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title: "9 Years Actor Quotes by 9 authors"
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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/)

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> [The first several years I was an actor, I sort of eked out a living playing thugs almost exclusively until 'Robocop.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-ferrer/the-first-several-years-i-was-an-actor-i-sort-of-eked-out-a-living/)

[Miguel Ferrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miguel-ferrer/)

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> [To be able to work for 20 years as an actor in an industry that is not so predictable, I'm grateful every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-belzer/to-be-able-to-work-for-20-years-as-an-actor-in-an-industry-that-is/)

[Richard Belzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-belzer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf7/richard-belzer-14272_actor_to-be-able-to-work-for-20-years-as-an-ac_1113672.png)

> [Work is fun to me. All those years of being an actor and a director and not being able to get a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-hopper/work-is-fun-to-me-all-those-years-of-being-an-actor-and-a-director/)

[Dennis Hopper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-hopper/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28d/dennis-hopper-8988_able_work-is-fun-to-me-all-those-years-of-bei_2156870.jpg)

> [This Sunday, after 33 years as an actor, I've finally reached the pinnacle of my career. I am Stradivarius Cain, Homer Simpson's fantasy!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryan-cranston/this-sunday-after-33-years-as-an-actor-i-ve-finally-reached-the/)

[Bryan Cranston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryan-cranston/)

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> [In all my years as an actor, I had never been me - I had always hidden behind my glasses, mustaches and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-pertwee/in-all-my-years-as-an-actor-i-had-never-been-me-i-had-always-hidden/)

[Jon Pertwee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-pertwee/)

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> [I started doing visual effects for many years, and after that, I became an actor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rana-daggubati/i-started-doing-visual-effects-for-many-years-and-after-that-i-became/)

[Rana Daggubati](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rana-daggubati/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/526/rana-daggubati-5936_actor_i-started-doing-visual-effects-for-many_1328779.jpg)

> [Law and Order' is completely story-driven and completely characterless, really. If you do that format for five years and you're an actor,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-noth/law-and-order-is-completely-story-driven-and-completely-characterless/)

[Chris Noth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-noth/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b75/chris-noth-18044_actor_law-and-order-is-completely-story-driven_2519527.jpg)

> [One of the things I've learned over the years is that you only do what you can do as an actor. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-dillon/one-of-the-things-i-ve-learned-over-the-years-is-that-you-only-do/)

[Matt Dillon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-dillon/)

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