Character Quote by Keiko Agena

The idea of an actor is that you should be able to play anything.

— Eileen Atkins

I think the crucial thing about being an actor is to be doing it.

— Chiwetel Ejiofor

As an actor, you're only one little piece of the puzzle; you're fulfilling someone else's vision. If you're involved earlier on, you're kind of…

— Julia Stiles

My idea of an actor is to be different persons with different roles. Every time a script interests me, I look for interesting characters…

— Vidya Balan

Sometimes I think being an actor is like being a dog for a director; it's like they throw a stick, and you want to…

— Joel Edgerton

Being an actor gives you a chance to play all kinds of roles, very moving and dramatic on one project, silly and girlish on…

— Sarah Michelle Gellar

The thing about being an actor is that every new job is a new challenge. Sometimes you'll have a shot, and it doesn't work.…

— Jacki Weaver

What I try to do as an actor is constantly find that, find ways to risk, find opportunities to fall on my face if…

— Jeremy Irons

The idea for actors is to make a living telling stories, so if you can do that, then you're way ahead of the game.

— John C. McGinley

There's nothing more exciting as an actor than getting to do something that you're not entirely sure that anyone would let you do, and…

— Anna Paquin

I have no issue with being a character actor. If you've been around enough that people are able to segregate you into that category,…

— John C. McGinley

As an actor, you never know where the works going to come, so you have to be flexible about it.

— Lesley Nicol