Actor Quote by Lou Diamond Phillips

Sidney Poitier, who is class personified, said: Lou, youre a leading man because youre a good actor. Brought tears to my eyes.

— Lou Diamond Phillips

One of my heroes is Mr. Sidney Poitier. In his autobiography, "The Measure of a Man," he talks about the difference between being a…

— Michael Ealy

One of my heroes is Mr. Sidney Poitier. In his autobiography, 'The Measure of a Man,' he talks about the difference between being a…

— Michael Ealy

Tom Brokaw has friends who are actors, and yet he feels that, as bright as they are, they are not articulate. So he said…

— Mariette Hartley

When I came into this industry, everybody was like 'this guy is so good' and this and that. Then my movies started not doing…

— Arshad Warsi

“Some situations recognize me as a good actor though I want to be true to everyone!”

— Nelson Jack

When I became a director, I wanted to convince a very reluctant Sidney into allowing me to go on the journey of his life.…

— Lee Grant

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

— Burgess Meredith

I always thought the leading actor should be the best supporting actor, because you're the only person that can help every other actor on…

— Kevin Costner

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

— Robin Williams

I think every leading man wants to be a character actor, and every character actor wants to be a leading man.

— Bruce Boxleitner

I think the better actor I am, the better person I become.

— Nick Gehlfuss