Acting Quote by Walter Matthau

This was basically the first time I got to act in action scenes, with things blowing up all around me. It sounds corny, but…

— Lukas Haas

I watched a film with a very famous, great, great actor, I won't mention his name because everyone loves his memory, but I thought,…

— Anthony Hopkins

The actors at that time had to learn all that stuff, it wasn't just hyperbole. What was appealing to me about being an actor…

— Alden Ehrenreich

I guess [Richard] Pryor was that good. I never saw him in a theater, but I imagine he was that good, because he was…

— Norm MacDonald

I'd say that the director I had most involvement with was Alex Rockwell in 'In the Soup'. It was one of my earliest leading…

— Steve Buscemi

I don't have to sympathize or empathize with a human being in order to be able to portray them. I mean, some of the…

— Dustin Lance Black

I really enjoyed it - being involved in watching rushes and playback [in "The Invisible Woman"]. Ralph [Fiennes] was very open to my input,…

— Felicity Jones

Well, I haven't done that many movies, but the best one was 'Being John Malkovich.'

— Orson Bean

A couple of my favorite actors are Don Cheadle, Jeffrey Wright, and, may he rest in peace, Philip Seymour Hoffman. I've had an opportunity…

— Sterling K. Brown

Even great actors shine brighter in the right atmosphere.

— Caleb Deschanel

I grew up with the great Sir Laurence Olivier, and I think it's fair to say that a lot of actors of my age…

— Ian Holm

I always loved how people like Jon Voight and Laurence Olivier shocked you every time they came on-screen. They were so different each time.…

— Julia Stiles