Actor Quotes

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Working with Jean-Claude is a lot of fun. Because he's a great actor who also happens to be a fighter. That combination doesn't usually come… — Dolph Lundgren
I know what its like to direct. You become a more considerate actor. After you have directed, you understand what is going on. You can't… — Dolph Lundgren
I'm trained as an actor for the stage - classically trained, believe it or not - and I worked closely with Stella Adler for years.… — Michael Richards
My main goal as an actor, with my craft or whatever poncy way you want to say it, is to always take the audience with… — Adelaide Kane
Writing has made me a better actor. Acting has made me a better writer. So why wouldn't directing make me a better actor and writer? — Jonah Hill
A Murphy [Eddie Murphy] movie is like a Sidney Poitier comedy - he's that intensely good... He revolutionized acting. He's literally black Brando. Before Eddie… — Scott Raab
Everyone wants to label me, but I don't want to be labeled as a rapper or a movie actor. — Riff Raff
I do some acting. And there's a difference between "I do some acting" and "I'm an actor." — Tom Waits
Adolescence is a tough one to be a child actor. — Jodie Foster
Most actors don't really have a director's sensibility. They have an actor's sensibility. — Jodie Foster
Any actor working a long time should know how a shot is set up, where to place themselves, how to handle the lines. I'm a… — Jodie Foster
As an actor, I'm always playing solitary characters. But as a director, I'm always making ensemble movies, which focus on lots of people's lives and… — Jodie Foster
As an actor, I'm attracted to drama; as a director, it's humor - because it's the story of my life, and I can't be that… — Jodie Foster
I don't have a burning desire to act, strangely enough. I don't know that if I hadn't been an actor as a young person, I… — Jodie Foster
In a weird way, that's the beauty of being an actor. You get to live out things that you're afraid of, and you get to… — Jodie Foster
When you think about it, we actors are kind of prostitutes. We get paid to feign attraction and love. Other people are paying to watch… — Megan Fox
When you're a short actor you stand on apple boxes, you walk on a ramp. When you're a short star everybody else walks in a… — Michael J. Fox
I mean, I enjoy my work as an actor. But to make a difference in people's lives through advocacy and through supporting research - that's… — Michael J. Fox
I'm kind of private and I keep things inside a lot, but it's been so wonderful to realize that people care about you in a… — Michael J. Fox
When you're an actor or actress in this business, usually the natural progression is to direct, but a lot of times, we don't get a… — Jamie Foxx

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