Actor Quotes

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There's always an imbalance with actors and actresses in the industry. And I think because there are just fewer movies overall being made, it's that… — Michelle Pfeiffer
The actor is not quite a human being-but then, who is? — George Saunders
All of them - my father, mother, step-mother, and grandmother - were all wonderful actors and performers and they are an inspiration to me, both… — James Cromwell
I always change my words in everything I do. I make the language fit, because I know the character from the inside out. Often character… — James Cromwell
For a moment man is a boy, for a moment a lovesick youth, for a moment bereft of wealth, for a moment in the height… — Bhartrhari
I - you know, I'm not an actor. — Mikhail Baryshnikov
So many of these comics are just frustrated singers or actors - they want to get a gig doing a sitcom. It's paint-by-the-numbers comedy, lame… — Sam Kinison
My favorite actor who played villains - who could play anything, really - was Jimmy Cagney. — Malcolm McDowell
An actor cannot be a censor. I'm there to interpret. — Malcolm McDowell
I'm an actor and my job is to interpret. — Richard Madden
Doing jobs that are completely different to the last thing I did pushes me as an actor to change as much as I can. It… — Richard Madden
I think often I learn the most from other people's mistakes. If I'm in the audience watching an actor and thinking, 'I don't believe you,'… — Richard Madden
It is important to make your own stuff. Even if you are not an actor, it is important to not stop involving yourself as a… — Ajay Naidu
I'm constantly intimidated by Shakespeare's work. Trying to decipher what he's saying and holding on to that thought - not just as an actor, but… — Zoe Wanamaker
I think film is a world of directors. Theater is a world of actors. — Diego Luna
In theater, you are there, you have a character, you have a play, you have a light, you have a set, you have an audience,… — Diego Luna
For me, one of the most important things I look for in an actor is whether we can converse. Do we have a similar ability… — Jennifer Lynch
The point is the 'me' that you see before you is not the 'me' in my private little space, shape-shifting into the writing role, nor… — Julia Leigh
I got my first job when I moved to Los Angeles. I worked at a coffee shop for five years and it was one of… — Katie Leclerc
I'm a character actor; that's my skill set. — Kristin Lehman

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