Actor Quotes

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Improv as an actor makes you present in the moment. You listen, you're attentive. You're not acting so much as reacting, which is what you're… — Nathan Fillion
I'll never look down on and I love running into actors who say 'Oh yeah, I did a soap.' I say 'Tell me which one!'… — Nathan Fillion
I do think I'm a character actor. — Colin Firth
What I observed about my fellow actors was that most gave up very easily. — Harrison Ford
All my friends were going off to be professionals, and I said I wanted to be an actor. — Harrison Ford
My goal was just to work regularly. I didn't ever expect to be rich or famous. I wanted to be a working character actor. — Harrison Ford
Some actors couldn't figure out how to withstand the constant rejection. They couldn't see the light at the end of the tunnel. — Harrison Ford
Dysfunctional families have sired a number of pretty good actors. — Gene Hackman
Actors can't retire. What would they do? — Larry Hagman
I knew going in that being a single parent would be one of the toughest jobs I'd ever have. I'd been a talk-show host, actor,… — Arsenio Hall
The world seems concerned with Pakistan primarily as an actor in global attempts to combat terrorism. — Mohsin Hamid
I'm not someone who enjoys long talks, long rehearsals. I'm very technical: I tell my actors, you come in, you sit down, you pick up… — Michael Haneke
As an actor I am always waiting for my luck to run out. — Tom Hanks
I've talked to a number of actors who have gained weight for roles, and just the sheer physical toll it puts on one's knees and… — Tom Hanks
Now, learning how to make a movie is something you can figure out in about an afternoon. The physics of it, the marks, the lights,… — Tom Hanks
I'm living every ten-year-old boy's fantasy. The other day, Chris and I had this big scene where we had to pull out our guns, and… — Mariska Hargitay
I'm one of those actors who is going to come in with 2,500 ideas. You can shoot down 2,499, but one of them you're going… — Woody Harrelson
In the courtroom, it's where a lawyer really becomes an actor. There's a very fine line between delivering a monologue in a play and delivering… — Woody Harrelson
Actors need steely determination. It's a tough profession with plenty of knocks along the way. You have to be very determined and never take 'no'… — Naomie Harris
As an actor, you most often play relatively average parts, so to get to play extreme versions of anything, those are the most exciting parts. — Neil Patrick Harris

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