Actor Quote by Viola Davis Download Open image “When you are an actor, you are in the most powerless position in this business.” — Viola Davis ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.8 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Actor Business Most Position Theatre You
When you're an actor, there are so many opportunities that are not in your control. — Andrew Keenan-Bolger Copy Share Image
Remain true to yourself while practicing this business of being an actor. And it is a business. — Carrie Preston Copy Share Image
As an actor, I'm very much a company person. And this also goes through my life: I have a dread of responsibility. I like… — Ian Holm Copy Share Image
Part of the privilege of being an actor is the people you get to work with. — Joel Edgerton Copy Share Image
I really never thought I would be an actor professionally. I was very academic and was like, "That's so irresponsible. I would never do… — Andrea Savage Copy Share Image
I really respect actors much more now that I am one because I realise what hard work goes into being part of the industry. — Tiger Shroff Copy Share Image
In that way, as an actor in particular, you're powerless. And so in that way as an actor in particular you can't make mistakes. — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I only work with actors who take full responsibility for their characters. — Jonathan Demme Copy Share Image
It can be tough to turn things down, but as an actor, being in demand is a nice problem to have. — Nicola Walker Copy Share Image
I look back at pictures of myself and I remember thinking, "I was so fat when I was growing up. I was 165 pounds… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
I am not a glam woman - this definitely is a mask I put on for the public. — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
I was bullied at school. The black girl in Central Falls, Rhode Island, in 1973. There'd be 8 or 10 boys; I would count… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
That's why there's so much bad acting out there, because you could see actors watching themselves. — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
I think that's why August [Wilson] named her Rose [in "Fences"]; I really do. She's a rose in her sweetness and her kindness and… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
When you're working as an actor, you don't think that when you get out of school, it's going to be so hard to get… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
I suffered from low self-esteem for much of my life. And now to feel like maybe something that I'm projecting or saying could mean… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
I tell my daughter every morning, 'Now, what are the two most important parts of you?' And she says, 'My head and my heart.'… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
I started a production company out of necessity, the need for great narratives for actors of color. — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
That's always the biggest surprise when people meet me: how buoyant I am and how fun and light I am. — Viola Davis 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
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