"When I said I no longer wanted to be a painter, that I wanted to be an actor, the first thing I did was get a stinking job in an insurance building."

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"When I said I no longer wanted to be a painter, that I wanted to be an actor, the first thing I did was get a stinking job in an insurance building."

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"The worst thing for an actor is a director that gets on your nerves and says things that actually confuse you."

Stephen Rea, Irish Actor

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"I've always seen it as the role of an artist to drag his inside out, give the audience all you've got. Writers, actors, singers, all good artists do the same. It isn't supposed to be easy."

Henry Rollins, American Musician

Actor, Actors, Artist, Artists, Writers

"We want the best actor, and that's why Matt Damon worked so well in this role, because he's a great actor."

Bobby Farrelly, American Director

Actor, Want

"The only thing we don't do together is get in front of an actor and show any indecision at all about what we think. We don't always agree, so we meet privately, then one or the other will approach the actor."

Bobby Farrelly, American Director

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"I was an actor... or, at least, I was trying to be an actor."

Richard Donner, American Director

Actor, Trying

"For a child actor, it's a matter of listening, reacting, and being able to put yourself in a new place without being scared."

Jena Malone, American Actress

Actor, Being, Listening

"A lot of actors just do whatever they do, and wherever the camera is, it is. They don't pay much attention, but I always did. I was always very close to the camera crew. They were my best buddies, no matter what movie or show I was doing."

Donna Mills, American Actress

Actor, Actors, Attention

"I'm a rapper trying to be an actor."

Method Man, American Musician

Actor, Trying

"The thing about Canada is, you're not really considered a Canadian actor unless you do something with the CBC."

Lexa Doig, Canadian Actress

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"I do think that good actors can do any part. It doesn't mean that they are the best ones to do it."

Richard Gere, American Actor

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"In the beginning I had a real work problem. Every time I had job I had to convince the immigration authorities I was the only man for that job and get a special work permit until I went under contract to MGM."

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"I suddenly realized how much I loved her when we attended Alfred Hitchcock's 75th birthday party last August. There was something magical about that night, and it made me see how much she really meant to me."

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"I did well as an actor in Australia, and then Paramount invited me over... to have a look at me."

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"I pray and try every day to be a better actor."

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"The worst thing for an actor is a director that gets on your nerves and says things that actually confuse you."

"I've always seen it as the role of an artist to drag his inside out, give the audience all you've got. Writers, actors, singers, all good artists do the same. It isn't supposed to be easy."

"We want the best actor, and that's why Matt Damon worked so well in this role, because he's a great actor."

"The only thing we don't do together is get in front of an actor and show any indecision at all about what we think. We don't always agree, so we meet privately, then one or the other will approach the actor."

"I was an actor... or, at least, I was trying to be an actor."

"For a child actor, it's a matter of listening, reacting, and being able to put yourself in a new place without being scared."

"A lot of actors just do whatever they do, and wherever the camera is, it is. They don't pay much attention, but I always did. I was always very close to the camera crew. They were my best buddies, no matter what movie or show I was doing."

"I'm a rapper trying to be an actor."

"The thing about Canada is, you're not really considered a Canadian actor unless you do something with the CBC."

"I do think that good actors can do any part. It doesn't mean that they are the best ones to do it."

Explore more quotes by Rod Taylor

"In the beginning I had a real work problem. Every time I had job I had to convince the immigration authorities I was the only man for that job and get a special work permit until I went under contract to MGM."

"I suddenly realized how much I loved her when we attended Alfred Hitchcock's 75th birthday party last August. There was something magical about that night, and it made me see how much she really meant to me."

"I wouldn't dream of selling my work. I give them to friends, to charities."

"Acting doesn't suffice."

"I married at a tender age during my early stage and radio struggles."

"The most important thing in my life is my work."

"To a large degree, those early lean days were self-imposed."

"I'm not doing my work for constant success."

"I did well as an actor in Australia, and then Paramount invited me over... to have a look at me."

"I pray and try every day to be a better actor."