Actor Quotes

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Movie stars have careers - actors work, and then they don't work, and then they work again. — Frances McDormand
I want to run for the Senate from Tennessee. Not now, but when I'm 50, when music dies down a little bit. I know lots… — Tim McGraw
The last movie I did, I was very lucky: I got to work with probably the best actor of our era, Billy Bob Thornton. He's… — Tim McGraw
I'm sure it's not great fun for them, or for any parent, when their child says they want to be an actor, 'cos it's quite… — Ewan McGregor
I heard that the same thing occurred in a scene in Alien, where the creature pops out of the chest of a crewman. The other… — Marvin Minsky
It's always strange being a kid on the set, because you're treated like an equal when you're working. But then when you break, the other… — Natalie Portman
With both Caddyshack and Vacation, it's not like the subjects were serious enough that they engaged my interest for another round. I love the characters,… — Harold Ramis
The best thing about switching from being an actor to being a director is that you don't have to shave or hold your stomach in… — Dick Powell
I mean, you know, actors lives - you're forgotten. Look at Barrymore, and look at all the great actors. They're forgotten after awhile. — Anthony Quinn
It's a question of why they come for your advice. Whatever I tell you, it doesn't matter, it is completely irrelevant in a way. I… — Michael York
Most people don't know that I am an accomplished dramatic actor... But I've performed in several Shakespeare productions including Hamlet, except in this version, Hamlet… — John Ritter
Once during a taping there was an actor who kept blowing his lines. It happened again and again. Finally Norman Fell came out-he wasn't even… — John Ritter
I don't think there has been any increase in sophistication in the audience. When people are aware of a concept that's easy to understand, and… — David Zucker
There comes a point in many people's lives when they can no longer play the role they have chosen for themselves. When that happens, we… — Brian Moore
It's such a small industry here you inevitably end up working with the same people over and over again. There are only so many actors… — Karl Urban
My mother told me I was begging her to be an actor when I was four. My father and my grandfather saw at least one… — Giovanni Ribisi
He was a psychotic. He was a borderline psychotic. He was a terrific, sensational actor, with a magical screen presence, you couldn't keep your eyes… — Mark Rydell
He's very alive in a scene. He's a very good actor to act with. Even though through most of the picture he's blind, there are… — Mark Rydell
Well you know, Woody doesn't rehearse, as opposed to my own method of directing where I really work with actors around a round table for… — Mark Rydell
So there's a lot of people tied into believing that the traditional response to the authorship question. In terms of actors, some people get very… — Mark Rylance

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