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title: "23 Leading Men Quotes by 23 authors"
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> [Character actors aren't a brand in the same way that high-profile leading men are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-molina/character-actors-aren-t-a-brand-in-the-same-way-that-high-profile/)

[Alfred Molina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-molina/)

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> [All the roles I play, I don't see any of my roles in films that they're typically leading men.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-buscemi/all-the-roles-i-play-i-don-t-see-any-of-my-roles-in-films-that-they/)

[Steve Buscemi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-buscemi/)

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> [You can have Asians being leading men that are sex symbols. You can have leading women powering through.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-golding/you-can-have-asians-being-leading-men-that-are-sex-symbols-you-can/)

[Henry Golding](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-golding/)

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> [Some of my best leading men have been dogs and horses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-taylor/some-of-my-best-leading-men-have-been-dogs-and-horses/)

[Elizabeth Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-taylor/)

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> [I really have been so, so blessed with all my leading men.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-osnes/i-really-have-been-so-so-blessed-with-all-my-leading-men/)

[Laura Osnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-osnes/)

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> [I've been pretty lucky in the leading men department.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cate-blanchett/i-ve-been-pretty-lucky-in-the-leading-men-department/)

[Cate Blanchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cate-blanchett/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88e/cate-blanchett-864_been_i-ve-been-pretty-lucky-in-the-leading-me_2008462.jpg)

> [The depth of John Candy's talent did surprise me. He was one of my all-time favorite leading men.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-o-hara/the-depth-of-john-candy-s-talent-did-surprise-me-he-was-one-of-my-all/)

[Maureen O'Hara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-o-hara/)

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> [Movies are full of leading men, most of whom aren't working. It's much harder to find a good villain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-van-cleef/movies-are-full-of-leading-men-most-of-whom-aren-t-working-it-s-much/)

[Lee Van Cleef](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-van-cleef/)

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> [I've worked with leading men so worried about losing their charm that they were always winking to the audience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-elizabeth-mastrantonio/i-ve-worked-with-leading-men-so-worried-about-losing-their-charm-that/)

[Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-elizabeth-mastrantonio/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3eb/mary-elizabeth-mastrantonio-39_about_i-ve-worked-with-leading-men-so-worried_1345121.png)

> [I could have been a lot more famous and played leading men and everything. For whatever reason, I didn't go for it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-dean-stanton/i-could-have-been-a-lot-more-famous-and-played-leading-men-and/)

[Harry Dean Stanton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-dean-stanton/)

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> [A handful of older, romantic leading men, like Sean Connery, Jack Nicholson, and Robert Redford are still landing parts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-dance/a-handful-of-older-romantic-leading-men-like-sean-connery-jack/)

[Charles Dance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-dance/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c87/charles-dance-10952_handful_a-handful-of-older-romantic-leading-men_2463454.jpg)

> [When I was growing up, it was Clint Eastwood, it was Harrison Ford and Steve McQueen - these guys were tough. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-manganiello/when-i-was-growing-up-it-was-clint-eastwood-it-was-harrison-ford-and/)

[Joe Manganiello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-manganiello/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a9/joe-manganiello-8246_also_when-i-was-growing-up-it-was-clint-eastw_280225.jpg)

> [There's a million leading men on TV today that are perfectly great, and their jobs are fantastic. But it's not as interesting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geoff-stults/there-s-a-million-leading-men-on-tv-today-that-are-perfectly-great/)

[Geoff Stults](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geoff-stults/)

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> [I look at leading men because that's ultimately what I'm aspiring to do. But I also look at character actors and people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shemar-moore/i-look-at-leading-men-because-that-s-ultimately-what-i-m-aspiring-to/)

[Shemar Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shemar-moore/)

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> [I don't know why my leading men have grey shades. Maybe I am trying to explore that side of me through them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mani-ratnam/i-don-t-know-why-my-leading-men-have-grey-shades-maybe-i-am-trying-to/)

[Mani Ratnam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mani-ratnam/)

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> [Until I came along all the leading men were handsome, but luckily they wrote a lot of stories about the fellow next…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-cooper/until-i-came-along-all-the-leading-men-were-handsome-but-luckily-they/)

[Gary Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-cooper/)

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> [It's the unusual leading man. Most of the Hollywood leading men are powerful and capable and strong, heroes. He has this vulnerability,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-rydell/it-s-the-unusual-leading-man-most-of-the-hollywood-leading-men-are/)

[Mark Rydell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-rydell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40b/mark-rydell-29507_capable_it-s-the-unusual-leading-man-most-of-the_1280216.jpg)

> [Our leading men are not of much account and never have been, but the average of the people is immense, beyond all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walt-whitman/our-leading-men-are-not-of-much-account-and-never-have-been-but-the/)

[Walt Whitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walt-whitman/)

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> [Tom Hanks, Brad Pitt, Al Pacino, Russell Crowe - these leading men. These are the ones I grew up with. And Hugh…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ross-butler/tom-hanks-brad-pitt-al-pacino-russell-crowe-these-leading-men-these/)

[Ross Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ross-butler/)

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> [I was always the hero with no vices, reciting practically the same lines to the leading lady. The current crop of movie…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramon-novarro/i-was-always-the-hero-with-no-vices-reciting-practically-the-same/)

[Ramon Novarro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramon-novarro/)

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> [In terms of playing like a straight leading man type thing, I feel like all these guys are kind of not necessarily…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-depp/in-terms-of-playing-like-a-straight-leading-man-type-thing-i-feel/)

[Johnny Depp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-depp/)

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> [“If you’re in a female-dominated field such as social services or education, you may not face many obvious double standards. But if,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-young/if-you-re-in-a-female-dominated-field-such-as-social-services-or/)

[Valerie Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-young/)

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> [I have friends who are leading men, and they're only ever allowed to play leading men of a certain type. But as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-marsan/i-have-friends-who-are-leading-men-and-they-re-only-ever-allowed-to/)

[Eddie Marsan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-marsan/)

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