Actor Quotes

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Oliver Stone's strategy is to unnerve the actors so as to make them alert and alive. — Claire Danes
I got an agent when I was 12, and I started working in more amateur productions well before that. But even as a kid, I… — Claire Danes
My first offer was when I was 12, and it was for a soap opera. And I turned it down because I knew that I… — Claire Danes
People in the CIA, they marry each other. They're like actors! We have to travel without much warning to far-flung places, and it's very hard… — Claire Danes
Acting deals with very delicate emotions. It is not putting up a mask. Each time an actor acts he does not hide; he exposes himself. — Rodney Dangerfield
On cable now, the writer is king. Any actor chases that. — Jeff Daniels
People don't yell nasty things at actors - they let them continue. — Larry David
I don't write shows with dialogue where actors have to memorize dialogue. I write the scenes where we know everything that's going to happen. There's… — Larry David
I do not regret one professional enemy I have made. Any actor who doesn't dare to make an enemy should get out of the business. — Bette Davis
Good actors I've worked with all started out making faces in a mirror, and you keep making faces all your life. — Bette Davis
I have often seen an actor laugh off the stage, but I don't remember ever having seen one weep. — Bette Davis
Psychoanalysis. Almost went three times - almost. Then I decided what was peculiar about me was probably what made me successful. I've seen some very… — Bette Davis
Being a good actor isn't easy. Being a man is even harder. I want to be both before I'm done. — James Dean
When an actor plays a scene exactly the way a director orders, it isn't acting. It's following instructions. Anyone with the physical qualifications can do… — James Dean
Being an actor is the loneliest thing in the world. You are all alone with your concentration and imagination, and that's all you have. — James Dean
An actor must interpret life, and in order to do so must be willing to accept all the experiences life has to offer. In fact,… — James Dean
Studying cows, pigs and chickens can help an actor develop his character. There are a lot of things I learned from animals. One was that… — James Dean
To my way of thinking, an actor's course is set even before he's out of the cradle. — James Dean
I go to the movies a lot, and I regret when I see some actor that I used to like, to find them offering no… — Catherine Deneuve
You suffer as an actor. It's difficult to be an actor and live a good life, especially today. — Catherine Deneuve

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