Actors Quotes

5276 Actors quotes by 2563 unique authors

I've always felt there are three sexes: men, women, and actors. And actors combine the worst qualities of the other two. — Peter Biskind
It's absolutely impossible to have a serious critical discussion about enthusiasms for movie stars. Because a movie star is an animal separate from acting. Sometimes,… — Peter Biskind
I've wanted to be an actor ever since I was a little boy. — Henry Darrow
I want you to understand the words. I want you taste the words. I want you to love the words. Because the words are important.… — Unknown Author
I was always the hero with no vices, reciting practically the same lines to the leading lady. The current crop of movie actors are less… — Ramon Novarro
I really think the mind of someone who hasn't been welded into place by their work or studios or actors or this whole society is… — Joan Severance
I'm a good actor in that sense for directors because I always do what they say. — Alex Cox
It's an actor's job to play all the human conditions - light, dark, and medium. — Tim Daly
Actors become actors because they loved entertaining their family by putting on the lampshade and dancing around as a kid, ... That's not my personality.… — Jodie Foster
I pray to be of service to the playwright, the audience, the other actors and my character. — Lusia Strus
I get bored at the theatre a lot because I notice that there's not always a connection between the actors. They may be technically proficient,… — Lusia Strus
I only work with actors who take full responsibility for their characters. — Jonathan Demme
It was never my dream to be famous. I didn’t start acting to be a movie star. I started in the theater and my desire… — Denzel Washington
The actor becomes an emotional athlete. — Al Pacino
You get the information, and it's not your job to judge it or not judge it. You adapt, and you do it. That's what we… — Holland Roden
Frankly I've never really subscribed to these adjectives tagging me as an 'icon', 'superstar', etc. I've always thought of myself as an actor doing his… — Amitabh Bachchan
If you want to protect yourself as an actor, always work with good people — George Clooney
All an actor has, I think, is their heart, really,...that's the place you go for your inspiration. If my heart wasn't filled with them, where… — Meryl Streep
The better the actor, the less you know about his life. I mean, nobody's better than De Niro and you don't know anything about him,… — Matt Damon
Work was never about wanting fame or money. I never thought about that. I loved getting the job, going to rehearsal, playing someone else, hanging… — Sarah Jessica Parker
The actor is an athlete of the heart. — Antonin Artaud
It takes a long while for a director to cease thinking in terms of the result he desires and instead concentrate on discovering the source… — Peter Brook
A film director is not a creator, but a midwife. His business is to deliver the actor of a child that he did not know… — Jean Renoir
I was able to capture on film things the actors didn't even know they were doing. — Elia Kazan
The first work of the director is to set a mood so that the actor's work can take place, so that the actor can create.… — William Friedkin

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