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Actor Quotes

"I've worked with Steven Spielberg three times. I'm proud to say that I'm one of those actors that continues to get hired by the same directors."

"I've worked with Steven Spielberg three times. I'm proud to say that I'm one of those actors that continues to get hired by the same directors."

Joe Pantoliano, American Actor

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"Look at someone like Edward Norton. A truly phenomenal actor. He's definitely went to school and trained."

"Look at someone like Edward Norton. A truly phenomenal actor. He's definitely went to school and trained."

Jason Statham, British Actor

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"This great imperialistic world called the United States has made us believe that an Oscar is the most important thing in the world for an actor. But if you think about it for five minutes you realise it can't be."

"This great imperialistic world called the United States has made us believe that an Oscar is the most important thing in the world for an actor. But if you think about it for five minutes you realise it can't be."

Javier Bardem, Spanish Actor

Actor, states, United, World

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"I certainly was an actor and then I drifted more towards writing and directing."

"I certainly was an actor and then I drifted more towards writing and directing."

Thomas Haden Church, American Actor

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"I've worked with the greatest actors, and they're all gone. This is what's so desperate to me."

"I've worked with the greatest actors, and they're all gone. This is what's so desperate to me."

Angela Lansbury, American Actress

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"It is all about marketing; that is where the real craft comes in. The best actors do not necessarily become the biggest stars. And vice versa."

"It is all about marketing; that is where the real craft comes in. The best actors do not necessarily become the biggest stars. And vice versa."

Dirk Benedict, American Actor

Actor, Actors, Marketing, Stars, Vice

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"My background is somewhat unusual, as I trained to be a ballet dancer. I worked in the theatre for eight or nine years as a contemporary dancer. But as an actor one does read Shakespeare and does try to learn the classics."

"My background is somewhat unusual, as I trained to be a ballet dancer. I worked in the theatre for eight or nine years as a contemporary dancer. But as an actor one does read Shakespeare and does try to learn the classics."

William Kempe, English Actor

Actor, Ballet, Shakespeare, Theatre

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"There's something that sort of weirds me out about actors who want to be rock stars, and the other way around too."

"There's something that sort of weirds me out about actors who want to be rock stars, and the other way around too."

Gwyneth Paltrow, American Actress

Actor, Actors, Stars, Want

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"I'm involved with Recording Artists and Actors Against Drunk Driving. I'm also involved with most children's causes, because children can't help the environment they're in."

"I'm involved with Recording Artists and Actors Against Drunk Driving. I'm also involved with most children's causes, because children can't help the environment they're in."

Judd Nelson, American Actor

Actor, Actors, Artists, Causes, Children

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"There's just such a premium on hurrying, and the camera is the be all and end all, and the actors had better hurry up and get it right and get it done."

"There's just such a premium on hurrying, and the camera is the be all and end all, and the actors had better hurry up and get it right and get it done."

Mary Steenburgen, American Actress

Actor, Actors, End, Right

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"If Chevy Chase had not been an actor, he might have been a very popular guy in advertising or whatever field he would have gone into, because of his charisma."

"If Chevy Chase had not been an actor, he might have been a very popular guy in advertising or whatever field he would have gone into, because of his charisma."

Harold Ramis, American Actor

Actor, Advertising, Charisma, Popular

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"David Cronenberg knows what we actors do as artists."

"David Cronenberg knows what we actors do as artists."

William Hurt, American Actor

Actor, Actors, Artists

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"I didn't intend to become an actor."

"I didn't intend to become an actor."

Anthony Quinn, Mexican Actor

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"I feel my job as an actor is to explore all sides of humanity."

"I feel my job as an actor is to explore all sides of humanity."

Kyra Sedgwick, American Actress

Actor, Humanity, Job

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"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

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"The crossover wasn't happening. TV actors were TV actors, and film and stage actors were a whole different thing. And now there's just a lot of crossover."

"The crossover wasn't happening. TV actors were TV actors, and film and stage actors were a whole different thing. And now there's just a lot of crossover."

Christine Lahti, American Actress

Actor, Actors, Film, Now

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"If you really do want to be an actor who can satisfy himself and his audience, you need to be vulnerable."

"If you really do want to be an actor who can satisfy himself and his audience, you need to be vulnerable."

Jack Lemon, American Actor

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"If there's anything unsettling to the stomach, it's watching actors on television talk about their personal lives."

"If there's anything unsettling to the stomach, it's watching actors on television talk about their personal lives."

Marlon Brando, American Actor

Actor, Actors, Talk, Television

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"Actors are not all there when it comes to things like relationships. The thing about us is we still greatly enjoy each other. If it weren't for her support it would be hard for me to do what I am doing now."

"Actors are not all there when it comes to things like relationships. The thing about us is we still greatly enjoy each other. If it weren't for her support it would be hard for me to do what I am doing now."

Mark-Paul Gosselaar, American Actor

Actor, Actors, Now, Relationships, Support

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"I'm an actor. It's my job."

"I'm an actor. It's my job."

Brittany Murphy, American Actress

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"Some of these guys... I've worked with Ice Cube, I think he's an immensely talented rapper and actor."

"Some of these guys... I've worked with Ice Cube, I think he's an immensely talented rapper and actor."

Anthony Anderson, American Actor

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"I got out of the Army - in my world - I came to New York, for instance, when the civil rights movement was just beginning, and that created a certain energy, a certain rumble, a certain impetus for black actors."

"I got out of the Army - in my world - I came to New York, for instance, when the civil rights movement was just beginning, and that created a certain energy, a certain rumble, a certain impetus for black actors."

James Earl Jones, American Actor

Actor, Actors, Army, Beginning, Civil rights

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"I actually like working with the other three actors on the show."

"I actually like working with the other three actors on the show."

Sean Hayes, American Actor

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"There's a certain arrogance to an actor who will look at a script and feel like, because the words are simple, maybe they can paraphrase it and make it better."

"There's a certain arrogance to an actor who will look at a script and feel like, because the words are simple, maybe they can paraphrase it and make it better."

Mary Steenburgen, American Actress

Actor, Arrogance, Will, Words

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"An actor who is good at comedy can also be very good at drama, but not necessarily vice versa."

"An actor who is good at comedy can also be very good at drama, but not necessarily vice versa."

Desi Arnaz, American Actor

Actor, Comedy, Drama, Vice

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"I got into radio when I was eight, and I was one of the busiest child dramatic actors in America."

"I got into radio when I was eight, and I was one of the busiest child dramatic actors in America."

Mel Torme, American Musician

Actor, Actors, America

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"Don't just view me as an actor."

"Don't just view me as an actor."

Terrence Howard, American Actor

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"At 27, it's great to get to a place where I'm not an actor for hire anymore."

"At 27, it's great to get to a place where I'm not an actor for hire anymore."

Ryan Phillippe, American Actor

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"A lot of actors talk about doing their homework, but very few of them do it."

"A lot of actors talk about doing their homework, but very few of them do it."

Tony Scott, British Director

Actor, Actors, Talk

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"Then I got out of the service, and I was going to be a Shakespearean actor."

"Then I got out of the service, and I was going to be a Shakespearean actor."

Harvey Korman, American Actor

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"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

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"In Europe an actor is an artist. In Hollywood, if he isn't working, he's a bum."

"In Europe an actor is an artist. In Hollywood, if he isn't working, he's a bum."

Anthony Quinn, Mexican Actor

Actor, Artist, Europe, Hollywood

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"It's different when you're an actor and playing a part, but when it's just you, you feel immensely vulnerable have strangers prodding and prying."

"It's different when you're an actor and playing a part, but when it's just you, you feel immensely vulnerable have strangers prodding and prying."

Helena Bonham Carter, British Actress

Actor, Strangers

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"The magic doesn't come from within the director's mind, it comes from within the hearts of the actors."

"The magic doesn't come from within the director's mind, it comes from within the hearts of the actors."

James Cameron, American Director

Actor, Actors, Magic, Mind

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"It seems like they never say anything bad about actors, they just pump them up."

"It seems like they never say anything bad about actors, they just pump them up."

Casey Affleck, American Actor

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"The great actors are the luminous ones. They are the great conductors of the stage."

"The great actors are the luminous ones. They are the great conductors of the stage."

Ethel Barrymore, American Actress

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"When the curtain falls, the best thing an actor can do is to go away."

"When the curtain falls, the best thing an actor can do is to go away."

Harold MacMillan, English Politician

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"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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"There are professional negotiators working for the writers and the actors, but basically you've got the writers and actors negotiating against businessmen. That's why you get rhetoric."

"There are professional negotiators working for the writers and the actors, but basically you've got the writers and actors negotiating against businessmen. That's why you get rhetoric."

Dick Wolf, American Producer

Actor, Actors, Rhetoric, Writers

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"To my way of thinking, an actor's course is set even before he's out of the cradle."

"To my way of thinking, an actor's course is set even before he's out of the cradle."

James Dean, American Actor

Actor, Thinking

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"What I observed about my fellow actors was that most gave up very easily."

"What I observed about my fellow actors was that most gave up very easily."

Harrison Ford, American Actor

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"I get bored at the theatre a lot because I notice that there's not always a connection between the actors. They may be technically proficient, but they're not surprising each other. I'm thrilled by actors who make choices that are surprising."

"I get bored at the theatre a lot because I notice that there's not always a connection between the actors. They may be technically proficient, but they're not surprising each other. I'm thrilled by actors who make choices that are surprising."

Lusia Strus, American Actress

Actor, Actors, Choices, Connection, May

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"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

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"I've been on jobs where there's that one actor who is just a miserable, miserable no-good, dirty bastard, and it just turns the whole process sour."

"I've been on jobs where there's that one actor who is just a miserable, miserable no-good, dirty bastard, and it just turns the whole process sour."

Joe Pantoliano, American Actor

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"If you're going to be born ugly and be an actor - the least they can do is let you play Lincoln."

"If you're going to be born ugly and be an actor - the least they can do is let you play Lincoln."

Sam Waterston, American Actor

Actor, Play, Ugly

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"There's no doubt in the world that directing makes you a better actor. Me, anyway. There's no doubt in the world that it makes me a more collaborative actor."

"There's no doubt in the world that directing makes you a better actor. Me, anyway. There's no doubt in the world that it makes me a more collaborative actor."

Campbell Scott, American Actor

Actor, Doubt, World

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"Any actor will tell you, anybody in the public eye, that the tabloids are the worst kind of ramification of being a celebrity."

"Any actor will tell you, anybody in the public eye, that the tabloids are the worst kind of ramification of being a celebrity."

Tracey Gold, American Actress

Actor, Being, Celebrity, Eye

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"Fonda and Gary Cooper had the best sense of timing of all the actors I knew."

"Fonda and Gary Cooper had the best sense of timing of all the actors I knew."

Gene Tierney, American Actress

Actor, Actors, Sense

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"I remember hitting Sarah Michelle Gellar with a right hook during my first week on the job. It was awful. They usually pair actors with stunt doubles to avoid things like that."

"I remember hitting Sarah Michelle Gellar with a right hook during my first week on the job. It was awful. They usually pair actors with stunt doubles to avoid things like that."

Eliza Dushku, American Actress

Actor, Actors, First, Job, Right

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"We chose the actors thru a series of auditions when we started the show."

"We chose the actors thru a series of auditions when we started the show."

Craig McCracken, American Artist

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