Actor Quotes

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I know I walk a fine line between being a respected actor and being what they call a sex symbol. — Eva Mendes
The ability to imagine oneself in another's place and understand the other's feelings, desires, ideas, and actions. The most obvious example, perhaps, is that of… — Sam Vaknin
I don't mean to criticize anyone in any way that I wouldn't criticize myself. I think people should have fun, and have a good time,… — Natalie Portman
When an actor is in the moment, he or she is engaged in listening for the next right thing creatively. When a painter is painting,… — Julia Margaret Cameron
For we cannot adequately understand 'man' as an isolated biological creature, as a bundle of reflexes or a set of instincts, as an 'intelligible field'… — C. Wright Mills
I'm convinced that theatre is a horrible business. Make this the headline. You have to be on the spot every night as an actor. You… — Walter D. Asmus
Every actor I know wants to be a pop star. — Michael Hutchence
I only want to work with actors that really get it and make it work. I didn't want it to be a star-driven thing anymore. — Darren Aronofsky
A magician is an actor playing the part of a magician. — Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin
Our feeling is that the most important thing on a set is that actors have enough confidence to try different things. If there's stress or… — Peter Farrelly
I'm an actor, in particular, that likes to have a mask or something that can help me distance myself from the character. Like the moustache… — Corey Stoll
You have to be selfish to be an actor. — Charles Dance
Most of the early part of an actor's career, you do the jobs you get. — Jack Nicholson
There's nothing better than an actor who is really, really hungry to show everything they've got. — David O. Russell
I couldn't remember ever having seen a young man with such power, so many facets of expression, so much sheer invention as an actor. — Hedda Hopper
The balance of the frame - the way an actor is relating to the space in the frame - is the most important factor in… — Roger Deakins
When on the set of a film, you have to play natural for entire scenes in a very unnatural environment. You have to express emotions… — Helena Christensen
I shoot people in a way that makes the audience feel equal to them. And it's hard to express and it's hard to execute but… — Michel Gondry
I didn't understand how you could be an actor if you didn't also study philosophy and study political science, astronomy. And also just go out… — Brit Marling
To do a portrait today, I decide how close I can get to my subject. First, of course, mentally or intellectually, then in the viewfinder.… — Victor Skrebneski

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