I'm going to continue to try to strike a balance, because I really, really do love doing stand-up, and I don't see… — Patton Oswalt Copy Share Image
It's not like suddenly, when you become a working actor all your friends are in the same situation. I have friends who… — Nia Vardalos Copy Share Image
I don't ever like to feel myself in the position to demand of an actor that they trust I'm going to do… — Christopher Nolan Copy Share Image
It was never my dream to be famous. I didn’t start acting to be a movie star. I started in the theater… — Denzel Washington Copy Share Image
It had been drilled into us that when an audience pays to see a performance, it is entitled to the best performance… — Lillian Gish Copy Share Image
I'll just be the first to say that Ken [Watanabe] should be a national treasure in Japan, because he is an unbelievably… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
If it's a really well written villain, he probably has more layers than the archetypal good person. So that would be very… — Ben Kingsley Copy Share Image
In life, you're supposed to get wiser, so as an actor, even just through your own life experiences, you're already richer as… — Elaine Cassidy Copy Share Image
I saw several actresses play the part. I did not in fact, as far as I know, do anything that any of… — Polly Bergen Copy Share Image
[Role of Dr.Strange] gives me an excuse as an actor to be learning with my character, which is something you can do… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
I was always going to act, literally ever since I was tiny. In fact, I have Doctor Who to thank for that.… — David Tennant Copy Share Image
[In my pre-success years] there was a constant hunger, measuring myself against other actors, and there was sometimes fear. But, there was… — John Goodman Copy Share Image
When you're an actor, seeing yourself for the first time, you spend all your time just watching yourself and hating yourself and… — Sandra Bullock Copy Share Image
Well, I think probably when I first got in the business, I wasn't thinking of being strictly a character actor. But I… — Stephen Root Copy Share Image
Actors are part of a certain percentage of people on this planet who have an emotional vocabulary as a primary experience. It's… — Mary McDonnell Copy Share Image
The excitement for me lies not so much in interviewing the hard-to-get famous person, but the person whom you are about to… — Terry Gross Copy Share Image
There's editing, and scripts to read and edit, and casting, and all the elements of production that just sort of take up… — Richard Dean Anderson Copy Share Image
When you come onto the set, everything should be focused around your character and you should stay in the pocket, as much… — Vin Diesel Copy Share Image
I think your text [script] is everything; it's what informs you; it's what gives you the given circumstances. Then you take that… — Matt Bomer Copy Share Image
The environment forces you to be utterly dependent between "action" and "cut" because the environment is perfect on your fellow actor. So… — Ben Kingsley Copy Share Image
Cinema is actually very backward. When we see gay characters or people of color, they're always there for that reason. I'm personally… — Justin Lin Copy Share Image
My husband is a director, and I understand what it takes to direct. It's a skill set where you have to be… — Melissa Rosenberg Copy Share Image
The truth is, an actor's performance is the result of work by a lot more people than just the actor. When you… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
If there's anything I know about directing, it's how to make actors comfortable. It's where I started and it's what I know,… — John Cameron Mitchell Copy Share Image
As a child, I was just never that interested in the lives of my favourite actors, like Cary Grant. I do wonder… — Chiwetel Ejiofor Copy Share Image
I couldn't have left my career as an actor on a better note than to have done a cameo in the Lost… — Mark Goddard Copy Share Image
It's difficult because you can't generalise about these things. But in essence, you deal with children as simply as you deal with… — Michael Haneke Copy Share Image
If you want to be a theater actor, where do you live now? Young actors struggle on a Broadway salary. A lot… — Stephen Spinella Copy Share Image
As you get older and you hopefully battle your own demons, you find other reasons why you want to be an actor.… — Eric Balfour Copy Share Image
It was pretty surreal to be auditioning as a kid, and I'd get close to these actors that I really respected. I… — Stephen Dorff Copy Share Image
When you look in the eyes of someone and that's what you look into, I knew him with my blood. It's not… — Donald Sutherland Copy Share Image
I think the fact that I'm so well known to be gay makes it very difficult to have a convincing relationship with… — Stephen Fry Copy Share Image
Secure writers don't sell first drafts. They patiently rewrite until the script is as director-ready, as actor-ready as possible. Unfinished work invites… — Robert McKee Copy Share Image
When everything is added up, the frequent blows weighted against the sporadic triumphs, this is I have to say not just a… — Martin Scorsese Copy Share Image
I don't want to be quoted as 'Tom Hiddleston, psychologist says...' But there is a psychological aspect to being an actor. We… — Tom Hiddleston Copy Share Image
I love producing. My dream as a producer is to be able to build a company that can be a safe haven… — Brittany Murphy Copy Share Image
Carrying a small notebook with you always, in your pocket or purse, along with a reliable ballpoint pen will enable you to… — Lee Wyndham Copy Share Image
The other death for an actor is comparing yourself to other people: Forget someone else's path. Concentrate on your path. Otherwise, you… — Shirley Knight Copy Share Image
I was on this boat in the middle of the ocean scuba diving for this film I did, and I was with… — Gemma Arterton Copy Share Image
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![“I'll just be the first to say that Ken [Watanabe] should be a national treasure in Japan, because he is an unbelievably talented actor. You couldn't find more of a gentleman. He's sweet, he's kind and he's extremely thoughtful in the work that he does.” quote by Leonardo DiCaprio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a7/leonardo-dicaprio-997_actors_i-ll-just-be-the-first-to-say-that-ken-w_2233853.jpg)
![“[Role of Dr.Strange] gives me an excuse as an actor to be learning with my character, which is something you can do authentically - I'm not a martial arts expert, I'm certainly no sorcerer, so all these things, the movement of the body, the physicality, the changes he goes through mentally and…” quote by Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43a/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_actor_role-of-dr-strange-gives-me-an-excuse-as_2506107.jpg)
![“[In my pre-success years] there was a constant hunger, measuring myself against other actors, and there was sometimes fear. But, there was always a need for self-improvement, to help with the struggle to make myself a better actor.” quote by John Goodman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/532/john-goodman-16049_actors_in-my-pre-success-years-there-was-a-cons_3206845.png)
![“I think your text [script] is everything; it's what informs you; it's what gives you the given circumstances. Then you take that and you add your own creativity and your own spin on things and you make it personal. That's what makes that character and that text unique to you, when you personalize…” quote by Matt Bomer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ea/matt-bomer-2221_actors_i-think-your-text-script-is-everything-i_1058093.jpg)
