Actor Quotes | Beyond Motive 12/17

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Actor Quotes

"The director I had most involvement with was Alex Rockwell. He gave me a lot of responsibility as an actor."

"The director I had most involvement with was Alex Rockwell. He gave me a lot of responsibility as an actor."

Steve Buscemi, American Actor

Actor, Responsibility

41

"I would like to feel that I have a range and that it's not just a matter of being a comic actor or a serious actor, because those are really artificial classifications, I think."

"I would like to feel that I have a range and that it's not just a matter of being a comic actor or a serious actor, because those are really artificial classifications, I think."

Jeffrey Jones, American Actor

41

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

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

Method Man, American Musician

41

"I think any actor would agree that you can't replace theater. It's immediate. You have the energy of the crowd and every single night it's different."

"I think any actor would agree that you can't replace theater. It's immediate. You have the energy of the crowd and every single night it's different."

Austin Peck, American Actor

Actor, Energy, Night, Theater

41

"When you look at some of the most respected actors there are and the crap that they're in... it didn't used to be that way."

"When you look at some of the most respected actors there are and the crap that they're in... it didn't used to be that way."

Jason Patric, American Actor

41

"You can keep yourself alive. That's the magic of being an actor."

"You can keep yourself alive. That's the magic of being an actor."

Sonia Braga, Brazilian Actress

Actor, Being, Magic

41

"Even as an actor, I think like a storyteller. My parents raised us to look at the script."

"Even as an actor, I think like a storyteller. My parents raised us to look at the script."

Jake Gyllenhaal, American Actor

41

"It's eighty percent script and twenty percent you get great actors. There's nothing else to it."

"It's eighty percent script and twenty percent you get great actors. There's nothing else to it."

William Wyler, American Director

Actor, Actors, Nothing

41

"Um, musicians are funnier you know, than actors on the whole."

"Um, musicians are funnier you know, than actors on the whole."

Tim Curry, British Actor

Actor, Actors, Musicians

41

"I have never taken myself that seriously as an actor."

"I have never taken myself that seriously as an actor."

Owen Wilson, American Actor

41

"As an actor you have one great fear: pimples!"

"As an actor you have one great fear: pimples!"

Jonathan Brandis, American Actor

40

"That's one of the reasons I wanted to be an actor, to be like them. And there they were at my table, all talking about how nervous they were, about the lines, and so forth. No matter how big you get, you still have the same kinds of anxieties and so forth."

"That's one of the reasons I wanted to be an actor, to be like them. And there they were at my table, all talking about how nervous they were, about the lines, and so forth. No matter how big you get, you still have the same kinds of anxieties and so forth."

Gavin MacLeod, American Actor

40

"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

40

"Today some actors get a little full of themselves about what they're doing."

"Today some actors get a little full of themselves about what they're doing."

Ray Liotta, American Actor

Actor, Actors, Today

40

"Well, I think that there is a connection between being a lawyer and a doctor and an actor. They kind of, in some ways, have the same appeal, I suppose."

"Well, I think that there is a connection between being a lawyer and a doctor and an actor. They kind of, in some ways, have the same appeal, I suppose."

Jeffrey Jones, American Actor

Actor, Being, Connection

40

"And I haven't met too many actors along the way that haven't told me how much the show has meant to them. It's one of the reasons they say they are doing what they're doing, today."

"And I haven't met too many actors along the way that haven't told me how much the show has meant to them. It's one of the reasons they say they are doing what they're doing, today."

David Selby, American Actor

Actor, Actors, Today

40

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

"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

40

"Actors cannot go on for over running around the trees."

"Actors cannot go on for over running around the trees."

Rajendra Prasad, Indian Statesman

Actor, Actors, Running, Trees

40

"I would have started the National Actors Theatre 30 years earlier."

"I would have started the National Actors Theatre 30 years earlier."

Tony Randall, American Actor

Actor, Actors, Theatre, Years

40

"What the Bleep Do We Know was not written with a deaf person in mind, but when they met me, it clicked with them to have me in it. But that happens with a lot of actors in Hollywood, not just with me."

"What the Bleep Do We Know was not written with a deaf person in mind, but when they met me, it clicked with them to have me in it. But that happens with a lot of actors in Hollywood, not just with me."

Marlee Matlin, American Actress

Actor, Actors, Hollywood, Mind

40

"Violence is used to portray what happens in a film. It only helps portray the actors and what they do. I think it is more about the story, when you have something to play off of."

"Violence is used to portray what happens in a film. It only helps portray the actors and what they do. I think it is more about the story, when you have something to play off of."

Jake Lloyd, American Actor

Actor, Actors, Film, Play, Violence

40

"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 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

40

"Sometimes the odds are against you-the director doesn't know what the hell he's doing, or something falls apart in the production, or you're working with an actor who's just unbearable."

"Sometimes the odds are against you-the director doesn't know what the hell he's doing, or something falls apart in the production, or you're working with an actor who's just unbearable."

Jessica Lange, American Actress

Actor, Hell, Production

40

"Every actor wants to direct."

"Every actor wants to direct."

Theodore Bikel, Austrian Actor

40

"It's a risk casting anyone against type or what they're known to do. But there's one thing better than having a great actor, which is having a great actor who's never done what you're asking him to do. He's hungry to get out of the trailer every day and hungry to test himself."

"It's a risk casting anyone against type or what they're known to do. But there's one thing better than having a great actor, which is having a great actor who's never done what you're asking him to do. He's hungry to get out of the trailer every day and hungry to test himself."

Sam Mendes, British Director

Actor, Day, Risk

40

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

"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

Actor, Job, Now, Right

40

"I was a child actor in radio, and there's not many of us left."

"I was a child actor in radio, and there's not many of us left."

Dick Van Patten, American Actor

40

"I have had the occasion to meet child actors from the '60s and '70s at various functions, and everyone's gone on to various different lives - they're real-estate agents or surfers."

"I have had the occasion to meet child actors from the '60s and '70s at various functions, and everyone's gone on to various different lives - they're real-estate agents or surfers."

Mike Lookinland, American Actor

40

"I went from a guy, kind of a working actor, a supporting player, to magazine covers and being offered the studio pictures really quickly. Nobody was comfortable with it. I wasn't really comfortable with it."

"I went from a guy, kind of a working actor, a supporting player, to magazine covers and being offered the studio pictures really quickly. Nobody was comfortable with it. I wasn't really comfortable with it."

David Caruso, American Actor

40

"I've always tried to kind of stretch my wings as an actor and do things that are different."

"I've always tried to kind of stretch my wings as an actor and do things that are different."

Michael Douglas, American Actor

40

"John Goodman is more that just a big guy, he's a wonderful actor."

"John Goodman is more that just a big guy, he's a wonderful actor."

Gene Siskel, American Critic

40

"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."

"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

40

"To be an actor you have to be a child."

"To be an actor you have to be a child."

Paul Newman, American Actor

40

"My favorite actor is Wallace Beery."

"My favorite actor is Wallace Beery."

Don Johnson, American Actor

Actor, Favorite

40

"I don't think I would be an actor if I was that intelligent."

"I don't think I would be an actor if I was that intelligent."

Peter Boyle, American Actor

40

"When you're a young actor you like to go for characters with a bit of flair, so in many films I ended up playing the weirdos. I can assure you I'm not a psycho or a criminal or a bully."

"When you're a young actor you like to go for characters with a bit of flair, so in many films I ended up playing the weirdos. I can assure you I'm not a psycho or a criminal or a bully."

Kiefer Sutherland, Canadian Actor

40

"Washington is no place for a good actor. The competition from bad actors is too great."

"Washington is no place for a good actor. The competition from bad actors is too great."

Fred Allen, American Comedian

Actor, Actors, Competition, Washington

40

"Theatre is a sacred space for actors. You are responsible; you are in the driving-seat."

"Theatre is a sacred space for actors. You are responsible; you are in the driving-seat."

Greta Scacchi, Italian Actress

Actor, Actors, Driving, Space, Theatre

40

"The applause is a celebration not only of the actors but also of the audience. It constitutes a shared moment of delight."

"The applause is a celebration not only of the actors but also of the audience. It constitutes a shared moment of delight."

John Charles Polanyi, Canadian Scientist

Actor, Actors, Applause, Delight

40

"I like to cast actors I admire, one's that are talented. Each one will bring something new to the part. This play has been done thousands of times and now certain characters are too familiar."

"I like to cast actors I admire, one's that are talented. Each one will bring something new to the part. This play has been done thousands of times and now certain characters are too familiar."

Kenneth Branagh, Irish Actor

Actor, Actors, Now, Play, Will

40

"I was a failed actor but I still wanted to show off, so I ended up doing live comedy."

"I was a failed actor but I still wanted to show off, so I ended up doing live comedy."

Graham Norton, Irish Celebrity

40

"I got out of college and I went to get my master's in creative writing at San Francisco State. I was working as an actor at the Actor's Workshop, being abused as a intern."

"I got out of college and I went to get my master's in creative writing at San Francisco State. I was working as an actor at the Actor's Workshop, being abused as a intern."

Peter Coyote, American Actor

Actor, Being, College, State

40

"My oldest step-son wants to direct or produce. As far as being an actor, I've already told them they have to wait until they're 18; I won't take them to auditions."

"My oldest step-son wants to direct or produce. As far as being an actor, I've already told them they have to wait until they're 18; I won't take them to auditions."

Elizabeth Perkins, American Actress

40

"I knew I wanted to be an actor when I was growing up, really. So when I decided to go to university instead of drama school, it was with the intention of becoming an actor afterwards."

"I knew I wanted to be an actor when I was growing up, really. So when I decided to go to university instead of drama school, it was with the intention of becoming an actor afterwards."

Hugh Dancy, British Actor

Actor, Drama, Growing up, Intention

40

"As an actor, I've grown considerably. It's taken me years to get comfortable doing a romantic scene and dancing on stage in front of a live audience. I've really opened up a lot."

"As an actor, I've grown considerably. It's taken me years to get comfortable doing a romantic scene and dancing on stage in front of a live audience. I've really opened up a lot."

Sanjay Dutt, Indian Actor

Actor, Dancing, Romantic, Years

39

"I'm notorious for giving a bad interview. I'm an actor and I can't help but feel I'm boring when I'm on as myself."

"I'm notorious for giving a bad interview. I'm an actor and I can't help but feel I'm boring when I'm on as myself."

Rock Hudson, American Actor

Actor, Giving, Help

39

"A storyteller is basically what actors and writers are."

"A storyteller is basically what actors and writers are."

Bruce Boxleitner, American Actor

Actor, Actors, Writers

39

"I think it's sort of a rite of passage for a British actor to try and get the American accent and have a good crack at doing that."

"I think it's sort of a rite of passage for a British actor to try and get the American accent and have a good crack at doing that."

Orlando Bloom, English Actor

Actor, American

39

"I came to New York to be an actor and I became a film producer first."

"I came to New York to be an actor and I became a film producer first."

Griffin Dunne, American Actor

Actor, Film, First

39

"You have to be selfish to be an actor."

"You have to be selfish to be an actor."

Charles Dance, English Actor

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