Actor Quotes

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I want to be an actor, I am just not very comfortable talking about myself. — Kristen Stewart
I learned my business in the theater and in television, particularly working with the actors. You can learn much more in the theater than directing… — Michael Haneke
China is an old nation with a colourful history. Its booming economy has triggered an appetite and a curiosity around the world for its art… — Ai Weiwei
Actors are investigators. — Philip Seymour Hoffman
I think part of being an actor is staying private. — Philip Seymour Hoffman
No, actors go out with actresses as a form of self-flagellation. — John Cusack
I never thought about the actors on television or film, like what kind of life they had. — David Duchovny
When I was in theater I was forever trying to inhabit a space which puts yourself under the microscope as an actor and your personality… — Andy Serkis
Actors in general have become very spoiled in the roles they choose these days. When I first started in this profession - about a hundred… — Brian Cox
The heritage of a British actor revolves around the challenges of playing the classic roles to meet certain levels of success as an actor. In… — Brian Cox
People call me an instinctive actor. I used to consider that an insult early on, only because I had never studied. Now... I love it. — Danny Aiello
I took a gamble in becoming an actor and my dream job has been realised. — Brendan Coyle
What part of people is resistant to an artist doing more than one thing? Is it somehow perceived as greedy? Anyone who has that weird… — Minnie Driver
Sometimes perception is almost more important than the skill level of an actor. — Shia LaBeouf
When I started out I was a failed actor. — David Mamet
The thing about being an actor is that you turn into other people. You have to hide yourself a bit in order to let that… — Penelope Wilton
You must have to want it so badly, if there is any way you can live without it, get out of it. Being an unsuccessful… — Tom Sizemore
Through all of this lovely interviewing, and nice things people say, and the rest of it, I have learned that I am an actor. That… — Melissa Leo
As an actor, the training I received was that I walk through the world as an observer of life and of people. My job is… — David Schwimmer
I am a lucky regional theater actor who happened to get a good role. — James Marsters

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