Actor Quotes

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What the actor is in private life, he is to a large extent on the stage, because he cannot conceal himself and his true personality… — Leslie Howard
The truth is that to enjoy acting one must be an exhibitionist at heart, one must revel in those exposures of the emotions which would… — Leslie Howard
You know, I think Chris Nolan is an incredibly intelligent filmmaker, and I think Leonardo DiCaprio is an incredibly talented actor. — Ryan Kavanaugh
I think when I was about 6 or 7, I would have said I wanted to be an actor and an artist. — Todd Haynes
TV writing is tricky to navigate because you have so many different personalities - the actors, multiple producers. — Roger Avary
I think being an actor makes me a better writer and vice versa. I know the kinds of roles I would kill to play, and… — Katori Hall
My motto is that the audience should notice the actors, not the clothes. — Edith Head
As an actor, secrets and obstacles fuel the character. — Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
All actors tend to be the same messed-up people. — Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
What makes him think a middle aged actor [Clint Eastwood], who's played with a chimp, could have a future in politics? — Ronald Reagan
What does it say about our culture that personality is now considered a technology, a tool of the trade, not only in politics but in… — Albert Gore
In Europe an actor is an artist. In Hollywood, if he isn't working, he's a bum. — Anthony Quinn
When an actor has money, he doesn't send letters, but telegrams. — Charlotte Whitton
Being an actor is the loneliest thing in the world. You are all alone with your concentration and imagination, and that's all you have. Being… — James Dean
Tony Blair is like an actor who doesn't really believe in his script himself but has the incredible skill to make everyone else believe in… — Tom Conti
God is dead, and there is an actor playing his part — Martin Charnin
Actors have bodyguards and entourages not because anybody wants to hurt them - who would want to hurt an actor? - but because they want… — James Caan
There's nothing more boring than actors talking about acting. — James Caan
I'm an actor and this is a role I'm playing. But people can get wacky. — Dean Cain
The show is like an Edwardian play - emotional life gets stepped on for the sake of accepted manners, and that's terrific for actors to… — Jason Alexander

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