Copy Share Image
I'll never admit that I'm an actor, because the next horrible follow-up question is always, "Oh, what have I seen you in?" — Michael Ian Black Copy Share Image
The joy is when you work with great actors, it just comes to life in a way that you never even imagined. — Victor Garber Copy Share Image
I've worked with Steven Spielberg three times. I'm proud to say that I'm one of those actors that continues to get hired… — Joe Pantoliano Copy Share Image
I was a Shakespearean actor, I had preconceived ideas, line readings - everything was a gesture, everything was conscious. — Dennis Hopper Copy Share Image
It's just unfair that talent of color aren't given the same opportunities as white and male actors, directors, producers, writers, et cetera. — Darnell M. Hunt Copy Share Image
I was an actor as a kid in Boston. Then I went to art school with Brice Marden, the Massachusetts College of… — Arne Glimcher Copy Share Image
The film [Close Up] made itself, to a large extent. The characters involved were very real, I wasn't directing the actors so… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
Most actors have a process that they can go through, that they rely on, or that they've discovered, and that can evolve… — Thomas Jane Copy Share Image
I think most actors rarely get the opportunity to play something really close to you and speaks to something you deeply believe. — Martin Sheen Copy Share Image
Michael Bates was a very funny actor; he'd served in India, could speak Urdu, and had great comic timing. — Sanjeev Bhaskar Copy Share Image
Actors want to show off and dance in front of you and get your love, because they don't think they're worthy of… — Frank Langella Copy Share Image
I think that's all you can hope for as an actor when you read a script; that after the first thirty pages… — Cary Elwes Copy Share Image
I am often compared to actors who were launched with me. I feel blessed with whatever I have got so far. — Anita Hassanandani Reddy Copy Share Image
Do you think if producers knew how much time & effort actors put into their audition outfits if it would make them… — Gillian Jacobs Copy Share Image
Everybody thinks because of my character that I'm this wild girl and I am, I'm an actor, and I have that in… — Taryn Manning Copy Share Image
I'm friends with many actors across the southern film industry, who've been my co-stars, too, and with whom I share a great… — Shamna Kasim Copy Share Image
The sole aim of the arts of scene-designing, costuming, lighting, is to enhance the natural powers of the actor. — Robert Edmond Jones Copy Share Image
As actors, we get to hide. You can change your hair and your accent, and it's not you. You have tricks, these… — Moran Atias Copy Share Image
The working standards on television in our country are really bad. The sad part is that many actors take this deal because… — Barun Sobti Copy Share Image
Every actor is riddled with insecurity, of course. But weirdly, I don't really find that I'd be daunted with taking on roles… — Martin Freeman Copy Share Image
When I finished my A-levels, I assumed I'd be able to get work as an actor. But I couldn't. I didn't get… — Ben Whishaw Copy Share Image
Once you become an actor, it's important to take care of yourself. I live in Santa Monica, where I can mountain bike,… — Mark Feuerstein Copy Share Image
![“We [black actors] are more respected in Europe, because in Europe, I'm not a black actor - I'm an action star. In America, I'm a black actor.” quote by Fred Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b3/fred-williamson-70501_action_we-black-actors-are-more-respected-in-eu_1469897.jpg)
![“The film [Close Up] made itself, to a large extent. The characters involved were very real, I wasn't directing the actors so much as being directed by them. So it was a very particular film.” quote by Abbas Kiarostami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e02/abbas-kiarostami-2631_actors_the-film-close-up-made-itself-to-a-large_3127328.jpg)
