Age Quote by Jim Broadbent

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

— Malcolm Gets

The thing about being an actor is that as we get older, there are more and more characters to explore and, in general, they…

— Victoria Clark

The first role I ever played I had the lead and it's pretty much stayed that way, though people take great relish in calling…

— Jack Nicholson

I didn't really look like a character actor, yet those were the roles I loved to play. If you were a character actor who…

— James Spader

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

I was aware that I was not getting the good acting roles because I was either too handsome, too pretty or whatever. I was…

— Pierce Brosnan

I do feel fortunate in that I am probably allowed more often to be a character actor then most actors are allowed to be,…

— John Travolta

Being an actor is wonderful and it's a lot of fun, but eventually you look old and you can't fit this or that. It's…

— Gabourey Sidibe

As an actor, it's really exciting and challenging to play a character which is much older than your actual age.

— Nithya Menen

I still consider myself a young actor, I'm 34; I still view it as the beginning of my career. You can get infatuated with…

— Peter Sarsgaard

As an actor, it's my job to prepare myself for a role. If the character is realistic, one can't go wrong.

— Arjun Rampal

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