Actor Quotes

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I think theater has given me the opportunity to show what a character actor I can be. — Mark Hamill
Actors will never be replaced. The thought that somehow a computer version of a character is going to be something people prefer to look at… — Peter Jackson
It takes a lot of courage as an actor to take time off for family. But family is everything. — Shari Sebbens
Every character actor, in their own little sphere, is the lead. — Dabbs Greer
I'm not one of these actors who feels a pressing need to direct, and I have no plans to do it. — Dennis Franz
I can be in 20 movies. But I'll never be an actor. — Jon Stewart
I think good comedy is a commitment to the absurd in that the situation for the actors should be virtually played like a drama. — Peter Billingsley
If I was just considered a looker and wasn't considered an actor, where would I be in 10 or 20 years from now? — Heather Matarazzo
It makes me proud, and it makes me scared. More than anything, I want to be an actor and I want to keep working, and… — Randy Harrison
Jeremy Renner is an incredible actor. — Billy Unger
I think all actors are supposed to be character actors. — Dennis Farina
I just wanted to be a guy who could earn a living as an actor, and I did that for a long time. — Gene Barry
The attitude of the actor is his interpretation of what he reads, and the written word is what creates the role in the actor's mind,… — Gene Barry
I enjoy my work. I haven't been an actor for 30 years without getting pleasure out of the profession. — Bela Lugosi
In the studio the director controls the actor's every move, every inflection, every expression. — Bela Lugosi
Every actor has a natural animosity toward every other actor, present or absent, living or dead — Louise Brooks
Being an actor is an extension of telling a story and I loved story telling as a child. — Amanda Burton
Film actors reach a certain level, but they don't get beyond it unless they work in the theater. — Shirley Knight
It's no accident that Tony Hopkins is a wonderful film actor. — Shirley Knight
The other death for an actor is comparing yourself to other people: Forget someone else's path. Concentrate on your path. Otherwise, you get lost, and… — Shirley Knight

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