Actor Quote by Annaleigh Ashford

I think as an actor, you're constantly putting yourself out there, and a lot of times failing - and failing in front of a…

— Chris Messina

I've spent most of my life trying to make actors comfortable, which I think is 90 percent of getting a good performance.

— Sydney Pollack

You can see areas where maybe you got a bit lazy, perhaps, or you see when you were really on form. I think an…

— John Hurt

Actors, you kind of have these ebbs and flows. These moments where you're in your glory - where you're really cracking - and moments…

— Mark Ruffalo

I mean, I always think when you're an actor you have to be the guy running into the burning building rather than running out…

— Dylan McDermott

One of the things I've always enjoyed is moving around and staying fit. Physicality is such a big part of being an actor, but…

— Joel Edgerton

Some actors are frightened and concentrating so hard on their own performance, you don't feel that anything you do makes any difference. They're just…

— Mark Rylance

As an actor, I'm rather hit and miss; I throw a lot out there, and some of it works and some of it doesn't.

— Christopher Walken

As an actor, you arrive most of the time at the last minute. You arrive at the end of the process, but you don't…

— Karine Vanasse

Actors are divas, and we all make too much noise and complain too much, so if you don't do that, it makes you rather…

— Doug Jones

As an actor you feel constant pressure as you are watched continuously... you have to be presentable and good in every area.

— Prachi Desai

Periodically over the years I've always taken periods of time away from acting.

— Daniel Day-Lewis