Actor Quotes

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I always considered myself as a character actor. I always try to be versatile to show different sides of human experience. — Robert Duvall
I've always remembered something Sanford Meisner, my acting teacher, told us. When you create a character, it's like making a chair, except instead of making… — Robert Duvall
I think there are more good young actors now than ever. It's a medium that everyone wants to be connected with - it is such… — Robert Duvall
I've always been a bit of an orphan, because actors say, 'Well, he's more of a dancer.' And dancers say, 'No. He's really a singer.'… — Dick Van Dyke
Actors know what actors are insecure about - and they're all insecure. — Clint Eastwood
I guess any movie actor can become a role model for audiences out there who enjoy him. — Clint Eastwood
They've got this crazy actor who's 82 years old up there in a suit. I was a mayor, and they're probably thinking I know how… — Clint Eastwood
It often strikes me that the actors in high school movies look too old. — Roger Ebert
One sign of a great actor is when he can be alone by himself on the screen, doing almost nothing, and producing one of a… — Roger Ebert
I think theatre is by far the most rewarding experience for an actor. You get 4 weeks to rehearse your character and then at 7:30… — Christopher Eccleston
Actors dread working with studios because they dictate what you do in a way that independent movies can't. — Jesse Eisenberg
As an actor, you have to be open to doing things where you look stupid, to be experimental. — Jesse Eisenberg
As an actor, you try to bring as much of yourself to a part to try and create a feeling of authenticity and emotional truth… — Jesse Eisenberg
I don't attribute an actor's great success to their own individual performance when it's something as collaborative as a movie. — Jesse Eisenberg
The frustrating part of being a movie actor is waiting in your trailer to do two takes of a scene you've prepared for two months. — Jesse Eisenberg
Acting is a weird, kind of alienating job because you're in an isolated place. Even if you're working with a lot of other people, you're… — Jesse Eisenberg
As an actor, you are in a unique position because you're not only memorizing dialogue but really embodying it. You naturally feel the rhythm of… — Jesse Eisenberg
The scariest people to turn a movie over to are always the people who are drawing up the poster, because that's the first impression it's… — Jesse Eisenberg
There's something strange about theater. My characters consistently demonize elitism, but of course it's taking place in a theater where only so many people can… — Jesse Eisenberg
Are there differences between black actors' opportunities and white actors' opportunities? Yes, there are. It's been said. — Idris Elba

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