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title: "24 Greatest Actors Quotes by 24 authors"
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> [Dominic West is one of the greatest actors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lexi-alexander/dominic-west-is-one-of-the-greatest-actors/)

[Lexi Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lexi-alexander/)

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> [I always believed that I could be one of the greatest actors of my generation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-keoghan/i-always-believed-that-i-could-be-one-of-the-greatest-actors-of-my/)

[Barry Keoghan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-keoghan/)

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> [It's incredibly moving to hear some of our greatest actors performing Shakespeare.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judi-dench/it-s-incredibly-moving-to-hear-some-of-our-greatest-actors-performing/)

[Judi Dench](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judi-dench/)

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> [I love working with Alec Baldwin. He's one of the five greatest actors ever to live.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracy-morgan/i-love-working-with-alec-baldwin-he-s-one-of-the-five-greatest-actors/)

[Tracy Morgan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracy-morgan/)

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> [Casting a film, you can have the greatest actors in a film and it doesn't work. It's a combination of all of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stellan-skarsgard/casting-a-film-you-can-have-the-greatest-actors-in-a-film-and-it/)

[Stellan Skarsgard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stellan-skarsgard/)

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> [Even the greatest actors have had dry spells where they've wondered if they were going to work again.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-walker/even-the-greatest-actors-have-had-dry-spells-where-they-ve-wondered/)

[Benjamin Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-walker/)

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> [I've worked with the greatest actors, and they're all gone. This is what's so desperate to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angela-lansbury/i-ve-worked-with-the-greatest-actors-and-they-re-all-gone-this-is/)

[Angela Lansbury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angela-lansbury/)

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> [I have lost a brother and a best friend. The world has lost one of the greatest actors of all time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-van-zandt/i-have-lost-a-brother-and-a-best-friend-the-world-has-lost-one-of-the/)

[Steven Van Zandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-van-zandt/)

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> [Daniel Day-Lewis is one of the greatest actors of our age; he's like Olivier. He's one of those people who can take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-taylor-wood/daniel-day-lewis-is-one-of-the-greatest-actors-of-our-age-he-s-like/)

[Sam Taylor-Wood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-taylor-wood/)

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> [My favorite newer movie is "Training Day." Denzel Washington is, to me, one of the greatest actors ever. The way he gets…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virgil-green/my-favorite-newer-movie-is-training-day-denzel-washington-is-to-me/)

[Virgil Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virgil-green/)

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> [Every single day, Denzel will surprise you. That's part of why he's one of our greatest actors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-hechinger/every-single-day-denzel-will-surprise-you-that-s-part-of-why-he-s-one/)

[Fred Hechinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-hechinger/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/145/fred-hechinger-5659_day_every-single-day-denzel-will-surprise-yo_1568689.jpg)

> [I've always believed that the greatest actors are the ones that have the voices that are imitable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-cage/i-ve-always-believed-that-the-greatest-actors-are-the-ones-that-have/)

[Nicolas Cage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-cage/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb3/nicolas-cage-1199_actors_i-ve-always-believed-that-the-greatest-a_2407258.jpg)

> [If you have a great part, you have the opportunity to give a good performance. The greatest actors get the best parts,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hollander/if-you-have-a-great-part-you-have-the-opportunity-to-give-a-good/)

[Tom Hollander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hollander/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5dd/tom-hollander-17652_actors_if-you-have-a-great-part-you-have-the-op_1216053.jpg)

> [When you see a person, do you just concentrate on their looks? It's just a first impression. Then there's someone who doesn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-pitt/when-you-see-a-person-do-you-just-concentrate-on-their-looks-it-s/)

[Brad Pitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-pitt/)

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> [You know, it's a wonderful thing. I have to say that some of the greatest actors I've ever worked with have been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-blum/you-know-it-s-a-wonderful-thing-i-have-to-say-that-some-of-the/)

[Steven Blum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-blum/)

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> [“The greatest musicians never cared to be rock stars. They just wanted to play. The greatest actors never cared to be movie…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-baratono/the-greatest-musicians-never-cared-to-be-rock-stars-they-just-wanted/)

[Ron Baratono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-baratono/)

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> [James Gandolfini was a genius. Anyone who saw him even in the smallest of his performances knows that. He is one of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-chase/james-gandolfini-was-a-genius-anyone-who-saw-him-even-in-the-smallest/)

[David Chase](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-chase/)

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> [Effective leaders at a high level tend to be skilled actors. Franklin Roosevelt is said to have to quipped, on being introduced…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-m-strock/effective-leaders-at-a-high-level-tend-to-be-skilled-actors-franklin/)

[James M Strock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-m-strock/)

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> [So much luck! I'm not putting myself down, I'm not saying I don't have talent - I must have, to have got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mahoney/so-much-luck-i-m-not-putting-myself-down-i-m-not-saying-i-don-t-have/)

[John Mahoney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mahoney/)

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> [People don't have to be beautiful any more. We don't have any Audrey Hepburns, Rita Hayworths or Ava Gardeners. When you look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/omar-sharif/people-don-t-have-to-be-beautiful-any-more-we-don-t-have-any-audrey/)

[Omar Sharif](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/omar-sharif/)

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> [I've seen the greatest actors in the world, transcendent talents, who can't find a home.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-linney/i-ve-seen-the-greatest-actors-in-the-world-transcendent-talents-who/)

[Laura Linney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-linney/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/942/laura-linney-3979_actor_i-ve-seen-the-greatest-actors-in-the-wor_1879348.png)

> [We're big fans of the show on BBC, and some of the greatest actors in film and television have done this character,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-tassler/we-re-big-fans-of-the-show-on-bbc-and-some-of-the-greatest-actors-in/)

[Nina Tassler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-tassler/)

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> [Some of the greatest actors have turned superheroes into a serious business: Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson in 'Batman'; Ian McKellen and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hiddleston/some-of-the-greatest-actors-have-turned-superheroes-into-a-serious/)

[Tom Hiddleston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hiddleston/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/598/tom-hiddleston-1633_actors_some-of-the-greatest-actors-have-turned_1312659.png)

> [Maybe it took a little time, or we're a little late, but finally we're recognizing that international stars are fantastic. They're the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-marshall/maybe-it-took-a-little-time-or-we-re-a-little-late-but-finally-we-re/)

[Rob Marshall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-marshall/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a04/rob-marshall-21974_actor_maybe-it-took-a-little-time-or-we-re-a-l_2769877.jpg)

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