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"When I played Robin Hood, I knew the great role was Alan Rickman's and it didn't bother me. I always think that leading actors should be called the best supporting actors."

"When I played Robin Hood, I knew the great role was Alan Rickman's and it didn't bother me. I always think that leading actors should be called the best supporting actors."

Kevin Costner, American Actor

Actor, Actors, Leading

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"The reason actors, artists, writers have agents is because we'll do it for nothing. That's a basic fact - you gotta do it."

"The reason actors, artists, writers have agents is because we'll do it for nothing. That's a basic fact - you gotta do it."

Morgan Freeman, American Actor

Actor, Actors, Artists, Fact, Nothing

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"There are certain stars who are not actors. I don't want to be that type."

"There are certain stars who are not actors. I don't want to be that type."

Natalie Wood, American Actress

Actor, Actors, Stars, Want

44

"I have always been a Malibu Man, like all actors."

"I have always been a Malibu Man, like all actors."

Nick Mancuso, Italian Actor

Actor, Actors, Man

35

"I don't know what else I could do but pretend to be an actor."

"I don't know what else I could do but pretend to be an actor."

Alec Guinness, English Actor

34

"I don't have any expectations as an actor and being rich and famous is not my driving force."

"I don't have any expectations as an actor and being rich and famous is not my driving force."

James D'arcy, British Actor

Actor, Being, Driving, Expectations

34

"Last summer a second unit production crew went to France and shot scenes for several of this season's episodes. They shot costumed actors in and around real castles and landmarks, we couldn't possibly have duplicated here in Hollywood."

"Last summer a second unit production crew went to France and shot scenes for several of this season's episodes. They shot costumed actors in and around real castles and landmarks, we couldn't possibly have duplicated here in Hollywood."

Vic Morrow, American Actor

Actor, Actors, France, Hollywood, Production

34

"I never said all actors are cattle; what I said was all actors should be treated like cattle."

"I never said all actors are cattle; what I said was all actors should be treated like cattle."

Alfred Hitchcock, English Director

34

"The best actors do not let the wheels show."

"The best actors do not let the wheels show."

Milan Kundera, Czechoslovakian Writer

30

"If you want a bourgeois existence, you shouldn't be an actor. You're in the wrong profession."

"If you want a bourgeois existence, you shouldn't be an actor. You're in the wrong profession."

Uta Hagen, German Actress

Actor, Existence, Profession, Want

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"I've wanted to be an actor ever since I was a little boy."

"I've wanted to be an actor ever since I was a little boy."

Henry Darrow, Puerto Rican Actor

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"It's a lot more fun for actors to cry and rant and rave, or have a drug problem or a drinking problem."

"It's a lot more fun for actors to cry and rant and rave, or have a drug problem or a drinking problem."

Jerry Orbach, American Actor

Actor, Actors, Drinking, Fun

27

"An actor has to embody a role."

"An actor has to embody a role."

Taylor Hackford, American Director

27

"As an actor I kind of do. I started out doing voice overs in the mid 80s when I was in grad school."

"As an actor I kind of do. I started out doing voice overs in the mid 80s when I was in grad school."

Thomas Haden Church, American Actor

Actor, School, Voice

26

"My parents said, Oh, he's going to be a director someday. I wanted to be an actor."

"My parents said, Oh, he's going to be a director someday. I wanted to be an actor."

Quentin Tarantino, American Director

25

"As an actor, it's fun to play guys who aren't just locked into a male pattern, but a lot of guys you're asked to play are fairly macho and have a certain rigid standard they're living by."

"As an actor, it's fun to play guys who aren't just locked into a male pattern, but a lot of guys you're asked to play are fairly macho and have a certain rigid standard they're living by."

Fred Ward, American Actor

Actor, Fun, Living, Play

24

"An actor is a sculptor who carves in snow."

"An actor is a sculptor who carves in snow."

Lawrence Barrett, American Actor

24

"You can't believe Russell Crowe is the same actor who won an Oscar one year ago for Gladiator."

"You can't believe Russell Crowe is the same actor who won an Oscar one year ago for Gladiator."

Joel Siegel, American Critic

24

"Every actor I know wants to be a pop star."

"Every actor I know wants to be a pop star."

Michael Hutchence, Australian Musician

23

"I mean, you know, actors lives - you're forgotten. Look at Barrymore, and look at all the great actors. They're forgotten after awhile."

"I mean, you know, actors lives - you're forgotten. Look at Barrymore, and look at all the great actors. They're forgotten after awhile."

Anthony Quinn, Mexican Actor

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"It's always strange being a kid on the set, because you're treated like an equal when you're working. But then when you break, the other actors go back to their trailers to take naps and drink beer, and I have to, like, go do school."

"It's always strange being a kid on the set, because you're treated like an equal when you're working. But then when you break, the other actors go back to their trailers to take naps and drink beer, and I have to, like, go do school."

Natalie Portman, American Actress

Actor, Actors, Beer, Being, Naps

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"Perhaps I'm not a good actor, but I would be even worse at doing anything else."

"Perhaps I'm not a good actor, but I would be even worse at doing anything else."

Sean Connery, Scottish Actor

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"There are no small parts; there are only small actors."

"There are no small parts; there are only small actors."

Melanie Griffith, American Actress

21

"It's difficult being a child actor. I don't think everything beautiful has to be exploited. Some things can be beautiful and left beautiful."

"It's difficult being a child actor. I don't think everything beautiful has to be exploited. Some things can be beautiful and left beautiful."

Rick Schroder, American Actor

21

"The Welsh are all actors. It's only the bad ones who become professional."

"The Welsh are all actors. It's only the bad ones who become professional."

Richard Burton, Welsh Actor

20

"I like the Baldwin boys a great deal. Alec is super-smart, super-articulate, almost too smart to be an actor."

"I like the Baldwin boys a great deal. Alec is super-smart, super-articulate, almost too smart to be an actor."

Anthony LaPaglia, American Actor

20

"It's well known that actors are lousy writers."

"It's well known that actors are lousy writers."

Richard Grant, American Author

Actor, Actors, Writers

20

"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."

"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, English Actor

Actor, Being, Intention, Pretty

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"What I try to do as an actor is constantly find that, find ways to risk, find opportunities to fall on my face if it's going to be worth it, and then maybe I'll surprise myself."

"What I try to do as an actor is constantly find that, find ways to risk, find opportunities to fall on my face if it's going to be worth it, and then maybe I'll surprise myself."

Jeremy Irons, English Actor

Actor, Risk, Worth

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"I had admired Richard Burton for years and years before I had ever worked with him. He was a great, great actor. It was a joy to get to know him as a person."

"I had admired Richard Burton for years and years before I had ever worked with him. He was a great, great actor. It was a joy to get to know him as a person."

Gale Gordon, American Actor

Actor, Joy, Years

18

"In the 60s, if you wanted to be an actor, you couldn't do just one thing."

"In the 60s, if you wanted to be an actor, you couldn't do just one thing."

Barry Bostwick, American Actor

18

"Watching a good actor is the best way to learn."

"Watching a good actor is the best way to learn."

Kieran Culkin, American Actor

18

"I wasn't an actor. They they take the externals. Here I was, a kid thrown into Hollywood with a brand-new name, starring in motion pictures."

Tab Hunter, American Actor

Actor, Hollywood, Name

18

"The first movie I appeared in was Carry On Cowboy, though not as an actor. I was just riding horses."

"The first movie I appeared in was Carry On Cowboy, though not as an actor. I was just riding horses."

Richard O'Brien, English Actor

Actor, First, Horses

17

"On general principle, I boycott shows that don't employ actors."

"On general principle, I boycott shows that don't employ actors."

Aisha Tyler, American Actress

17

"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."

"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."

Rod Taylor, Australian Actor

Actor, Building, First, Job

16

"The former ruling class kept the community of actors in ignorance by means of various lies."

"The former ruling class kept the community of actors in ignorance by means of various lies."

Bela Lugosi, Austrian Actor

Actor, Actors, Class, Community, Ignorance

16

"I cannot absorb living in a world where I have an Oscar for best actress and Denzel doesn't have one for best actor."

"I cannot absorb living in a world where I have an Oscar for best actress and Denzel doesn't have one for best actor."

Julia Roberts, American Actress

Actor, Living, World

16

"You know, for an actor to come into the midst of that, it's - It can either be difficult and somewhat unnerving, or it can be very embracing and like, kind of stepping into a nice hot tub."

"You know, for an actor to come into the midst of that, it's - It can either be difficult and somewhat unnerving, or it can be very embracing and like, kind of stepping into a nice hot tub."

Keith Carradine, American Actor

15

"We actors always say how difficult and physically demanding a role was. But give me a break, it's only a movie."

"We actors always say how difficult and physically demanding a role was. But give me a break, it's only a movie."

Javier Bardem, Spanish Actor

15

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

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

Lexa Doig, Canadian Actress

15

"This is still a big barrier for me and it is for a lot of foreign actors."

"This is still a big barrier for me and it is for a lot of foreign actors."

Chow Yun Fat, Chinese Actor

15

"In a collaborative environment directors hire actors because they want their input, not just their bodies."

"In a collaborative environment directors hire actors because they want their input, not just their bodies."

Kelly Lynch, American Actress

Actor, Actors, Environment, Want

15

"Remember: there are no small parts, only small actors."

"Remember: there are no small parts, only small actors."

Konstantin Stanislavisky, Russian Actor

14

"You know, I don't think you need to be educated to be a great actor."

"You know, I don't think you need to be educated to be a great actor."

Mark Rylance, English Actor

14

"And I think, on the other end, there were actors who were not as good as I was, perhaps who could have hung in too, but began to blame everything on race."

"And I think, on the other end, there were actors who were not as good as I was, perhaps who could have hung in too, but began to blame everything on race."

James Earl Jones, American Actor

Actor, Actors, Blame, End, Race

14

"I want to aspire to something like what Denzel Washington does, which is try to find scripts written for white actors - or Jodie Foster, who reads scripts for male actors."

"I want to aspire to something like what Denzel Washington does, which is try to find scripts written for white actors - or Jodie Foster, who reads scripts for male actors."

Wentworth Miller, English Actor

Actor, Actors, Want, Washington

14

"You know what I would like to do: make a film with actors standing in empty space so that the spectator would have to imagine the background of the characters."

"You know what I would like to do: make a film with actors standing in empty space so that the spectator would have to imagine the background of the characters."

Michelangelo Antonioni, Italian Director

Actor, Actors, Film, Space

13

"We are the only school in America, drama school in America that trains actors, writers and directors side by side for three years in a master's degree program, and we want them - to expose them to everything."

"We are the only school in America, drama school in America that trains actors, writers and directors side by side for three years in a master's degree program, and we want them - to expose them to everything."

James Lipton, American Educator

Actor, Actors, America, Drama, School

13

"If you catch me saying 'I am a serious actor,' I beg you to slap me."

"If you catch me saying 'I am a serious actor,' I beg you to slap me."

Johnny Depp, American Actor

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