Character Quote by David Harewood

I was born a character actor. I was never really a leading man type.

— Burgess Meredith

I was always a character actor, basically, that sometimes looks like a leading man.

— John Travolta

I've always thought of myself as a character actor, even though I've played some leading-man roles.

— Malcolm Gets

I was never really a character actor - I was a leading man who was always cast as a character. I wanted to be…

— Robert Shaw

Well, I think probably when I first got in the business, I wasn't thinking of being strictly a character actor. But I knew I…

— Stephen Root

I always thought of myself as a character actor. I never thought of myself as a leading man.

— Clint Eastwood

My favorite actors when I was a kid were in their '60s. Spencer Tracy, Humphrey Bogart, John Wayne.

— Joseph Bologna

Growing up, I always had my dreams set on being an actor, so I looked up to Julia Roberts, Audrey Hepburn.

— Katie Holmes

I honestly never considered myself an actor. An actor would be someone like Paul Muni or Spencer Tracy. I was more of a personality.

— Gene Autry

I'm a character actor, but I look like a leading man.

— Val Kilmer

In terms of pure acting, my role model has always been Philip Seymour Hoffman; I really always loved what he did. I love what…

— Constance Wu

I call myself a character actor all my life. I've done a certain amount as a leading man, but character actors in my estimation…

— Ernest Borgnine