Actors Quote by Woodrow Wilson

It would drive me crazy if I picked roles with the goal of being a leading man. You never know what you're getting into…

— Jesse Plemons

Though I'm considered a leading man, I still consider myself a character actor. Because acting, to me, is creating a character, not playing the…

— Michael Beck

I think every leading man wants to be a character actor, and every character actor wants to be a leading man.

— Bruce Boxleitner

I think, as an actor, and particularly if you are playing the lead in something, you have to view yourself as the head of…

— Daniel Radcliffe

I never ever played the lead role in a play, except at school. I guess the industry that we're in, boys that look like…

— Mark Indelicato

It never occurred to me that I was a leading man until I was 19 years old. I had been acting since I was…

— Christopher Reeve

It's always a good idea to go up for the male roles. You go up against a bunch of beefy guys, and the casting…

— Jane Lynch

There are the obstacles of your position as an actor, not being a commodity enough to be hired by the big directors for projects…

— Adrien Brody

I'm an actor. I'll take a lead if it's offered. The really good actors can fill a character, no matter what the role is.…

— Edward Herrmann

I think most actors don't start out wanting to be either a lead or a character actor. You just really want to work, whatever…

— Ron Cephas Jones

I was a stage actor for 20 years or so; I was leading men in classical things. 'Shakespeare,' you know. And now, I never…

— John Michael Higgins

Acting can be a very cruel mistress. It's not a meritocracy. In other walks of life, by being good at what you do, you…

— Mark Strong