Leading Man Quotes

79 quotes by 74 authors

Being a leading man... that's like saying, 'I want to be astronaut.' That's not going to happen. — Steve Carell
I'm not a conventional leading man at all and have no wish to be. — Tim Curry
I haven't aged into a character actor. I'm an old leading man. — Stewart Granger
I am not a romantic leading man anymore so I don't need to nurture that public image anymore. I can talk about it now because… — Richard Chamberlain
Personally, I wouldn't advise a gay leading man-type actor to come out. — Richard Chamberlain
I want to be a man's man-not a kid actor or a glitzy pop star but a no-bullshit leading man. — Scott Eastwood
I've certainly played those leading man or male juvenile roles, where you're not supposed to make people laugh. — Andrew Rannells
In the years since I worked with John Hughes, there were many years where I literally had hundred of doors slammed in my face because… — Anthony Michael Hall
I understand what my gift is, which is making people laugh, hopefully. It's more on that level. I don't need to be a leading man,… — Chris Kattan
I have no aspiration whatsoever to be the next great leading man. — DeForest Kelley
Disney was a family film studio and I was supposed to be their young, leading man. After they found out I was involved with someone,… — Tommy Kirk
Sidney Poitier, who is class personified, said: Lou, youre a leading man because youre a good actor. Brought tears to my eyes. — Lou Diamond Phillips
Don't fall in love with your leading man. Of course, that's just what I did. — Claire Trevor
In Hollywood if you're good looking, tall, have OK teeth and nice skin, the odds of being successful are great. If you're short and fat,… — John Corbett
As far as the leading man/romantic lead, I'll tell you what, I really enjoyed my experience more than I thought or imagined I would on… — Timothy Olyphant
At some point, you've got to realize, you're either a leading man or you're not. — Larry Hovis
I'd love to talk to Joaquin Phoenix because he's a very private guy. Also, he's creating a new kind of sexy leading man. To me,… — Isaac Mizrahi
It's great fun if you get a good piece of writing and you can pretend to be someone else, tell a story that needs to… — Colin Hay
The introduction of cooking may well have been the decisive factor in leading man from a primarily animal existence into one that was more fully… — Carleton S. Coon
I was seventeen and the star of my high school play. I was supposed to kiss my leading man, but I couldn't stand the guy.… — Donna Mills

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