Actor Quotes

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I was a failed actor but I still wanted to show off, so I ended up doing live comedy. — Graham Norton
Those offers come in now and again. They're not knocking down my door. I'm only an old character actor, and I'm not needed. — Carroll O'Connor
Going out with other actors is never good; actresses are neurotic, and actors are horrendous egotists. — Chris O'Dowd
Hey, I think comic actors are the best actors. — Chris O'Dowd
When I was a kid, I wanted to be serious, like Daniel Day-Lewis. No one really dreams of being a comic actor, do they? Now… — Chris O'Dowd
Actors have to stay optimistic. The moment we start thinking otherwise, we're dead. — Peter O'Toole
My professional acting life, stage and screen, has brought me public support, emotional fulfillment and material comfort. It has brought me together with fine people,… — Peter O'Toole
I put steam on the table by being an actor. That is how I live. The longer I live, the more expensive it becomes. So… — Peter O'Toole
Getting sober was one of the three pivotal events in my life, along with becoming an actor and having a child. Of the three, finding… — Gary Oldman
Wanting to be a good actor is not good enough. You must want to be a great actor. You just have to have that. — Gary Oldman
Change is vital to any actor. If you keep playing lead after lead, you're really gonna dry up. Because all those vehicles wean you away… — Gary Oldman
And costume is so important for an actor. It absolutely helps to get into character; it's the closest thing to you, it touches you. Some… — Gary Oldman
Being an actor is a good way to earn a living. And to meet fabulous people. It's great to live very comfortably. I've been lucky,… — Gary Oldman
That's what sets apart one actor from another, and that you can't teach. You can't give someone that. When you're working, putting a character together,… — Gary Oldman
I don't know what is better than the work that is given to the actor-to teach the human heart the knowledge of itself. — Laurence Olivier
Doing 'Young Adult' was really reassuring to me in a lot of ways. It confirmed a lot of suspicions I had about great actors. — Patton Oswalt
A room full of great sportsmen is so much better than a room full of actors. — Clive Owen
I'm not the kind of actor who goes into exhaustive research for each role. — Clive Owen
I actually really love working with young actors because they're so responsive and instinctive, and it's a much less honed craft that they're employing. — Clive Owen
I don't think actors should ever expect to get a role, because the disappointment is too great. You've got to think of things as an… — Al Pacino

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