Actors Quote by Christopher Walken

In real life, every person is the leading man or woman. We don't think of ourselves as supporting or character actors.

— Wallace Shawn

It's the persona that makes you a leading actor. A leading actor has something extra that's fun to watch. But it isn't usually about…

— Val Kilmer

A lot of actors get the leading role after doing a bunch of smaller things and people get to know them. I came out…

— Sasha Luss

You need supporting actors to help to tell the story. For me, I'm lucky to be a part of the films. Being an actor,…

— Robert Maillet

If you're playing a lead, you're shaping the movie. When you're playing a supporting role, you've got only a moment to make it count.

— Stephen Rea

With supporting roles, you just want really good actors that can make it bigger than what's there.

— Andrew Haigh

I think every leading man wants to be a character actor, and every character actor wants to be a leading man.

— Bruce Boxleitner

To be the leading man it's about the celebrity and the looks, and it's tough to do that. People who do it great are…

— Jamie Foxx

The point is some people think they have a leading role when, really, they're just supporting cast.

— Penelope Douglas

There's something important, as an actor, about allowing yourself to be approached by people to do roles. People see different things in you.

— Damian Lewis

Theres something important, as an actor, about allowing yourself to be approached by people to do roles. People see different things in you.

— Damian Lewis

It's so rare, especially as a younger actor, to find a role where it's not just one-dimensional and it's not just a stock leading…

— Matt Bomer