Leading man Quotes · Page 3

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

TV is kind of messed up in terms of stereotypes and who plays the leading man and leading lady.

— Lolly Adefope

“I get it now. This is what kissing is really supposed to be. Any others before were merely run-throughs with understudies. Darren…

— Kristin Rae

The introduction of cooking may well have been the decisive factor in leading man from a primarily animal existence into one that…

— Carleton S. Coon

I've decided it's finally time for me to get a real "leading man" body. Like Marlon Brando in The Godfather.

— Jason Segel

Sidney Poitier, who is class personified, said: Lou, youre a leading man because youre a good actor. Brought tears to my eyes.

— Lou Diamond Phillips

I don't really think there's much difference between a character actor and a leading man besides aesthetics.

— Jeremy Renner

Sidney Poitier, who is class personified, said: 'Lou, you're a leading man because you're a good actor.' Brought tears to my eyes.

— Lou Diamond Phillips

So this ["Grant MacLaren"] was a chance to sort of go back and do a more leading man. But instead of just…

— Eric McCormack

Mr. Cooper said to me that he had an idea for a film in mind. The only thing he'd tell me was…

— Fay Wray

I loved acting and wanted to be a leading man. But I decided I'd rather be a big fish in the stuntman…

— Hal Needham

Let me put it this way: if I am the leading man of the film, and the film-maker is asking me to…

— Ranveer Singh

I think I'll get a little more interesting small parts and see if I can really... I guess you don't have to…

— Robert Maillet

I don't want to be super aggressive, but I think it's an issue that the population of America isn't reflected accurately in…

— Ross Butler

I'm a chubby middle-aged white guy with short hair. I think that's it, really. I kind of have a look. Right now,…

— Aaron Douglas

I have a problem with the term 'leading man.' It's so limiting; it involves not upsetting anyone. Obviously, we have anti-heroes now,…

— Jimmi Simpson

I try to stay consciously away from the roles of the girl who throws herself at the leading man, because I've done…

— Natalie Dormer

As an actor, I felt I couldn't compete. I wasn't as cute as the leading man; I wasn't as brilliant as Robin…

— Phil Hartman

For awhile, I got stupid about only wanting a leading-man role, but I have no illusions. I know I'm not Brad Pitt.

— Breckin Meyer

In real life, every person is the leading man or woman. We don't think of ourselves as supporting or character actors.

— Wallace Shawn

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

— Robert Shaw

I want to be a man's man-not a kid actor or a glitzy pop star but a no-bullshit leading man.

— Scott Eastwood

The audience falls in love with a leading man because he'll never belong to any of them.

— Lisa Kleypas

I have worked with Jaya Bachchan and Shabana Azmi before. I was the leading man in Jaya's first film 'Guddi.'

— Dharmendra

Being a leading man... that's like saying, 'I want to be astronaut.' That's not going to happen.

— Steve Carell

Could you ever call me a 'leading man?' Not really. It's not that I don't want leading man roles, but there's only…

— William Fichtner

I was a theater man, so I was never in the situation of being a handsome Hollywood leading man, and then having…

— John Noble

I'm not a leading man; I don't think I've got the face of a leading man, and I don't think, ever in…

— Toby Kebbell

Denzel has been that leading man, but it took him a while to get to Training Day and Hurricane Carter.

— Shemar Moore

I've certainly played those leading man or male juvenile roles, where you're not supposed to make people laugh.

— Andrew Rannells

It's properly scary playing a leading man. Growing up, I always wanted to be a character actor.

— Rafe Spall

I'm very interested in the drama of the leading man being someone who is incapable, becoming capable.

— David Harbour

It's what actors call a big, juicy part, when you're a leading man. I don't get a lot of those. I get…

— Christopher Walken

Jim Moore got me dressing like a leading man. A little favour for a friend when I need a hand.

— Drake

I've never thought of myself as a classic leading man. I'm a character actor who happens to play leading roles. Come on,…

— James Nesbitt

Disney was a family film studio and I was supposed to be their young, leading man. After they found out I was…

— Tommy Kirk

Fortunately and unfortunately, people don't see me as a character actor. They see me as a leading man or nothing, which makes…

— Josh Holloway

I was told that if I wanted to be a leading man in Hollywood, I couldn't possibly be thought of as gay.

— Sean Maher

But I would reinvent myself if I could. As a sexy leading man! We all would like that, but I don't know…

— Dustin Hoffman

Can I be a leading man? I don't believe myself to be; I don't think that I am, but I'm in this…

— James Ransone