An actor would be foolish to do something that might hold up the picture, or more importantly incapacitate him. If an actor… — Glenn Ford Copy Share Image
Directing requires great discipline, that ability to be in and out at the same time. The great ones I've worked with are… — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
As an actor there's a lot of scrutiny and, even when you've had success, it becomes about sustaining that success. A friend… — Eddie Redmayne Copy Share Image
This word gets overused in describing actors but I think it applies to Mike [Tyson] in this case - he was totally… — Ed Helms Copy Share Image
Just as the good actor perform well whatever role the poet assigns, so too must the good man perform whatever Fortune assigns.… — Bion of Borysthenes Copy Share Image
I try to take B genre movies and treat them as if they're A dramas. Get the cinematographers, get the actors to… — M. Night Shyamalan Copy Share Image
When you start making a movie, people want to know: Who's the star power? And very early, I realized there's not a… — Jordan Peele Copy Share Image
It's really neat to get inside someone else's head and be someone else for a little bit. I also love working with… — Lucy Hale Copy Share Image
Trying to stay in the moment as an actor and being really [present in] what you're doing and the scene that's going… — Danielle Panabaker Copy Share Image
Every actors known for being good at certain types of role. I think maybe for a little while, it was OK. I… — Zooey Deschanel Copy Share Image
One of the reasons I moved away from painting was because I eventually discovered that I wanted to deal more with motion,… — Jared Leto Copy Share Image
It took me a long time to find out that I was born to be an actor. It was the last thing… — Rutger Hauer Copy Share Image
I think the first British actor who really worked well in cinema was Albert Finney. He was a back-street Marlon Brando. He… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
People very often say to actors that they admire their careers, and I rather think that what's implied by that is that… — Roger Rees Copy Share Image
On the other hand, we don't come to work with all of these social goals, nor are we directly trying to change… — Jeffrey Tambor Copy Share Image
What's hurtful is when you have portrayals like, you know, when you have someone like Jared Leto who accepts an award for… — Angelica Ross Copy Share Image
As a film director and as film actors, you get used to a certain rhythm that's slow. But with TV, it's hurry,… — Lee Daniels Copy Share Image
My goal as an actor was to work - to be a working actor, whether it was in theater, and, well, I… — Stephen Root Copy Share Image
It's been great. I've been very lucky to work with more experienced actors early on in my career because I get a… — Katrina Kaif Copy Share Image
There are two parts of me. There's the really critical, film-nerd part of me that loves that, and then there's the part… — Anton Yelchin Copy Share Image
The matter is - we are actors playing roles [in Planet Apes] and they happen to be in this instance apes but… — Andy Serkis Copy Share Image
You get to use everything you learned in movie business. You talk to actors, if you do it right - and I… — Bob Odenkirk Copy Share Image
I always wanted to be an actor, but with a speech impediment it's kind of tough. I decided to roll the dice… — Nicholas Brendon Copy Share Image
There's no one actor in particular that I want to model my career after, except for the people who have been able… — Hugh Dancy Copy Share Image
I've always wanted to be a voice actor. Well I think at first I wanted to be a singer. Then in middle… — Ashly Burch Copy Share Image
I'm a better actor now than I ever was, I wish I could have hurried that up, but there's no way. Anyway,… — Christopher Walken Copy Share Image
I love both [Johnny English and James Bond] actually. The action sequences are really exciting because you're getting to work with some… — Rowan Atkinson Copy Share Image
I'm a very fortunate actor. I'm blessed to be the position I'm in right now. Hell, I'm blessed to be in any… — Tom Sizemore Copy Share Image
Well if I had my choice I would not - I wouldn't mind working with Alec Baldwin, but the mother role -… — Elaine Stritch Copy Share Image
For me to want to be an actor was an improbable idea. I wasn't beautiful or pretty in any conventional way. I… — Linda Hunt Copy Share Image
In terms of actors and roles that I want to do in the future, most of those have been played by men.… — Esme Creed-Miles Copy Share Image
The first role I ever played I had the lead and it's pretty much stayed that way, though people take great relish… — Jack Nicholson Copy Share Image
Historically, we have seen cis men play trans women and vice versa. That casting breaks through the fourth wall, and it gives… — Nicole Maines Copy Share Image
If men are paid/praised more than women for the same work than it always pays to allow the man to have more… — Julianna Baggott Copy Share Image
People forget actors can adapt and change their appearance. In this industry, people sometimes cast to type, or as close to type… — Sam Heughan Copy Share Image
The other day, someone called me this generation's Bruce Dern - I'd never thought of that, and frankly, I don't know enough… — Garret Dillahunt Copy Share Image
You've got to understand that in Bollywood, every actor is an instrument, and yet a human being. They come to the set… — Mira Nair Copy Share Image
I ask my assistants if they're retarded all the time. When the camera is on you, of course, actors have the ability… — Brett Ratner Copy Share Image
My professional acting life, stage and screen, has brought me public support, emotional fulfillment and material comfort. It has brought me together… — Peter O'Toole Copy Share Image
Certainly I was typed. But what is typing? It is a trademark, a means by which the public recognizes you. Actors work… — Boris Karloff Copy Share Image
![“This word gets overused in describing actors but I think it applies to Mike [Tyson] in this case - he was totally fearless. He jumped in and played with us comedically and improvised a lot. A lot of jokes in those scenes with him are from him improvising.” quote by Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10a/ed-helms-4996_actors_this-word-gets-overused-in-describing-ac_517777.png)
![“Trying to stay in the moment as an actor and being really [present in] what you're doing and the scene that's going on and where the characters have come from, it wasn't difficult, per se, to really embody and embrace.” quote by Danielle Panabaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ec/danielle-panabaker-16103_actor_trying-to-stay-in-the-moment-as-an-actor_988805.png)
![“The matter is - we are actors playing roles [in Planet Apes] and they happen to be in this instance apes but there's no difference. In the scenes that we're playing, if we were to block out the scenes as actors in costumes, it would be no different.” quote by Andy Serkis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8f/andy-serkis-1548_actors_the-matter-is-we-are-actors-playing-role_2446384.jpg)
![“I love both [Johnny English and James Bond] actually. The action sequences are really exciting because you're getting to work with some brilliant crew and do some great stuff but you always get some magic when you're working with actors.” quote by Rowan Atkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc5/rowan-atkinson-3883_action_i-love-both-johnny-english-and-james-bon_2649609.jpg)
