Character Quote by Hayden Christensen

As an actor, you always want to keep it different, change it up, and, you know, just to keep yourself inspired and work with…

— Kelly Reilly

As an actor, you always want to feel like what you're doing is making a difference to the story.

— Matthew Lewis

Well, when you're playing a role, you have to think, 'What is ultimately motivating the character?'

— Matt Bomer

As far as I can tell, most actors' main motivation is self-doubt and neuroses.

— Daniel Radcliffe

Well as an actor I think i try to do my best and play the characters that inspire me and challenge me.

— Ayesha Takia

I try to really focus on the actors I'm working with and kind of read and respond to their behavior.

— Jaime Murray

As an actor, all I can keep my focus on is that I am a part of good projects.

— Harshvardhan Rane

I work very hard on motivating everything I do as an actor. Explosive moments have to be completely motivated; whether they're explosive comedy or…

— John Lithgow

As an actor, you tend to draw on your human instincts and your background, what you've gone through as an individual.

— Michael Ealy

For me, as an actor, it's always about getting out of my own way. I can put so much pressure on myself to keep…

— Jovan Adepo

What really motivates you to try to work things out as an actor is in large part fear, because you want to get into…

— Annette Bening

I was always curious about motivation and intention, and really, that's a lot of what acting is.

— Liev Schreiber