Actor Quotes
5575 quotes by 2749 authors
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When I was younger, I was almost too afraid to admit that I wanted to be an actor. I didn't know any successful actors in…
— Lupita Nyong'o
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Drama is my sweet spot, but the thing about being an actor is that you want to do a variety of things. I definitely love…
— Lupita Nyong'o
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I always love to learn new things. That's the reason I like being an actor.
— Lupita Nyong'o
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I can speak of actors that I love. I love Cate Blanchett, Viola Davis, her tenacity. I love Charlize Theron. She's so surprising and so…
— Lupita Nyong'o
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My immediate family was always very supportive. It was my own fear of the rest of the world not accepting me, the rest of our…
— Lupita Nyong'o
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As an actor, there's very little you can do if people don't want to see you. Just getting yourself into the room to audition is…
— Domhnall Gleeson
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I think it's important that when people are struggling, that you not run away from them if you love them. Kristen, I mean, I look…
— Jodie Foster
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I think audiences, producers and directors included, develop crushes on actors (actresses in particular) and then lose interest and move on to the next one.
— Julia Stiles
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I'm really not an actor of any kind. I've always seen myself as an entertainer, someone who makes people laugh. That's all I've ever wanted…
— Tom Baker
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My capacity as a monk was to passionately believe utter nonsense, and when you're an actor you have to do the same thing. Also, Christianity…
— Tom Baker
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It's the persona that makes you a leading actor. A leading actor has something extra that's fun to watch. But it isn't usually about acting.
— Val Kilmer
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There are lots of actors who are awful people, but nobody talks about them being awful because they've made billions.
— Val Kilmer
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The only fear I have is that I will wake up one day and nobody will allow me to do films. This is a fear…
— Abhishek Bachchan
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You, the actor, must be aware of when you're being funny, but the character you're playing should always be oblivious to the fact.
— Jon Lovitz
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I'm a big Pacino fan. He's a great actor: so much passion and intensity.
— Judah Friedlander
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As a director, I've been able to combine with what I've learned as an actor and as a producer: it melds quite nicely into what…
— Griffin Dunne
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I'm not an acting monk or anything. I'm not, like, the most well-adjusted actor.
— Adam Driver
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I think voiceover is an adjunct that actors have picked up that have given us some security.
— Robert Stack
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I don't want to be a luvvie actor. It took a long time for me to accept I was an actor, a professional actor, and…
— Robert Carlyle
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The more people know about an actor the less convincing they become. A bit of mystery's a good thing.
— Robert Carlyle
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