Behind the scenes Quote by Viola Davis

Basically, the actor's job is to pay attention to the script.

— Joe Morton

People have this belief that actors are able to go out there and say, 'Oh I choose this job,' but most of the time…

— Henry Cavill

Actors are journeymen. We show up for work. We do the job and then we go. What goes on behind the scenes is what…

— Joe Mantegna

As an actor, you tend to just look at the script till you get to your stuff.

— Melanie Scrofano

Once you start getting big roles as an actor, everything pays. So what are you making decisions on? It's about the director or the…

— Chadwick Boseman

I think it's the actor's job - when you think of being typecast or getting out of the shadow of whatever you've had success…

— Ted Danson

In life, you're supposed to get wiser, so as an actor, even just through your own life experiences, you're already richer as a person…

— Elaine Cassidy

I'm getting more selective, the more I do. As an actor, you want to do a variety of things, but first and foremost, it's…

— Holliday Grainger

As an actor, you're not a person; you're a product, a commodity. It's about money. Your job is about making money for other people.…

— Lamman Rucker

You know, when you choose to make your living as an actor, it's all fine and good to look at it as some kind…

— James Spader

Most of the early part of an actor's career, you do the jobs you get.

— Jack Nicholson

The audience basically likes complex characters, and bringing out the complexities is the actor's job. The audience doesn't have the script, the actor does.

— Neeraj Kabi