Actor Quotes

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Awards are like applause, and every actor likes to hear applause. — Ralph Fiennes
I think if you're an actor, then you can work on stage - but if you've never done it before, you're going to have picked… — Dominic Monaghan
I got knockback after knockback at auditions. Just before â€˜Mulholland Dr.â€™ my agent told me I was so intense I was freaking people out. She… — Naomi Watts
I play a guy who is 40. And I am a very good actor, because I'm 41. — Matthew Perry
To be an actor you have to have a certain amount of madness in you. Thatâ€™s why, when people meet you and you seem very… — Nicole Kidman
I'm still waiting to hit it big. But there was the moment when I didn't have to work at the restaurant anymore, which is the… — Lizzy Caplan
There are some indications of how the character should behave based on the script, and then as actor makes it his or her own. Â… — Jesse Eisenberg
I think I'm still trying to find my feet as an actor. And I know it ain't brain surgery, but it confuses me and it… — Colin Farrell
My goal as an actor has always been to reach a level where I can find a lot of interesting work, and I think I'm… — Benicio Del Toro
And I think that's why I was going to be a musician. I was very rebellious. And I didn't want to be an actor. My… — Katey Sagal
I knew I was a good stage actor but I had no idea about movies. And I wasn't a Paul Newman type of guy. That's… — Ed O'Neill
I hate acting when I see it. I don't want to feel it, I don't want to see it, I want to be taken away… — Rutger Hauer
Acting is really scary, but it's also challenging, fun, hard work. There's always an element of improvisation with every actor, even when something is really… — Michael Pitt
I guess I work well with others I handle younger actors well. — Hector Elizondo
Iâ€™ve been an actor for 10 years now, and if anything I want to talk more about my dad. He taught me that even if… — Rafe Spall
Any good actor is a character actor. — James Remar
I don't think an actor's job is to be recognized. I think an actor's job is to facilitate the writing in a way that changes… — Jeffrey Donovan
I remember hitting Sarah Michelle Gellar with a right hook during my first week on the job. It was awful. They usually pair actors with… — Eliza Dushku
There is a lot lacking on the intellectual side and on the values side when being an actor. — Natalie Portman
I think actors have a choice of drawing attention to themselves or living on the outskirts. — Rachel Weisz

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