The reality of an actor's life is that we do not always have the luxury of choice. We take what comes to… — Stephanie D'Abruzzo Copy Share Image
For as long as I can remember, the thing that gave me a sense of wonderment and renewal... has always been the… — Daniel Day-Lewis Copy Share Image
I became a professional actor in Detroit and I was able to earn some money. It was a good job because it… — James Lipton Copy Share Image
I love acting, but being an actor for hire only serves so much, and then you want to fill your well up… — Jennifer Aniston Copy Share Image
That's always something that's really important for an actor - to find an opportunity to do a scene where there is a… — Bruce Davison Copy Share Image
I think less so now in the industry, but that was a big thing, actors going method, throwing chairs. And I'm like… — Nicola Coughlan Copy Share Image
The only fear I have is that I will wake up one day and nobody will allow me to do films. This… — Abhishek Bachchan Copy Share Image
I don't think special attention should be given to an actor or a singer or a baseball player or a soccer player… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
I think you have to be flexible above all as an actor; different characters have different demands, actors that you work with… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
I really enjoy just being an actor. It's fun to be surprised by someone else's writing and to collaborate in creating a… — Andy Daly Copy Share Image
Stepping out of the director's chair completely and into a scene as an actor was weird. It was more excitement about directing… — Eric Balfour Copy Share Image
Television is a completely different industry now. It's just extraordinary. It's so wonderful, because there's more interesting product. It attracts the best… — Jean Smart Copy Share Image
It's funny you can pretty much substitute the same actors in that top tier, whether it's a Chris Evans or a Chris… — Tamlyn Tomita Copy Share Image
I wasn't aware of my dad being an actor when I was young. I remember there was an Australian children's entertainer on… — Jared Harris Copy Share Image
I played cops and robbers and pirates and all the rest when I was a kid, but I didn't want to grow… — James Spader Copy Share Image
As an actor, the only thing we can do is play the truth at that moment. Because at any point in time… — Anthony Mackie Copy Share Image
By the time an actor knows how to act any sort of part he is often too old to act any but… — W. Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
There's nothing more exciting for an actor than a chance to lose, to be someone who has lost - especially if it's… — Lena Headey Copy Share Image
The fictional work is a kind of actor that wears a satirical garb but can put on other costumes as well. — Will Self Copy Share Image
Actors are as good as they allow themselves to be, and to portray life, you have to have as broad an experience… — Liev Schreiber Copy Share Image
Basically, you're selling a world as an actor, right? I mean it's like any sales person: if you believe in your product,… — Paul Walker Copy Share Image
When I analyse myself and my reactions or behaviour, there is the act and the actor. There is a division between the… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
I love working with actors. If you cast the right person in the right part at the right time, they make you… — Todd Solondz Copy Share Image
As a writer, I always think about who my prototype actors are, in my brain. It's helpful, as a writer, to think… — Carlton Cuse Copy Share Image
I see my job as an actor to be as good a channel as I can be. Acting is a gift, and… — Lili Taylor Copy Share Image
When you talk about a great actor, you're not talking about Tom Cruise. His whole behavior is so shocking. — Lauren Bacall Copy Share Image
My dad had been an actor... not only had my dad been an actor, but his dad had been an actor, and… — David Hyde Pierce Copy Share Image
People forget that actors are actors, who are looking to put on the clothes and the character, and then shed it just… — Milo Ventimiglia Copy Share Image
I've seen some of my favorite actors give bad performances, and I have to tell myself that failure is a part of… — Aya Cash Copy Share Image
You have to get it in your brain that you don't belong to yourself as an actor, but that you belong to… — Anne Parillaud Copy Share Image
It was one of the most disgusting spectacles I've ever seen-- this white-haired old man, who should have been thinking of the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Any actor who is being honest will admit there's always a small or large part of the real you in every character.… — Jerry Ferrara Copy Share Image
I love writing for other actors, women of African descent and people who are generally underrepresented. — Danai Gurira Copy Share Image
I would do 'John Carter' again tomorrow. I'm very proud of 'John Carter.' Box office doesn't validate me as a person, or… — Taylor Kitsch Copy Share Image
I'm determined to only work with women or queer people because it's always a straight dude at the soundboard. I just don't… — Hunx Copy Share Image
The fame of surgeons resembles the fame of actors, who live only during their lifetime and whose talent is no longer appreciable… — Honore de Balzac Copy Share Image
I try to cast actors willing to believe in the world of the movie, who can make an emotional investment in the… — Niki Caro Copy Share Image
My first offer was when I was 12, and it was for a soap opera. And I turned it down because I… — Claire Danes Copy Share Image
It's difficult being a child actor. I don't think everything beautiful has to be exploited. Some things can be beautiful and left… — Ricky Schroder Copy Share Image
The only ambition I ever had going into and committing to wanting to be an actor was to live my life. — Harrison Ford Copy Share Image
