Actor Quotes

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I have always let the lack of Indian actors in the industry drive me, not hold me back. I remember an agent in L.A. telling… — Archie Panjabi
If you're an actor in your heart, no matter how much money they shove at you, it doesn't matter if the work doesn't provide that… — Chris Noth
Actors aren't stupid, mostly, and if there's a sensibility and an aesthetic that a director's going for, if you're aware of that too, you can… — Alan Cumming
The worst thing that an actor can do is go into any project with a lack of respect for the material. You can have an… — Alfred Molina
I've always been terrified about being bored. I always think being bored is the worst thing. The only strategic decision I ever made as an… — Alfred Molina
If anything, as a general rule, the cheaper the movie the more creative the experience, generally speaking. Its not to denigrate expensive movies. I dont… — Alfred Molina
As an actor, you have total rights to privacy and mystery, whatever your sexuality, whatever you do. I don't see why that has to be… — Ben Whishaw
A lot of the people in San Francisco think of themselves as healers - not just as people delivering this base service, but giving their… — James Franco
There's a large chunk of me in all the parts. As an actor, I got involved largely because I want to let things out. The… — James Franco
When I was a child, I wanted to be an actor, but I had really bad buckteeth. I didn't want to get braces, but my… — James Franco
My mother is a professor of early childhood education. When I was two she would say she knew I was going to be an actor. — Matt Damon
There are a lot of things I love about acting and one of the things I love the most is, here you are taking words… — Ellen Page
I'm no actor and I never have been. What people see on the screen is me. — Clark Gable
I read the script, and I knew it was a good part. It was written for a white actor. That's what I'm up against -… — Gregory Hines
Because you know, down deep in my heart, when all is said and done, I still live under the illusion that basically people think of… — Jack Nicholson
I know that if I can't move people, then I have no business being an actor. — Alan Arkin
Being an actor on a movie set is like going to the playground at recess. — Melissa Leo
That's probably the biggest secret of acting: If the actor believes it themselves, they can make you believe it. — Melissa Leo
Barack Obama did tell me that I was one of Michelle Obama's favorite actors. — Dwayne Johnson
James Ivory comes close to the actors for the first rehearsal. He more or less lets you direct yourself and then will only correct you… — Leslie Caron

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