Actor Quotes

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As an actor, you're trained to do the right thing, be politically correct, say your lines, say the right thing about the people you're working… — Idris Elba
I love to play different roles. That's just the kind of actor I am. — Idris Elba
Yeah, I know, any time you hear an actor say, 'I do music', you cringe. But I want to be gradual with my music. I… — Idris Elba
I was on a well-beaten path of actors - what we all call 'the Law and Order route'. I spent two years of auditioning for… — Idris Elba
It is the quality of the moment, not the number of days, or events, or of actors, that imports. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
You know, fame is a funny thing, man, especially, you know, actors, musicians, rappers, rock singers, it's kind of a lifestyle and it's easy to… — Eminem
In order to be a good actor, I'm a firm believer that you need to bring something to the table. — R. Lee Ermey
To be a character actor is to be open, to be a chameleon. — Giancarlo Esposito
You see, in America, it's quite standard for an actor to sign, at the beginning of a series, for five or seven years. The maximum… — Julian Fellowes
A lot of actors find it impossible not to ask for the audience's sympathy. They have a need to twinkle. — Julian Fellowes
If you want to be a screenwriter, take an acting class to get a sense of what you're asking actors to do. Learning other skills… — Tina Fey
If you're an actor and you don't get cast in stuff a lot, then put together a show or hold play-reading nights at your apartment.… — Tina Fey
I don't think many actors are that good, to be honest. I certainly don't think I am. — Rupert Everett
Honestly, I would not advise any actor necessarily, if he was really thinking of his career, to come out. — Rupert Everett
A lot of straight actors are actively searching for gay roles because it is something different to do. — Rupert Everett
I find there aren't that many options as an actor. — Rupert Everett
Arnold Schwarzenegger's publicist told USA Today that the actor has not ruled out running for governor of California, saying that he will make a decision… — Jimmy Fallon
As an actor, you're sort of the court-appointed lawyer for the character. — Vera Farmiga
I think the worst thing that can happen to a good actor is fame. — Vera Farmiga
I feel my fuller-bodied characters are all in the independent films I do, and in the studio productions, I have to work harder to dimensionalize… — Vera Farmiga

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