Actors Quotes

The fun of directing for me, other than working with the actors, is trying to extract those ideas that you have in your head and make them real.

Any actor worth his salt has a responsibility to reinvent himself from part to part.

When I analyse myself and my reactions or behaviour, there is the act and the actor. There is a division between the two and that creates conflict between "what is" and "what should be".

Actor of the low IQ, let's hear your view.

I can't deal with actors! I can't deal with myself. We're neurotic and miserable... I love doing what I'm doing, but while I'm doing it, I'm miserable.

Commercial jobs are pretty easily adjustable because they only take a few hours to complete, which is one of the reasons they are a Godsend to the actor.

My plan was never to be an actor like my father...

In live stage, the actor lives.

Wearing a monkey suit really lets you know where you stand as an actor.

I actually went to college with Adam Sandler. He was a dramatic actor, too!

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

You can't trust actors.

It's up to the actor to make sure they don't get typecast.

You have to start thinking a little differently as an actor.

You have to remember that actors are human beings. Which is hard sometimes because they look so much better than human beings.

I want to become actor not because I want money and become more famous. No I don't want that. It is not that l want stardom, I want to contribute to good cinema.

I have only really gotten by with playing versions of myself as most young actors do.

And I had a lot to play, which is what you want as an actor.

The thing about many celebrities - not all - is that they're fantastic actors.

I'm not one of those actors that goes to watch the playback, after every take. I really don't like it, and I don't want to see it.

My height can be a problem. A lot of directors and photographers are sometimes not happy because I'm pretty tall and especially if I work with short actors the difference can be pretty massive.

Some of the actors that I love most have challenged themselves throughout their entire career. That's my goal.

I knew I wanted to be an actor. I just kept saying, "Until somebody tells me to stop, until I have to go get a real job, and until I'm practically homeless, I'm not gonna get one."

A totally healthy actor is a paradox.

Because I'm now successful, what I'm being offered as an actor is more and more of the same.

By the time an actor knows how to act any sort of part he is often too old to act any but a few.

I think filmmakers are always interested in getting the best actor that they can find, the person who's the most right for it.

He's hard-core, but I think he's actually more of an actor.

You know, I've kind of been lucky enough to always work with established actors or big names or people that are really popular or infamous for doing what they do and doing it well, I guess.

Well, I made an announcement to my family at 8 that I wanted to be an actor, and I focused like a laser beam on it. I never had a fallback plan.

I'm a character actor and that's what I do. All the roles that I've had have been mainly support roles, because character actors don't usually get the lead in movies. It rarely happens.

For a long time, I really struggled with the idea of being an actor because I really felt that I should be in the Peace Corps.

Actors are responsible to the people we play.

For me, pressure is self-imposed, and it's good for me. The best actors are the most prepared because it's all imaginary and you have to know the character inside out.

If you get a chance to act in a room that somebody else has paid rent for, then you're given a free chance to practice your craft.

A lot of actors think that what we do is so important, like we're saving people's lives or something.

I'm not a method actor. I can't even explain so much what I do.

The idea for actors is to make a living telling stories, so if you can do that, then you’re way ahead of the game.

When youre the lead actor in a drama, you have 2 1/2 months at the end of a season to do other projects, and everything has to get done in that time.

I don't think the concept of "directing actors" exists in the sense that if you get what you order from an actor you'll always get bad acting. Every actor is scared just like a regular person.

I was warned not to do it. Actors who play Jesus are supposed to have a hard time getting other roles to follow, but I felt this was a myth. After all, how can you be typecast as Christ?

For most actors, it's such a struggle to get work. Once they have it, they feel that there's an enormous amount of pressure on them to make it work, and have everyone love them.

I love actors, and I'm passionate about the creative process of acting and filmmaking.

I'm a huge fan of John Malkovich and Josh Brolin, and Michael Shannon has got to be one of my favorite actors.

It's so easy to become obsessed with the film industry and recognition that we can forget that we are not saving the world. We are just actors trying to entertain people.

I'm inspired by good work. Whether it is a great performance by another actor, a piece of art, or someone doing something altruistic.

I pay attention to the actors and stuff, but not even that much. I don't pay attention to who's writing.

I've obviously made a very nice amount of money. I have a very nice lifestyle. I get to do what I love. Very few actors get to do that, and even fewer are lucky enough to work steadily for 24 years.

It's much more enjoyable being an actor.

Every actor I ever meet goes, 'Ultimately I plan on having my own company and write and direct,' but yes, I too would love to write and direct a movie. I want to do a play, too. I want to do it all.