--- title: "16 Idea Actor Quotes by 16 authors" description: "Browse 16 Idea Actor quotes by 16 authors. Discover the best Idea Actor sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/239/caitriona-balfe-14514_actor_the-idea-was-always-to-be-an-actor-30898_3089848.jpg" --- > [The idea was always to be an actor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caitriona-balfe/the-idea-was-always-to-be-an-actor/) [Caitriona Balfe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caitriona-balfe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/239/caitriona-balfe-14514_actor_the-idea-was-always-to-be-an-actor-30898_3089848.jpg) > [The idea of an actor is that you should be able to play anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eileen-atkins/the-idea-of-an-actor-is-that-you-should-be-able-to-play-anything/) [Eileen Atkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eileen-atkins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/280/eileen-atkins-19987_actor_the-idea-of-an-actor-is-that-you-should_1237357.jpg) > [I just loved the whole idea of being an actor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-macfadyen/i-just-loved-the-whole-idea-of-being-an-actor/) [Matthew Macfadyen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-macfadyen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/693/matthew-macfadyen-18214_actor_i-just-loved-the-whole-idea-of-being-an_1888162.png) > [I had no idea how one became an actor. I didn't know things such as drama schools existed. It all just sort…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-thewlis/i-had-no-idea-how-one-became-an-actor-i-didn-t-know-things-such-as/) [David Thewlis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-thewlis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a7/david-thewlis-5383_actor_i-had-no-idea-how-one-became-an-actor-i_2375996.jpg) > [The idea was to become an actor. Then I found I really didn't like acting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-lycett/the-idea-was-to-become-an-actor-then-i-found-i-really-didn-t-like/) [Joe Lycett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-lycett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ba/joe-lycett-7749_acting_the-idea-was-to-become-an-actor-then-i-f_1872609.jpg) > [I can't think of anything worse than trying to schmooze someone with the idea that you're an actor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-can-t-think-of-anything-worse-than-trying-to-schmooze-someone-with/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f20/anonymous-1_actors_i-can-t-think-of-anything-worse-than-try_1439305.jpg) > [I don't see a difference between the idea of what an actor does and what someone supposes a character actor is, really.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-stuhlbarg/i-don-t-see-a-difference-between-the-idea-of-what-an-actor-does-and/) [Michael Stuhlbarg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-stuhlbarg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/384/michael-stuhlbarg-12244_actor_i-don-t-see-a-difference-between-the-ide_1599706.jpg) > [I was raised in the theater and I started acting when I was nine. To me, the idea of being an actor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-knepper/i-was-raised-in-the-theater-and-i-started-acting-when-i-was-nine-to/) [Robert Knepper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-knepper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49a/robert-knepper-22482_acting_i-was-raised-in-the-theater-and-i-starte_1177209.jpg) > [When I was younger, I had no idea that I would be an actor. I had an interest in it, but I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ross-butler/when-i-was-younger-i-had-no-idea-that-i-would-be-an-actor-i-had-an/) [Ross Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ross-butler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc2/ross-butler-14424_actor_when-i-was-younger-i-had-no-idea-that-i_546776.jpg) > [Once I won the roles in 'Spender' and 'First Knight' it was much easier for everyone, me included, to get their heads…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-ineson/once-i-won-the-roles-in-spender-and-first-knight-it-was-much-easier/) [Ralph Ineson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-ineson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a50/ralph-ineson-23672_actor_once-i-won-the-roles-in-spender-and-firs_356602.jpg) > [And I was very shy as a kid; if you sang me 'Happy Birthday,' I would cry. Quite shy. So the idea…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cody-horn/and-i-was-very-shy-as-a-kid-if-you-sang-me-happy-birthday-i-would-cry/) [Cody Horn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cody-horn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e1/cody-horn-44165_actors_and-i-was-very-shy-as-a-kid-if-you-sang_1787311.jpg) > [You would be surprised how many directors don't know what they want. They might not know what they want until they see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mckellen/you-would-be-surprised-how-many-directors-don-t-know-what-they-want/) [Ian Mckellen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mckellen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/afd/ian-mckellen-1396_actors_you-would-be-surprised-how-many-director_522188.jpg) > [I come from Nova Scotia, and I'd never seen a theater or been inside of a theater. When I was 17, my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-sutherland/i-come-from-nova-scotia-and-i-d-never-seen-a-theater-or-been-inside/) [Donald Sutherland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-sutherland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/321/donald-sutherland-14225_actor_i-come-from-nova-scotia-and-i-d-never-se_18637.jpg) > [My idea of an actor is to be different persons with different roles. Every time a script interests me, I look for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vidya-balan/my-idea-of-an-actor-is-to-be-different-persons-with-different-roles/) [Vidya Balan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vidya-balan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c45/vidya-balan-11343_actor_my-idea-of-an-actor-is-to-be-different-p_2667728.jpg) > [I was entirely wrapped up in the idea of becoming an actor. I learned how to write on the job, basically out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-howerton/i-was-entirely-wrapped-up-in-the-idea-of-becoming-an-actor-i-learned/) [Glenn Howerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-howerton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e2/glenn-howerton-37421_actors_i-was-entirely-wrapped-up-in-the-idea-of_1195611.jpg) > [ One of my career ambitions was fulfilled working with John \[Hurt\]. I loved his work long before I ever had the idea… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-oldman/one-of-my-career-ambitions-was-fulfilled-working-with-john-hurt-i/) [Gary Oldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-oldman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ce/gary-oldman-3797_actors_one-of-my-career-ambitions-was-fulfilled_2237564.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/idea-actor/#itemlist", "name": "Idea Actor Quotes", "numberOfItems": 16, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The idea was always to be an actor.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Caitriona Balfe" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caitriona-balfe/the-idea-was-always-to-be-an-actor/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/239/caitriona-balfe-14514_actor_the-idea-was-always-to-be-an-actor-30898_3089848.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/239/caitriona-balfe-14514_actor_the-idea-was-always-to-be-an-actor-30898_3089848.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/239/caitriona-balfe-14514_actor_the-idea-was-always-to-be-an-actor-30898_3089848.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The idea was always to be an actor.” — Caitriona Balfe", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The idea of an actor is that you should be able to play anything.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Eileen Atkins" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eileen-atkins/the-idea-of-an-actor-is-that-you-should-be-able-to-play-anything/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/280/eileen-atkins-19987_actor_the-idea-of-an-actor-is-that-you-should_1237357.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/280/eileen-atkins-19987_actor_the-idea-of-an-actor-is-that-you-should_1237357.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/280/eileen-atkins-19987_actor_the-idea-of-an-actor-is-that-you-should_1237357.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The idea of an actor is that you should be able to play anything.” — Eileen Atkins", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I just loved the whole idea of being an actor.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Matthew Macfadyen" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-macfadyen/i-just-loved-the-whole-idea-of-being-an-actor/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/693/matthew-macfadyen-18214_actor_i-just-loved-the-whole-idea-of-being-an_1888162.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/693/matthew-macfadyen-18214_actor_i-just-loved-the-whole-idea-of-being-an_1888162.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/693/matthew-macfadyen-18214_actor_i-just-loved-the-whole-idea-of-being-an_1888162.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I just loved the whole idea of being an actor.” — Matthew Macfadyen", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I had no idea how one became an actor. 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