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Actors Quotes by Ian Mckellen
- I've had enough of being a gay icon! I've had enough of all this hard work, because, since I came out, I keep getting all…
- There are not many things in my life I can be absolutely proud of or certain I got right, but one of them is that…
- In the theatre, the actor is in total control. The director wasn't in the house last night, the designer wasn't there, the author's dead. It's…
- It is very, very, very difficult for an American actor who wants a film career to be open about his sexuality. And even more difficult…
- I can't take on all the worries of the world, you know. I can only talk about being gay and being an actor. I'll have…
- I've always longed for the theatre and acting to be popular. No actor wants to play to an empty house. We only do it for…
- Actors are merely the medium through which a story happens.
- Before acting, I wanted to become a journalist. I also toyed with the idea of being a chef - but that's only when people asked…
- I have never wanted to be typecast, one of those actors who plays a variation on a one-note theme. So just as I enjoy playing…
- Quite low down in the list is "How much am I going to be paid?"... my main feeling about money is that I don`t want…
- There are some fantastic parts for older actors.
- Most actors are not rich - they are very poor indeed. What keeps them going is that they just love the job.
- The one thing you can ask, I think, is that actors get paid a living wage. I would like it if all the repertory theatres…
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- My father is an actor, so he brought me into his agency when I was young. It wasn't something I wanted to… — Jensen Ackles
- When you talk about a great actor, you're not talking about Tom Cruise. His whole behavior is so shocking. It's inappropriate and… — Lauren Bacall
- I don't use any techniques; I'm not trained to be an actor. I just enjoy working in films. — Amitabh Bachchan
- You don't see Indians in Hollywood films around which a story can revolve. As soon as we have a social presence in… — Amitabh Bachchan
- Gary Oldman is impossible to steal a movie from. He's such a great actor, he's off the hook. I love him. — Kevin Bacon
- As I was coming up on the stage, there was one source that could make or break you, the New York Times.… — Kevin Bacon
- I just let the work speak for itself. An actor is not afraid to take risks; to put on different hats; to… — Kevin Bacon
- I didn't get into this so I could talk about my work, my movies. You become an actor to act. — Kevin Bacon
- A good director creates an environment, which gives the actor the encouragement to fly. — Kevin Bacon
- I think we all have a lot of darkness in our bellies. As an actor, the challenge of tapping into that, reaching… — Kevin Bacon