Actor Quote by Ian Mckellen Download Open image “The press like to talk to actors. They mustn't be surprised when actors talk back to them.” — Ian Mckellen ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.4 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Actor Back Like Press Surprised Talk Theatre Them
Hardly any actor objects to press. It's a question of it being done in the way they like to see it done, meaning to… — Harvey Keitel Copy Share Image
It's notoriously difficult to get actors to go on record speaking about other actors. Such requests are usually met with terse replies from publicists… — Nell Scovell Copy Share Image
I don't like people who use the press to advance themselves in a way that they haven't earned as an actor, performer or director. — Jason Patric Copy Share Image
Every actor prepares differently and to different degrees of privacy. Some want to talk everything out. Others really don't want to talk anything out… — Todd Haynes Copy Share Image
I had a good understating about press: that it's the actor's responsibility to publicize his or her films, that the press can be fun,… — Laura Dern Copy Share Image
I'm not one of those actors that hates press and gets really groan-y about it - I always like talking about films. — Mary Elizabeth Winstead Copy Share Image
I know a lot of actors use media just to garner publicity. I keep away from all this. — Bobby Deol Copy Share Image
Now, what does an actor who can't talk do? Wait for silent pictures to come back? — Kirk Douglas Copy Share Image
Actors know how to talk to other actors in a way that sometimes other directors just don't. — Grant Heslov Copy Share Image
There are many different ways the public can respond to actors - they can see you on TV and feel they know you and… — Chiwetel Ejiofor Copy Share Image
I've always longed for the theatre and acting to be popular. No actor wants to play to an empty house. We only do it for an audience. The more the merrier. I don't make any distinction between a popular TV series or blockbuster film and doing Shakespeare. They're different, but as long as the material is good and the intention… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share
It's my impression that I've done every job that I've been asked to do. — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
I'm fortunate to be famous for two rather imposing characters like Magneto and Gandalf. — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
If you are playing King Lear you are the centre of attention anyway. You don't need to draw attention to yourself. It's all laid… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
Godot is whatever it is in life that you are waiting for: 'I'm waiting to win the lottery. I'm waiting to fall in love'.… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
I'm only an actor. I'm not a writer. I'm not going to leave any legacy. All I've ever done is learn the lines and… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
I'd never read 'Lord of the Rings' until I was asked to play Gandalf, so I didn't really know it was a frightfully famous… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
You might be surprised by how interested young people are in older people. — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
The strength of British theatre should be that these actors in their middle years know what they're doing and are good at it. Not… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
Until I came out, my acting was all about disguise, and thereafter it became about telling the truth. — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
Elijah looks angelic but his beauty of spirit is what makes his Frodo leap out of the screen. Unalloyed goodness is one of the… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
There has got to be a way for me to have a role on TV or in film that is just as normal as… — Adeel Akhtar Copy Share Image
I love casting against type and doing things you wouldn't expect, because I think you get more interesting performances that way. Hollywood loves to… — David S. Goyer Copy Share Image
I am tired of our characters being so incomplete. When do we ever save the day in a film? When does a Latino actor… — Esai Morales Copy Share Image
If you stood me in a costume next to a computer graphic of the same-looking character, I think there would be a difference. And… — Warwick Davis Copy Share Image
I'm a character actor - always have been, always will be - and historically, character actors don't come into their own until later in… — Annie Potts Copy Share Image
What we're supposed to do as actors is be able to portray real human beings and emotions. And if you grow up in this… — Emily Browning Copy Share Image
The show was number one in the ratings, Gordon Russell was our head writer, the story lines were magnificent and the acting most exciting.… — Michael Storm Copy Share Image
I always remember what my dad told me when I decided to turn into an actor. He was emphatic that whatever I do, I… — Karthi Copy Share Image
You always hear actors say, 'Theater is my first love,' and it is. It's a time when you really get to do what you… — Amy Landecker Copy Share Image
My preference is for people who come to rehearsal and get into the ring. I like a muscular actor who's playful. — Joe Mantello Copy Share Image
An actor doesn't have a regular job. He is dependent upon the roles which are given him. — Van Heflin Copy Share Image