Actor Quotes

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The problem with being an actor is that you have to be reactive to what other people want. — Marisa Coughlan
I always thought on my own that what is a huge part of being an actor, or what made me a better actor, was just… — Dominik Garcia-Lorido
The more experiences you can have as an individual makes you a fuller person and a fuller actor. — Dominik Garcia-Lorido
Both my parents are actors, and I saw them struggle with work, waiting for phone calls. — Charlotte Le Bon
After I began to explore what an actor actually is, I studied for three years before I had the guts to go on an audition. — Gale Harold
I wound up getting my degree in sports medicine and nutrition because I wanted to work in the medical field. But I wound up taking… — Derek Theler
Any comic is a very good actor. Look at Don Rickles. He is saying the same joke every night for 20 years and making it… — Joan Rivers
I look at scripts really for whether they can be moving or penetrate some kind of truth. You are constantly chasing that feeling as an… — Chiwetel Ejiofor
I think, as a younger actor, you are more open to the experience. And to an extent, you want to go into things blind and… — Chiwetel Ejiofor
There are many different ways the public can respond to actors - they can see you on TV and feel they know you and own… — Chiwetel Ejiofor
Inspiration can come from anywhere. But I do love actors. I wish I could drop a bunch of names, but there are just too many. — Kevin Corrigan
Nick Lea is a great actor, and doing scenes with him was always awesome. — Matt Dallas
When I was five, I always told my mom I would want to be an actor. — Rick Gonzalez
I think my mom is the inspiration of me wanting to do film and TV and be an actor because she loved film so much.… — Rick Gonzalez
Being a fan of the business for years and wanting to be an actor for years, I knew, if ever the opportunity came for me,… — Quinton Aaron
If actors could actually make a living doing theater, that would be my first choice. Sitcoms are the closest thing to being onstage in front… — Enrico Colantoni
I come from a tradition where the writer writes a play for the actors, rather than for himself, and the dialogue is made to work… — Lee Hall
In many ways, education is a lousy business. Teachers are not normal economic actors; almost all of them work for less money than they might… — Andrew Ross Sorkin
I never wanted to be an actor. I got stuck in it and kind of liked what I was doing. — James Garner
You have a lot of disappointments as an actor. — Tika Sumpter

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