Actor Quotes

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An expression of feeling isn't worth anything unless it interferes with what the other actor in the scene wants. — Michael Shurtleff
An actor must interpret life, and in order to do so he must be willing to accept all experiences that life can offer. — Marlon Brando
The [Great] Actor is able to approach in himself a cosmic dread as large as life. He is able to go from his dread to… — Unknown Author
If you're an actor, always be true to your character. If you are not an actor, have character and always be true to yourself. — Robert De Niro
There is a need for aloneness... for an actor. — Marilyn Monroe
It's the actors who are prepared to make fools of themselves who are usually the ones who come to mean something to the audience. — Christian Bale
At the Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theatre, Sanford Meisner said, 'When you go into the professional world, at a stock theatre somewhere, backstage, you will… — David Mamet
The only way to deal with yourself as an actor is to follow the emotional truth of what you have to do under the imaginary… — Sanford Meisner
I want to be a great actor someday, and I've decided there's no use philosophizing; the only way is to work at my craft. — Al Pacino
The actor's physical type isn't and shouldn't be the main consideration. Does the actor look the part? It is the simplest question to deal with.… — Harold Clurman
There is only one way of surviving all the early heartbreaks in this business. You must have a sense of humor. And I think it… — Al Pacino
This industry should behave like a mother whose child has just run out in front of a car. But instead of clasping the child to… — Marilyn Monroe
Acting became important. It became an art that belonged to the actor, not to the director or producer, or the man whose money had bought… — Marilyn Monroe
In film, other actors' performances really are not your concern. If the other actor isn't giving you what you want, act as though he were. — Michael Caine
Before acting, I wanted to become a journalist. I also toyed with the idea of being a chef - but that's only when people asked… — Ian Mckellen
Quite low down in the list is "How much am I going to be paid?"... my main feeling about money is that I don`t want… — Ian Mckellen
You know, be an actor because you love to act. Don't be an actor because you think you're going to get famous, because that's luck. — Whoopi Goldberg
As a young actor, people were trying to define who I was before I really knew that for myself. But I still remember thinking, "This… — Tom Cruise
One thing, when you're an actor, you finish something and then you have to worry about what the next gig is. When you're a musician,… — Chris Isaak
I always say if you've seen good acting on television, those actors are really good. Because there's just not enough time. You don't have any… — Sasha Alexander

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