Actor Quote by Terry O'Quinn Download Open image “The normal state of an actor is unemployed.” — Terry O'Quinn ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.9 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Actor Normal State Theatre Unemployed
Being unemployed is not good for an actor. No, it isn't, no matter how unsuccessful you are. Because you always remember getting fired from… — Philip Seymour Hoffman Copy Share Image
An actor doesn't have a regular job. He is dependent upon the roles which are given him. — Van Heflin Copy Share Image
Every actor knows what unemployment is like, and knows what long periods of unemployment are like, unless you're spectacularly lucky. — Mark Bonnar Copy Share Image
As an actor, you're not working every day and sometimes not for long periods of time. — Van Heflin Copy Share Image
The biggest challenge to being an actor is, when you're not working, just being unemployed: the downtime and not having anything to do. — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
We all hope we have something else to do. We're going to be unemployed actors. It's a consistent state of being a professional actor,… — Terry O'Quinn Copy Share Image
I think, you know, when you're an actor who's had periods of unemployment, it makes you feel really good to have a job -… — Gillian Jacobs Copy Share Image
I think actors always have that fear of unemployment so when the opportunities are there, you just jump on them. — Rosemarie DeWitt Copy Share Image
Actors are never resting. Even if you're not working, you're looking for the next job. — Tara Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
I always tell actors, "Don't think of it as unemployment when you don't have a job. You have to think of it as being… — Virginia Madsen Copy Share Image
As an actor, it's hard to get work. Sometimes you have to make do with the jobs that you get. — Colin O'Donoghue Copy Share Image
I like New York in the spring and in the fall. It's one of the best cities to walk that I've ever been in. — Terry O'Quinn Copy Share Image
It's easier to be healthy in Hawaii than it is, almost anywhere else I've lived. You spend a lot of time outside, in the… — Terry O'Quinn Copy Share Image
I know 'Lost' used to drive people mad trying to anticipate what was happening or what something meant. — Terry O'Quinn Copy Share Image
Things like Facebook and Twitter, all that stuff, are about, 'I'm here! Here I am! I'm somebody special!' — Terry O'Quinn Copy Share Image
I spend a lot of time in Los Angeles, but I probably wouldn't say it's my favorite city. — Terry O'Quinn Copy Share Image
There's no particular formula for 'Lost.' I mean, I think there were a few attempts to follow it and copy it, but it's a… — Terry O'Quinn Copy Share Image
The reality is that most of us actors have to take work that we would rather not at some time. — Terry O'Quinn Copy Share Image
I'm always looking for work. There are only two states of being an actor, so if I'm not working, I'm looking for employment. — Terry O'Quinn Copy Share Image
'Heaven's Gate' I remember, because it was the first movie I ever was cast in. — Terry O'Quinn Copy Share Image
I think when you get to a certain age, older people become more emotional than younger people. — Terry O'Quinn Copy Share Image
I think that you only occasionally have to play evil because everything you're doing is. — Terry O'Quinn Copy Share Image
I don't think I could play a character that I couldn't relate to somehow. I'm not unfamiliar with frustration, anger, shame, helplessness and a… — Terry O'Quinn Copy Share Image
There has got to be a way for me to have a role on TV or in film that is just as normal as… — Adeel Akhtar Copy Share Image
I love casting against type and doing things you wouldn't expect, because I think you get more interesting performances that way. Hollywood loves to… — David S. Goyer Copy Share Image
I am tired of our characters being so incomplete. When do we ever save the day in a film? When does a Latino actor… — Esai Morales Copy Share Image
If you stood me in a costume next to a computer graphic of the same-looking character, I think there would be a difference. And… — Warwick Davis Copy Share Image
I'm a character actor - always have been, always will be - and historically, character actors don't come into their own until later in… — Annie Potts Copy Share Image
What we're supposed to do as actors is be able to portray real human beings and emotions. And if you grow up in this… — Emily Browning Copy Share Image
The show was number one in the ratings, Gordon Russell was our head writer, the story lines were magnificent and the acting most exciting.… — Michael Storm Copy Share Image
I always remember what my dad told me when I decided to turn into an actor. He was emphatic that whatever I do, I… — Karthi Copy Share Image
You always hear actors say, 'Theater is my first love,' and it is. It's a time when you really get to do what you… — Amy Landecker Copy Share Image
My preference is for people who come to rehearsal and get into the ring. I like a muscular actor who's playful. — Joe Mantello Copy Share Image
An actor doesn't have a regular job. He is dependent upon the roles which are given him. — Van Heflin Copy Share Image
