Actors, politicians, and writers-all of us are but creatures of the hour. Long-lasting fame comes to but few. — Louis L'Amour Copy Share Image
I always say it's hard to cast an African-American film sometimes because those kinds of actors just aren't out there. — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share Image
People like to see certain actors do certain things, and people like to see me play that role. I also have no… — Drea De Matteo Copy Share Image
My two favorite actors are Naseeruddin Shah and Farooq Sheikh. I am happy that I got to work with them. — Deepti Naval Copy Share Image
In theatre, there's the director, the writer, and below them the actor. In film, it's the actors who are most important. That… — Anne-Marie Duff Copy Share Image
It is a tough business but if you get yourself in a situation like I, you can maintain a career over many… — Ray Stevenson Copy Share Image
You know when you watch old movies, it's always the small parts you remember, the character actors who come in like a… — Amy Sedaris Copy Share Image
I love acting, every job is a dream job when you're an actor. I'd like to do eventually more film work and… — Josh Hopkins Copy Share Image
Just go into the room, sit in the centre of the room, open the doors and windows, and see who comes to… — Ajahn Chah Copy Share Image
When watching movies, I was always inspired by the performances of the cast. Of course, the story and the direction and all… — Rinko Kikuchi Copy Share Image
It's just that the characters are speaking their mind. As opposed to it just being an expression, they're actually saying what's on… — Bryce Dallas Howard Copy Share Image
Personally, I love going to see a film when you can really watch a character. If you've just read some article about… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
We are a nation that has always gone in for the loud laugh, the wow, the yak, the belly laugh, and the… — James Thurber Copy Share Image
The alienation effect in German epic theater is achieved not only through the actors, but also through music (chorus and song) andsets… — Bertolt Brecht Copy Share Image
I grew up in Middle America and I don't think my family was very funny, but I watched 'The Princess Bride.' I… — Missi Pyle Copy Share Image
I certainly like the actor to have as much lee-way as possible. In the same way that director Bong was generous enough… — Kelly Masterson Copy Share Image
You spend your life training to be an actor, observing people's characteristics so that you can design characters around what you've seen. — Clint Eastwood Copy Share Image
I think that most actors, and they're a very strange lot actors, very strange people, but I think that they attempt to… — Ben Kingsley Copy Share Image
Actors, I don't think, ever really grow up. I'm hoping that that rejuvenating process applies to me, too. It has so far.… — Derek Jacobi Copy Share Image
I continue to be very shy. I think a lot of actors and performers are really weird, shy people working it out… — Samantha Bee Copy Share Image
As an actor, you go through life thinking "This stop is the last stop," so you just put your heart and soul… — Elizabeth Banks Copy Share Image
Genre stuff is the most exciting stuff for an actor to play. I get to try new things, do things I would… — Amy Acker Copy Share Image
I believe in the time when we shall be able to create works of art in the Theatre without the use of… — Edward Gordon Craig Copy Share Image
I'll never look down on and I love running into actors who say 'Oh yeah, I did a soap.' I say 'Tell… — Nathan Fillion Copy Share Image
There's a certain breed of actors who has been always experimenting irrespective of the social landscape for the mediums of entertainment. — Arjun Mathur Copy Share Image
A lot of actors think that the more lines they have the more attention they get. That's bullshit. I make people look… — Lee Van Cleef Copy Share Image
We all work to succeed in whatever we choose to do in life, so every success only pushes me to do better… — Hrithik Roshan Copy Share Image
I was an actor in Japan and I'm a regular on about three shows. I'm grateful for all of it. My personal… — Seungri Copy Share Image
Someone's going to put the clothes on you, and part of being an actor is wearing costumes. Costumes tell you an awful… — Morgan Freeman Copy Share Image
As an actor, you are in a unique position because you're not only memorizing dialogue but really embodying it. You naturally feel… — Jesse Eisenberg Copy Share Image
One of my favourite actors of all time, although he doesn't necessarily play villains, is Peter Lorre. — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
Someone asked me if I was a method actor - I loved that! I needed to know what it felt like to… — Daniel Powter Copy Share Image
There's something that sort of weirds me out about actors who want to be rock stars, and the other way around too. — Gwyneth Paltrow Copy Share Image
Many great horror stories are period pieces and English actors have a facility for historic characters. — Robert Englund Copy Share Image
I'm interested in the acting and staging of specific emotions, and so I work with actors. It's a small proportion of what… — Sam Taylor-Johnson Copy Share Image
I am not an 'instant' actor... to really do anything, I've got to try it five or six or a dozen times. — Judy Holliday Copy Share Image
Directors say that you should get actors before they are recognized. They will be a pain or have an opinion. — Dianne Wiest Copy Share Image
Acting itself is quite scary. Some people say that actors are show-offs, very egotistical and all that kind of stuff, but it… — Michael Sheen Copy Share Image
When we were young people, all we ever wanted was to be good working actors. We didn't think of fame or money… — Sarah Jessica Parker Copy Share Image
There's a lot of egos with actors. We certainly don't like to be directed by other actors, or anything like that. — Robert Kazinsky Copy Share Image