Actors Quotes

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Stage charm guarantees in advance an actor's hold on the audience, it helps him to carry over to large numbers of people his creative purposes.… — Constantin Stanislavski
A true priest is aware of the presence of the altar during every moment that he is conducting a service. It is exactly the same… — Constantin Stanislavski
I was appalled at the amount of study necessary in order to qualify in medicine, and gradually my desire was blunted by a keener -… — Conrad Veidt
I think most actors are shy. I really do. The greatest actors can disappear. I had friends call me the Blend-In Man. — Rip Torn
I've never had a desire to be famous. Lots of actors are actually extremely shy. I have shy areas. — Jeremy Northam
The fact of the matter is that most actors are shy people. — Roger Moore
Jerry Weintraub, the producer, might be a pain in the ass, but he really knows how to treat his actors. — Bernie Mac
I know actors come around and they always talk like that, but I don't do publicity if I don't like the film. — Barbara Hershey
The great actors we had came from the actor-manager theaters. Not only did they create a team, they were the generals working with the soldiers. — Steven Berkoff
Juan Hernandez was an actor out of New York, but what made Juan so great and what made Omar so great was that they both… — Charles S. Dutton
The acting that one sees upon the stage does not show how human beings comport themselves in crises, but how actors think they ought to.… — H. L. Mencken
It is only the untalented director who imagines him or herself in every part, wants his or her own thoughts and emotions portrayed; it is… — Liv Ullmann
Of all the classes of men, I dislike the most those who make their livings by talking - actors, clergymen, politicians, pedagogues, and so on.… — H. L. Mencken
Actors are the best and the worst of people. They're like kids. When they're good, they're very very good. When they're bad they're very very… — Kenneth Branagh
I think it's great to see how they've grown up, not just as actors but as people. They're still very much the same kids that… — David Heyman
But you are absolutely right that when the international community decides to help in a meaningful manner a country like Afghanistan, then coordination between the… — Lakhdar Brahimi
If you cast the picture correctly, you have a whole lot of leeway. You can make mistakes in other aspects but pull it off with… — John Frankenheimer
I nearly broke out laughing when the wrteched soothsayer warned Caesar: "Beware the Ides of April." I thought it a miracle (and a relief) that… — Seth Grahame-Smith
I like some of the early silent films because I love to watch how actors had to play then. What would interest me today is… — Catherine Deneuve
Within ten years, he had earned his college degree and was a millionaire from his business enterprises in real estate, landscaping, and bodybuilding. He was… — Arnold Schwarzenegger
As an actor you get categorized by other people, but it's not like I arrange myself into comedy mode or serious mode. If it's good… — Sophie Thompson
It is better for me to serve a charity as an actor or a voice, rather than at a luncheon being just a celebrity. — Ben Kingsley
A lot of actors talk about doing their homework, but very few of them do it. — Tony Scott
The fuss that actors began making about the difficulty of shifting to sound struck me as perfectly foolish. — Gloria Swanson
As an actor, I felt I couldn't compete. I wasn't as cute as the leading man; I wasn't as brilliant as Robin Williams. — Phil Hartman

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