I think that some actors who make it in Hollywood are very talented. There are some of my heroes, the Meryl Streeps… — Bill Duke Copy Share Image
Everyone always asks me, 'What advice did they give you on set?' but when you work with amazing actors like Anjelica Huston,… — Noah Schnapp Copy Share Image
I never look a gift horse in the mouth. And I've been really, really lucky. I'm aware of that. And my career… — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
I know that I'm an actor and I guess I could kind of put on an act, but it takes so much… — Brie Larson Copy Share Image
You hear stories about directors using manipulation to get actors to do certain things, but I think when you're working with professional… — Darren Aronofsky Copy Share Image
Dustin Hoffman was the greatest. He had so much information to give and he mesmerized me. He really feels for actors who… — Amy Weber Copy Share Image
You never know when you're taking a job, ever... but you try to take good scripts. That's all you can do as… — Damian Lewis Copy Share Image
What I hope in my ideal world is that with each project, I'll either get to work with a really great script… — Laura Linney Copy Share Image
Some actors actually think about what they're going to talk about during the interview - they read up and meditate and plan… — Aidan Quinn Copy Share Image
When you're an actor, you're so busy: people are always coming up to you and pulling your collar, making sure that things… — Clint Eastwood Copy Share Image
I was spending three days literally just kibitzing with Jack Nicholson at a table! It was heaven! And talk about a normal… — Peter Jacobson Copy Share Image
My first instinct was to cast as close to the short story as possible, but then I realized that I needed actors… — Ang Lee Copy Share Image
One of the great perks of being an actor is you're only as smart as the job you're in, you know, and… — Amy Ryan Copy Share Image
I had interest in acting. I started as a drama major in college. I got to school and said, "What am I… — Greg Kinnear Copy Share Image
I had the kid [on "Fences" ] who understudied me so I could stand back and think about shots so he had… — Denzel Washington Copy Share Image
For me, it doesn't matter whether it's a comedy, a Western or horror. As long as you've got a good story to… — Patrick Wilson Copy Share Image
To do a portrait today, I decide how close I can get to my subject. First, of course, mentally or intellectually, then… — Victor Skrebneski Copy Share Image
When we talk about climate, we need to do everything we can to set the stage before the actors come on. And… — David Titley Copy Share Image
All of the actors that have served to me as inspiration over the years have been those more associated with dramatic work… — Adhir Kalyan Copy Share Image
I’ve broken a cardinal rule of art, music, and career paths: actors are supposed to act, and musicians are supposed to music.… — Hugh Jackman Copy Share Image
I think every American actor wants to be a movie star. But I never wanted to do stupid movies, I wanted to… — Kevin Kline Copy Share Image
People think, 'You're an actor, you can afford clothes,' but I just try to take the clothes from the movie, which makes… — Jesse Eisenberg Copy Share Image
I honestly don't have a lot of friends that are actors. Most of my friends I've known since sixth grade and are… — Ashley Greene Copy Share Image
I've always thought of, of a relationship with an actor to an audience as a marriage, you know. And a story, you… — John Travolta Copy Share Image
I'm not entirely comfortable saying I'm an actor, because it seems like a very weird, almost dorky thing to say you are.… — Seth Rogen Copy Share Image
It's obvious that I must explain what I want from an actor, but I don't want to discuss everything I ask him… — Michelangelo Antonioni Copy Share Image
Nothing else is as fulfilling as playing a part in which you are able to have a significant say in the creative… — Tom Hollander Copy Share Image
The actors come in and they make characters their own and so Patrick and I have never been the kind to think… — Todd Farmer Copy Share Image
As an actor, you have an accumulated knowledge base. But there's also something about it that every time you really feel like… — Brit Marling Copy Share Image
I try to make all my work as honest as possible. I want the audience to feel like they're watching two people… — Danny Burstein Copy Share Image
I hadn't studied theatre and I hadn't studied actor training or anything, but I did have a sense of movement and composition,… — Rob Urbinati Copy Share Image
I'm an actor, so sometimes there are moments where I think about everything that's happening and I want to cry. I'm doing… — Ashley Greene Copy Share Image
Arthur Jay Klinghoffer, a professor of political science at Rutgers University, has argued that geography seems less relevant than ever in a… — Ken Jennings Copy Share Image
I never look at myself as a closet actor wanting to make music or a closet musician wanting to act — I’m… — Jared Leto Copy Share Image
When Shana Alexander interviewed me for Life magazine in 1952, she gave up after 4,000. At one time or another, I've worked… — David Sharp Copy Share Image
I know for a fact that a lot of actors are desperate and unhappy if their careers are not progressing at what… — John Malkovich Copy Share Image
I had great faith in Irish actors, that they'd be hip to the whole theatre thing, and they are. I had no… — Christopher Meloni Copy Share Image
I don't know how to construct a career that'll make me famous. Except maybe get my ears pinned back, get my teeth… — Ian Hart Copy Share Image
As a writer myself, my job has very often been to also write on the job. So you get the script and… — Sally Phillips Copy Share Image
Being the actors of the craft, the trade, one of the big things you do and you learn is about repeating. There… — Al Pacino Copy Share Image
![“You never know when you're taking a job, ever... but you try to take good scripts. That's all you can do as an actor - take the best thing available. Even then, it's not [really] in your control. Certainly not in film and TV, because there are so many other elements. You just have to take control…” quote by Damian Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b4/damian-lewis-3773_actor_you-never-know-when-you-re-taking-a-job_1702940.jpg)
![“I had the kid [on "Fences" ] who understudied me so I could stand back and think about shots so he had to learn the blocking and everything. I'd come in early sometimes, and they 'd be in there rehearsing and working on their stuff. I didn't want them to feel like, "Oh these are people who can't…” quote by Denzel Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80b/denzel-washington-1345_actors_i-had-the-kid-on-fences-who-understudied_855342.jpg)
![“I think every American actor wants to be a movie star. But I never wanted to do stupid movies, I wanted to do films. I vowed I would never do a commercial, nor would I do a soap opera - - both of which I did as soon as I left the [Acting] Company and was starving.” quote by Kevin Kline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/236/kevin-kline-16716_acting_i-think-every-american-actor-wants-to-be_1805603.jpg)
