"The director sent for me for Tarzan. I climbed the tree and walked out on a limb. The next day I was told I was an actor."

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"The director sent for me for Tarzan. I climbed the tree and walked out on a limb. The next day I was told I was an actor."

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"My college training was primarily in theatre, with an eye to becoming a director, actor, or producer."

Orson Scott Card, American Writer

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"I like doing them and they're ridiculous and the actors can improvise a lot, and they don't have to be really realistic characters that hit a very specific tone as in a feature film. They're really fun, I want to make more of them definitely."

Jim Jarmusch, American Director

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"I suddenly realized that comedy, for me, was just being honest, and playing it for real. I've seen so many wonderful actors who turn into creatures from another planet when they're told they are supposed to be playing comedy."

Bea Arthur, American Actress

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"The first thing you should do with an actor is not sign a contract with him. Take him to dinner. And take him for a walk afterwards."

Elia Kazan, American Director

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"An actor has to embody a role."

Taylor Hackford, American Director

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"I'm just back in line with every other actor looking for a job right now and keeping my fingers crossed."

Joe Lando, American Actor

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"Disney has the best casting. If he doesn't like an actor he just tears him up."

Alfred Hitchcock, English Director

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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

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"I've always known I wanted to be an actor. It never crossed my mind to be anything else. I think I probably decided for sure when I saw 'Sounder'."

Christopher Judge, American Actor

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"My college training was primarily in theatre, with an eye to becoming a director, actor, or producer."

"I like doing them and they're ridiculous and the actors can improvise a lot, and they don't have to be really realistic characters that hit a very specific tone as in a feature film. They're really fun, I want to make more of them definitely."

"I suddenly realized that comedy, for me, was just being honest, and playing it for real. I've seen so many wonderful actors who turn into creatures from another planet when they're told they are supposed to be playing comedy."

"The first thing you should do with an actor is not sign a contract with him. Take him to dinner. And take him for a walk afterwards."

"An actor has to embody a role."

"I'm just back in line with every other actor looking for a job right now and keeping my fingers crossed."

"Disney has the best casting. If he doesn't like an actor he just tears him up."

"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."

"I've always known I wanted to be an actor. It never crossed my mind to be anything else. I think I probably decided for sure when I saw 'Sounder'."

Explore more quotes by Johnny Weissmuller

"I never lost a freestyle race. Never. Not even in the YMCA."

"I could make good time because I was so long and skinny, shooting through the water like a stick."

"I have always been vitally interested in physical conditioning. I have long believed that athletic competition among people and nations should replace violence and wars."

"Treat your body well, and it'll see you through for many years."

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"With but few exceptions, it is always the underdog who wins through sheer willpower."

"How can a guy climb trees, say Me Tarzan, You Jane, and make a million?"

"I learned to yodel pretty well. It took me a few months, but I eventually perfected it."

"The William Morris Agency handled me. In that business, you're only as good as your last picture."