Character actors Quotes · Page 2

I was never really a character actor - I was a leading man who was always cast as a character. I wanted…

— Robert Shaw

There's always down time when you're an actor, especially a character actor.

— John Cariani

I was born a character actor. I was never really a leading man type.

— Burgess Meredith

First of all, it was wonderful to have a home. Consistent work when you're a journeyman actor, when you're a character actor,…

— David Krumholtz

Honestly, when you think of any great action hero or any great hero out there or great character actor, you kind of…

— Chad Stahelski

Every character actor, in their own little sphere, is the lead.

— Dabbs Greer

I would rather be called a character actor than a star.

— Louis Jourdan

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

— Dave Bautista

Character actors just pile up the credits because you work on a movie for, like, a few days. It's not like I'm…

— Steve Buscemi

I do feel fortunate in that I am probably allowed more often to be a character actor then most actors are allowed…

— John Travolta

Each time, I try to find a family of interesting faces. I follow the tradition of films from the 40s - at…

— Jean-Pierre Jeunet

I love villains. You know, I am a character actor, and any chance to get to play a really outrageous villain. I…

— Bruce Davison

There's a difference in our ages [with Leonardo DiCaprio], but we were both in the same sort of position [on The Quick…

— Leonardo DiCaprio

I look at leading men because that's ultimately what I'm aspiring to do. But I also look at character actors and people…

— Shemar Moore

I think of myself as a character actor, compared to a straight actor. I know a character actor in England is pretty…

— Burn Gorman

When I think of character actors, I think of Spencer Tracy; I think of Gene Hackman, Robert Duvall. When I was a…

— Eddie Marsan

William Hartnell was one of the great unsung character actors of his time

— David Bradley

People forget that we are character actors and we can do other things.

— Robert Englund

The director Denis [Villeneuve] is actually an actor (he's from Sons of Anarchy and he's a great character actor) and he's also…

— Bun B

A lot of my colleagues are content to be character actors who are always in the background. I'm not that guy. I'm…

— Terry Crews

I'm a character actor, so as a character actor, I'm always looking for something interesting.

— John Noble

My goal has been to be a great character actor.

— Nolan Gerard Funk

The great exception to that, of course, is Johnny Depp, who is absolutely the ultimate character actor. Johnny Depp is the future…

— David Suchet

Im a character actor at heart.

— Shuler Hensley

I'm a character actor. I have to find work in good movies where I can make something of my role. I'm a…

— Christopher Walken