Quotes about actors
actors film bigs
A big fear of working with an actor that's never been a lead in a film before is that you're going to have to work really hard to pull a performance out of her. Sean Durkin
actors intention capable
I had no intention of being an actor. I was quite good at it. I was pretty capable at other things but never any good at anything. Sean Bean
actors helpful about-yourself
Anything that you [as an actor] can change about yourself for a part is helpful. Michael Pitt
actors singers saws
Well, the first thing I wanted to be was a carpenter. Then I wanted to be a painter and then a singer. It was when I first saw 'Lawrence of Arabia' that I wanted to be an actor.
actors standards
When I set out to become an actor, I had set myself a standard. Sidney Poitier
actors
I'm not an instinctive actor. John Thaw
actors certain very-good
There are certain actors who are very good at improvising, like Dustin Hoffman and Glenda Jackson. John Schlesinger
actors feels comfortable
I feel much more comfortable as a writer than an actor. I feel like I am a much better writer than I am an actor. Seth Rogen
actors eras tennessee
I have a bit of an obsession with the 1950's and all those actors from Montgomery Clift to James Dean and Anthony Perkins. Just that whole era of Tennessee Williams to Elia Kazan. Sebastian Stan
actors reason
I'm sure one reason I became an actor is my basic unwillingness to live one life. Scott Glenn
actors realist lows
I'm an eternal realist and the success rate for being an actor is pretty low. Tom Hiddleston
actors
I love working with actors. I do. Todd Solondz
actors problem politician
The problem for me is not that Schwarzenegger is governor, but the extent to which even politicians who are not actors are functioning like actors. Slavoj Zizek
actors small-parts
There's no such thing as a small part. There are just small actors. Sidney Lumet
actors different enjoyable
What's enjoyable for me, as an actor, is to do as many different things as possible. Michael Sheen
actors proud
I'm exceedingly proud of being an actor, but I never recommend it to anyone. Theodore Bikel
actors unemployed states
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, in my experience. Terry O'Quinn
actors members ambiguity
As an audience member and as an actor I much prefer to find ambiguity. Michael Fassbender
actors want chords
As an actor, you want as much variety as you can muster up. Otherwise you just keep playing the same chord over and over again. Michelle Forbes
actors directors storyteller
I'm a director's actor; I'm a storyteller's actor. Michael Ironside
actors way purpose
God is not a supporting actor in our life movie. We exist for his purposes, not the other way around. Michael Horton
actors next horrible
I'll never admit that I'm an actor, because the next horrible follow-up question is always, "Oh, what have I seen you in?" Michael Ian Black
actors british young
It's a phenomenon that I see with young actors - a lot of American speaking parts going to British actors. Michael Douglas
actors void different
A lot of why we become actors is to fill a void that we have and a part of that void is to live out and tell stories that we've lived or that we hope would have been different in our own lives. Eric Balfour
actors directors excitement
Stepping out of the director's chair completely and into a scene as an actor was weird. It was more excitement about directing than anything, but I was on a high from being a director and enjoying that process so much that going back to being an actor was almost secondary because I really was loving directing.
actors ive-learned things-ive-learned
One of the greatest things I've learned, as an actor, was how to talk to actors.
actors directors use
As an actor, most of the time, you only have so much say in how, what and where things go. As a director, you really get to paint a bigger picture. You have many more brushes to use.
actors relevant
It's always been my hope, as an actor, to reveal only what is relevant about myself to the work. Eric Bana
actors reproducing
It is dreadful to see actors reproducing the same image constantly. Emmanuelle Riva
actors due-diligence homework
I'm a very cerebral person and I like to do my homework and break it down. I like to feel like I did my due diligence. It's a confidence factor for me, as an actor. Emmanuelle Chriqui
actors want teeth
Most actors want to sink their teeth into amazing material.
actors
I'm an actor, so I love to be degraded! Emmy Rossum
actors littles way
When we were doing 'Freaks and Geeks', I didn't quite understand how movies and TV worked, and I would improvise even if the camera wasn't on me. I thought I was helping the other actors by keeping them on their toes, but nobody appreciated it when I would trip them up. So I was improvising a little bit back then, but not in a productive way. James Franco