Actor Quote by James Cromwell

I haven't aged into a character actor. I'm an old leading man.

— Stewart Granger

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

— Val Kilmer

I was a theater man, so I was never in the situation of being a handsome Hollywood leading man, and then having to age.

— John Noble

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

— Burgess Meredith

For awhile, I got stupid about only wanting a leading-man role, but I have no illusions. I know I'm not Brad Pitt.

— Breckin Meyer

One of the greatest things about getting older as an actor is that you settle into who you are and you don't begrudge everyone…

— Billy Bob Thornton

As a young actor, I was advised to bide my time. Back then, there weren't good roles for someone like me. There were handsome…

— Jim Broadbent

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

— Clint Eastwood

I was only a leading man for a minute; now I'm a character actor.

— Robin Williams

I've never thought of myself as a classic leading man. I'm a character actor who happens to play leading roles. Come on, look at…

— James Nesbitt

I'm not a leading man. I'm a character actor. That's what I want to be.

— Dave Bautista

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

— John Travolta