Actors Quotes · Page 162

So many actors and musicians seem to be only interested in what's expected of them, and they join the dots accordingly. I…

— Juliette Lewis

I always want to do something I haven't done before and get to work with other actors, writers, or directors that I…

— Gillian Jacobs

I have forgiven all the old actors for dying. A new one comes on with the same lines, like large white growths,…

— Anne Sexton

No I don't really write thinking about specific actors because it can get in the way a little bit.

— Lorene Scafaria

Woody Allen is a better actor than anybody from the Actors Studio, and he can be anybody he says he is.

— Elaine Stritch

I never made the choice to be an actor. It just sort of happened to me when I was a kid, for…

— Gaby Hoffmann

You project a version of yourself to the public to protect and insulate yourself a little bit. Actors come up with a…

— Steve Carell

I'm an actor that likes to go to work. I like going to work every day. I'm a worker by nature. I'm…

— Rachael Taylor

One of the coolest things about being an actor is growing, and changing with everything, and never making the same decision twice…

— Emma Stone

Well I liked the mixture actually. It's really good fun to have throughout a shoot to move from something which is quite…

— Oliver Parker

As I say, there's something that scares the hell out of me but it really makes me work hard in losing myself.…

— David Suchet

What musical performers bring to straight characterizations is that physical flexibility that comes with knowing your body so well. A lot of…

— Rita Moreno

Ronald Reagan was an actor. Not at all a factor, Just an employee of the country's real masters. Just like the Bushes,…

— Killer Mike

I think there's a big misconception out there about actors and the choices they have. I think if you're one of a…

— Famke Janssen

I've always been a searcher - you know, a hunter. I'm certainly not the only one. They say actors shouldn't get political…

— Harry Dean Stanton

I know there are different kinds of actors, but I tend to have less effective relationships with actors who have a very…

— Joe Mantello

When I told my parents I wanted to be an actor, my mom was, like, 'I think I heard you say lawyer.'

— Maz Jobrani

In many ways for black actors there's been two leading guys: It's Will Smith vs. Denzel [Washington].

— Michael B. Jordan

I love any kind of acting, so if I could focus on becoming the best actor I can strictly on my voice,…

— Jennifer Stone

I like actors very much, but to marry one would be like marrying your brother. You look too much alike in the…

— Marilyn Monroe

Acting opposite big heroes has worked well for my career. Hence, I have decided to do films that have top-notch actors as…

— Priyamani

It's only been a couple of times in my life that I've really locked horns with actors. It did not hurt the…

— Richard Donner

Jason [Sudeikis] is a successful actor and comedian, I don't think that he takes comedic roles any less seriously than he does…

— Taron Egerton

The TV industry works in this crazy system where everybody's trying to get the same actors at the same time.

— Mitchell Hurwitz

There are a lot of actors that are insanely talented, so I don't say who my favorite is anymore.

— Max Thieriot

There is a very particular feeling I get when I have the camera in my hand, looking at an actor talk, knowing…

— Haskell Wexler

That's what makes a character interesting from an actor's perspective - the more screwed up, the better

— Jeri Ryan

Authenticity is what I've always gone after in my work, and I understand what feels emotionally right, instinctively. Working with actors has…

— Susanna White

I've always like sort of, as an actor, I'm drawn to exploring how we are as human beings in given situations and…

— Ewan McGregor

People think actors have such glamorous lives, but the truth is actors go where nobody wants to go.

— Juliette Binoche

I thought people would think I only wanted to be an actor because my dad was, rather than because I had an…

— Nina Conti

There's a lot of idiots in Hollywood, a lot of people with no imagination, so as an actor you have to constantly…

— Stephen Dorff

Sometimes, I even recite the role to the actor if it's not clear. And I beg them not to imitate me, because…

— Sergio Leone

I've spent most of my life trying to make actors comfortable, which I think is 90 percent of getting a good performance.

— Sydney Pollack

Christina Ricci is amazing, the most professional actor I think I've ever met. You can be chatting with her and when they…

— Lisa Kudrow

Be very clear as to what your dream is. Nowadays it is fairly certain that 90 percent of all actors really just…

— Dirk Benedict

Every actor will tell you it's so much more fun to play the bad guy because usually those characters are more complex…

— Michael Vartan

I think there are a lot of other actors that are just talented, it's just about this opportunity - it's just about…

— Nia Long

I get on with actors, and when I'm doing a theatre show, it's great being with them all the time. But we're…

— Phil Daniels

Actors are journeymen. We show up for work. We do the job and then we go. What goes on behind the scenes…

— Joe Mantegna