Character actor Quotes · Page 3

To be a character actor is to be open, to be a chameleon.

— Giancarlo Esposito

But I'm not, I'm legitimate, I'm a legitimate character actor of the theatre and film.

— William Hartnell

I'm interested in the intersection of character and actor.

— Sebastian Lelio

I'm not a leading man. I'm a character actor. That's what I want to be.

— Dave Bautista

I've made the transition from star to character actor and I'm thoroughly enjoying it.

— Michael Caine

I believe I am a character actor who likes to hide behind my characters.

— Sanam Saeed

I've always considered myself a character actor. That's the way I was trained, really.

— Dennis Quaid

For me, I always have to establish a reality for the character. In very actor-y terms, you just have to understand his…

— Patrick Wilson

New York is the greatest character actor ever. Any film that is shot in New York is elevated by the city.

— Jeffrey Wright

Have we become so celebrity-obsessed that there is no longer a difference between a character and an actor? I hope not.

— Kevin Spacey

Playing a real-life character, as an actor, gives me real high because there is so much of research material available in front…

— Rajkummar Rao

I like the wild characters. I like the idea of being a character actor without being a character actor.

— Britt Robertson

I'll be working the rest of my life because I'm a character actor and don't have to worry about box office.

— Vincent D'Onofrio

I call myself a character actor all my life. I've done a certain amount as a leading man, but character actors in…

— Ernest Borgnine

Well, Ive always been a character actor, you know, and you always get your share of character actors who are bad guys.

— Colm Meaney

The chance to play a romantic character who kisses somebody onscreen was one of the elements that made me want to do…

— Gary Sinise

Batman is not a very interesting character. For any actor. There is simply not much to play. I think Michael Keaton did…

— Quentin Tarantino

It's always the last one because it's so present in your body. I liked Scream of the Banshee because it was a…

— Lance Henriksen

I liked 'Scream of the Banshee' because it was a real challenge. I thought, 'How am I going to pull off this…

— Lance Henriksen

I admire many actors, though I don't think there's anyone whose career I would want to mirror sort of by the beats.…

— David Oyelowo

The ability to stretch my range into all genres and characters is something I take great pleasure in doing. I thoroughly enjoy…

— Brian Tee

I enjoy being a character actor; I enjoy being different in everything. I want a private life; I want to be able…

— Alexis Arquette

I'm a character actor. Nobody's ever seemed to think of me as a leading man. I'm 6'6''. I've got a big nose.…

— James Cromwell

I always thought of myself as a character actor. I never thought of myself as a leading man.

— Clint Eastwood

I always wanted to be a character actor. I love watching movies where you dont recognize someone because theyre so lost in…

— Alison Elliott

If you're an actor, always be true to your character. If you are not an actor, have character and always be true…

— Robert De Niro

I'm very grateful that I'm the kind of actor where I'm not some character actor. I can't disappear into a world.

— Lena Waithe

I was never a leading man. I've always been in the outer concentric circles in the company, being a character actor, which…

— Geoffrey Rush

I wish I were a character actor. Of course, if I played hockey without a mask, I could become one

— Michael Vartan

To me, casting is all about finding a character within the actor off the screen as much as on the screen.

— Rupert Sanders

It's so much easier to write for an actor than for an imaginary character and then try to fit that character to…

— Michael Schur

I suppose the underlying current for me is the idea of not doing something I've done before. I call myself a character…

— Nicole Kidman

I'm a leading lady character actor; I don't fit in one slot simply. I've always been used to a certain amount of…

— Holly Hunter

I have my character actor side as a kid and my more leading man side. It's all been beneficial.

— Kevin Schmidt

I want to play around with my looks. It's very boring to appear the same in all your films. Then people are…

— Fawad Khan

The nice thing is that, at least in Los Angeles, I'm known as a character actor and I do auditions for other…

— Dan Castellaneta

Dad began his career in 1941. He started as a character actor and remained one right up to '87.

— Raza Murad

I played crying people in corsets for a long time, but I went into acting to be a character actor.

— Anna Maxwell Martin

It's a great challenge to get to play a real-life character. Every actor would love to get a chance, at least once…

— Madhur Mittal

I am a character actor and one of my characters just happens to be a loud, vulgar woman.

— Divine