Actor Quotes

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I've watched other directors as an actor and I picked up little things here and there about cameras, [but] I wouldn't consider myself the guy… — Billy Bob Thornton
When people are bothering you constantly when you're trying to do just a simple thing that humans do every day but they won't let you… — Billy Bob Thornton
If my parents were alive, they'd giggle "John was an actor since day one!". — John Kapelos
My dad was a lovely guy. I had great parents. But he was a conservative shopkeeper, and he said, "Look, I don't know how to… — John Kapelos
I'm an actor. I'm not a performer. I'm not like a song and dance guy who can take a cane and a hat and do… — Billy Bob Thornton
I mean the most important thing you can have as an actor, writer, director, or whatever you are, poet or whatever it is, is life… — Billy Bob Thornton
That's really good for an actor - to like the people behind the scenes - because then you treat the camera differently. If you really… — Emile Hirsch
Most actors are lucky to ever get a job, period. I never forget that, because I have so many actor friends in L.A., and most… — Emile Hirsch
Shooting in 3D hasn't really affected the way I work as an actor that much. Maybe that's not a good thing. Maybe I'm not being… — Emile Hirsch
I love working with actors, and it's great that I'm an actor myself. I know how I like to be directed and how I like… — Courteney Cox
I'm a real people person and I'm very sensitive, and I've just noticed how other actors that I've worked with, as an actor, take direction… — Courteney Cox
I wanted to work on a cable show and with a writer/director because that's a much more fulfilling and freeing experience, as an actor. — Tom Ellis
I don't think I'm predominantly thought of as being a comedic actor. — Michael Madsen
Like all independent movies, the first thing you're looking for is a name actor who will justify your financing. — Steven Shainberg
I am always going to be a theater actor at heart. One of my career goals is to do "Shakespeare in the Park" someday but… — Michael Stahl-David
It's rough to feel creatively satisfied, as an actor, for the most part, because you don't initiate your own work. — Daryl Hannah
I've been for 10 years trying to make something out of my life as an actor. I've learned a lot but I haven't done much… — Christopher Lee
As an actor, it's always important to understand what the director is after. That, to me, is my job. When I'm acting, I like to… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt
I think the reason I was able to get the jobs I did is because I worked for some very strong, self-possessed filmmakers who wouldn't… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt
I love her [Kimberly Peirce]. Incredibly intense is a good way of describing her. Brutally honest. Really sharp. She's a director for actors. That's what… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt

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