Actors Quote by Kathy Bates

Actors want to surprise themselves. When it's really good, you kind of transcend yourself, and that happens infrequently. Very, very rarely.

— Claire Danes

You don't realize it till you get older as an actor, but all the parts you've gotten have led you up to today -…

— Constance Zimmer

If you have a great part, you have the opportunity to give a good performance. The greatest actors get the best parts, and the…

— Tom Hollander

Actors, lots of times, are great when they have great parts. For me, a lot of times, it's been the part.

— Bruce Davison

As an actor I think sometimes producers need a little bit of encouragement to see you in a particular role, they may not have…

— Steve Kanaly

Actors, you kind of have these ebbs and flows. These moments where you're in your glory - where you're really cracking - and moments…

— Mark Ruffalo

I think all actors have a similar deal. You want some people who understand. Although it looks great - and is great - there…

— Eddie Redmayne

I think, being an actor, it's just a relief every time you get a part.

— Jillian Bach

That is one of the reasons one enjoys acting. Now and again, you get scenes where you work with somebody really good and you…

— Albert Finney

It's rough to feel creatively satisfied, as an actor, for the most part, because you don't initiate your own work.

— Daryl Hannah

In all of us, there is a struggle between the good and the bad. It makes it more palpable and real to play such…

— Randeep Hooda