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title: "11 Respect Actors Quotes by 11 authors"
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> [I really respect actors much more now that I am one because I realise what hard work goes into being part of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tiger-shroff/i-really-respect-actors-much-more-now-that-i-am-one-because-i-realise/)

[Tiger Shroff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tiger-shroff/)

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> [I still think that movies are amazing; I respect actors and directors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joaquin-phoenix/i-still-think-that-movies-are-amazing-i-respect-actors-and-directors/)

[Joaquin Phoenix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joaquin-phoenix/)

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> [I have a lot of respect for actors who do comedy. They do it naturally.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahira-khan/i-have-a-lot-of-respect-for-actors-who-do-comedy-they-do-it-naturally/)

[Mahira Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahira-khan/)

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> [Directing has only increased my admiration and respect for what it is that actors do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-stoltz/directing-has-only-increased-my-admiration-and-respect-for-what-it-is/)

[Eric Stoltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-stoltz/)

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> [I think great directors really respect their actors and vice versa. That mutual respect makes the job fun instead of anything but.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lake-bell/i-think-great-directors-really-respect-their-actors-and-vice-versa/)

[Lake Bell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lake-bell/)

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> [The biggest quality of good actors is that they know how to respect their co-actors, whether they are as big a name…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rasika-dugal/the-biggest-quality-of-good-actors-is-that-they-know-how-to-respect/)

[Rasika Dugal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rasika-dugal/)

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> [And I respect actors but the job demands that you have to be self-absorbed. You have to concentrate a lot on yourself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sussanne-khan/and-i-respect-actors-but-the-job-demands-that-you-have-to-be-self/)

[Sussanne Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sussanne-khan/)

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> [This acting's serious! And I really respect those actors. It's a tough business to be able to be something you're not and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-strahan/this-acting-s-serious-and-i-really-respect-those-actors-it-s-a-tough/)

[Michael Strahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-strahan/)

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> [I have a great respect for actors like Clint Eastwood, who's a wonderful director. I think two pictures that I directed were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirk-douglas/i-have-a-great-respect-for-actors-like-clint-eastwood-who-s-a/)

[Kirk Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirk-douglas/)

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> [On my set, people have to respect the actor's process. I totally respect what actors do. I give them whatever time they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-prince-bythewood/on-my-set-people-have-to-respect-the-actor-s-process-i-totally/)

[Gina Prince-Bythewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-prince-bythewood/)

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> [I ask my assistants if they're retarded all the time. When the camera is on you, of course, actors have the ability…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brett-ratner/i-ask-my-assistants-if-they-re-retarded-all-the-time-when-the-camera/)

[Brett Ratner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brett-ratner/)

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