Character actors aren't a brand in the same way that high-profile leading men are. — Alfred Molina Copy Share Image
All the roles I play, I don't see any of my roles in films that they're typically leading men. — Steve Buscemi Copy Share Image
You can have Asians being leading men that are sex symbols. You can have leading women powering through. — Henry Golding Copy Share Image
The depth of John Candy's talent did surprise me. He was one of my all-time favorite leading men. — Maureen O'Hara Copy Share Image
Movies are full of leading men, most of whom aren't working. It's much harder to find a good villain. — Lee Van Cleef Copy Share Image
I've worked with leading men so worried about losing their charm that they were always winking to the audience. — Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Copy Share Image
I could have been a lot more famous and played leading men and everything. For whatever reason, I didn't go for it. — Harry Dean Stanton Copy Share Image
A handful of older, romantic leading men, like Sean Connery, Jack Nicholson, and Robert Redford are still landing parts. — Charles Dance Copy Share Image
When I was growing up, it was Clint Eastwood, it was Harrison Ford and Steve McQueen - these guys were tough. They… — Joe Manganiello Copy Share Image
There's a million leading men on TV today that are perfectly great, and their jobs are fantastic. But it's not as interesting… — Geoff Stults Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I don't know why my leading men have grey shades. Maybe I am trying to explore that side of me through them. — Mani Ratnam Copy Share Image
Until I came along all the leading men were handsome, but luckily they wrote a lot of stories about the fellow next… — Gary Cooper Copy Share Image
It's the unusual leading man. Most of the Hollywood leading men are powerful and capable and strong, heroes. He has this vulnerability,… — Mark Rydell Copy Share Image
Our leading men are not of much account and never have been, but the average of the people is immense, beyond all… — Walt Whitman Copy Share Image
Tom Hanks, Brad Pitt, Al Pacino, Russell Crowe - these leading men. These are the ones I grew up with. And Hugh… — Ross Butler Copy Share Image
I was always the hero with no vices, reciting practically the same lines to the leading lady. The current crop of movie… — Ramon Novarro Copy Share Image
In terms of playing like a straight leading man type thing, I feel like all these guys are kind of not necessarily… — Johnny Depp Copy Share Image
“If you’re in a female-dominated field such as social services or education, you may not face many obvious double standards. But if,… — Valerie Young Copy Share Image
I have friends who are leading men, and they're only ever allowed to play leading men of a certain type. But as… — Eddie Marsan Copy Share Image
