Actors and acting Quote by Marilyn Monroe

There is a need for aloneness, which I don't think most people realise for an actor. It's almost having certain kinds of secrets for…

— Marilyn Monroe

Being an actor is the loneliest thing in the world. You are all alone with your concentration and imagination, and that's all you have.

— James Dean

There is a need for aloneness... for an actor.

— Marilyn Monroe

There are so many examples of talented actors working today, no matter how they live their private lives. I'm lucky that people believe me…

— Neil Patrick Harris

What the actor is in private life, he is to a large extent on the stage, because he cannot conceal himself and his true…

— Leslie Howard

Writers and painters have a medium that can foster self-effacements. Actors haven't. An actor can't hide himself behind paper or canvas. If you're not…

— Elizabeth Goudge

Acting can be very solitary, even if you're in a scene with someone else, because you worry about your own performance and if you…

— Masi Oka

The thing about being an actor is that you turn into other people. You have to hide yourself a bit in order to let…

— Penelope Wilton

As an actor, you've got to maintain a bit of mystery and at least part of your private life, otherwise the game is up.

— Max Beesley

People become actors because they want to hide, and it's not easy to talk about myself. I accept that a certain responsibility goes with…

— Jimmy Smits

Part of an actor's job is to actually adopt the world-view of the character she is playing and to tell the story from that…

— Jack Lemmon

As an actor, I think it's really important to be as anonymous as possible. It's your job to convince people that you are somebody…

— Jodhi May