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title: "19 Learned Actor Quotes by 19 authors"
description: "Browse 19 Learned Actor quotes by 19 authors. Discover the best Learned Actor sayings and thoughts."
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> [Almost everything I learned about being an actor came from those early years at the Actor's Studio.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-newman/almost-everything-i-learned-about-being-an-actor-came-from-those/)

[Paul Newman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-newman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9a/paul-newman-2526_actors_almost-everything-i-learned-about-being_1891978.png)

> [I learned then that an actor must always be himself, and must not be influenced by the people with whom he works.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorne-greene/i-learned-then-that-an-actor-must-always-be-himself-and-must-not-be/)

[Lorne Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorne-greene/)

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> [I learned so much by being an actor, and part of my sort-of development as a writer is big thanks to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/i-learned-so-much-by-being-an-actor-and-part-of-my-sort-of/)

[Joel Edgerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-edgerton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/861/joel-edgerton-2300_acting_i-learned-so-much-by-being-an-actor-and_2888254.jpg)

> [I learned so much about being an actor by being a director. More than I ever thought I would.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-lowell/i-learned-so-much-about-being-an-actor-by-being-a-director-more-than/)

[Chris Lowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-lowell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5af/chris-lowell-37886_about_i-learned-so-much-about-being-an-actor-b_791287.png)

> [I've learned that, as an actor, I have a responsibility to my audience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/coco-martin/i-ve-learned-that-as-an-actor-i-have-a-responsibility-to-my-audience/)

[Coco Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/coco-martin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a0/coco-martin-11896_actor_i-ve-learned-that-as-an-actor-i-have-a-r_1785852.jpg)

> [One of the greatest things I've learned, as an actor, was how to talk to actors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-balfour/one-of-the-greatest-things-i-ve-learned-as-an-actor-was-how-to-talk/)

[Eric Balfour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-balfour/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/108/eric-balfour-18535_actor_one-of-the-greatest-things-i-ve-learned_383242.jpg)

> [Everything I learned as an actor, I have basically applied to writing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quentin-tarantino/everything-i-learned-as-an-actor-i-have-basically-applied-to-writing/)

[Quentin Tarantino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quentin-tarantino/)

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> [Something I learned as an actor was which scenes needed to be rehearsed and which actors are good with rehearsal, which actors…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angelina-jolie/something-i-learned-as-an-actor-was-which-scenes-needed-to-be/)

[Angelina Jolie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angelina-jolie/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cd/angelina-jolie-468_actor_something-i-learned-as-an-actor-was-whic_2880452.jpg)

> [That's basically how I learned everything as an actor. I was just a kid, and I worked with these actors, and I'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-smith/that-s-basically-how-i-learned-everything-as-an-actor-i-was-just-a/)

[Gregory Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-smith/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a70/gregory-smith-30641_actor_that-s-basically-how-i-learned-everythin_2781572.jpg)

> [Through all of this lovely interviewing, and nice things people say, and the rest of it, I have learned that I am…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-leo/through-all-of-this-lovely-interviewing-and-nice-things-people-say/)

[Melissa Leo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-leo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/406/melissa-leo-9231_actor_through-all-of-this-lovely-interviewing_2376114.jpg)

> [I have to say that one person I learned from the most as an actor in my life is Emmy Rossum. She…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-kenney/i-have-to-say-that-one-person-i-learned-from-the-most-as-an-actor-in/)

[Emma Kenney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-kenney/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/437/emma-kenney-17379_acting_i-have-to-say-that-one-person-i-learned_437965.jpg)

> [I don't know how to play myself. I'm not interested enough in myself. That's just not how I was educated. That's not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corey-stoll/i-don-t-know-how-to-play-myself-i-m-not-interested-enough-in-myself/)

[Corey Stoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corey-stoll/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b90/corey-stoll-14800_acting_i-don-t-know-how-to-play-myself-i-m-not_364854.jpg)

> [I was fortunate as a young actor, to go straight to the RSC, where I learned that being an actor can bring…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-kingsley/i-was-fortunate-as-a-young-actor-to-go-straight-to-the-rsc-where-i/)

[Ben Kingsley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-kingsley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99b/ben-kingsley-5765_actor_i-was-fortunate-as-a-young-actor-to-go-s_825690.jpg)

> [As a director, I've been able to combine with what I've learned as an actor and as a producer: it melds quite…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/griffin-dunne/as-a-director-i-ve-been-able-to-combine-with-what-i-ve-learned-as-an/)

[Griffin Dunne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/griffin-dunne/)

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> [What I learned as an actor was the only way you could really do August Wilson's work, you had to leave an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-s-dutton/what-i-learned-as-an-actor-was-the-only-way-you-could-really-do/)

[Charles S. Dutton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-s-dutton/)

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> [One thing I've learned as an actor as well as a producer is to trust my own instinct. When I first started…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerard-butler/one-thing-i-ve-learned-as-an-actor-as-well-as-a-producer-is-to-trust/)

[Gerard Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerard-butler/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59c/gerard-butler-5092_acting_one-thing-i-ve-learned-as-an-actor-as-we_857843.jpg)

> [I also have learned as an actor, this ties in the principles of improv, sometimes someone gives a piece of instruction and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gillian-jacobs/i-also-have-learned-as-an-actor-this-ties-in-the-principles-of-improv/)

[Gillian Jacobs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gillian-jacobs/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8f/gillian-jacobs-1832_actors_i-also-have-learned-as-an-actor-this-tie_200211.jpg)

> [The hardest thing for me to do, and the best thing I've done and learned as an actor is to sacrifice being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonah-hill/the-hardest-thing-for-me-to-do-and-the-best-thing-i-ve-done-and/)

[Jonah Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonah-hill/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4a/jonah-hill-3023_actor_the-hardest-thing-for-me-to-do-and-the-b_3103144.png)

> [All I can say, personally, is I have never learned more from an actor that I've worked with than Jeffrey Tambor. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justine-bateman/all-i-can-say-personally-is-i-have-never-learned-more-from-an-actor/)

[Justine Bateman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justine-bateman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb0/justine-bateman-9793_actor_all-i-can-say-personally-is-i-have-never_2537343.jpg)

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