Actor Quotes | Beyond Motive 9/17

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Actor Quotes

"It's really important to draw the line on what we do as actors."

"It's really important to draw the line on what we do as actors."

Anna Friel, English Actress

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"When you choose to be an actor, you are going against the odds."

"When you choose to be an actor, you are going against the odds."

Olivia Wilde, American Actress

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"Comedians are not usually actors, but imitations of actors."

"Comedians are not usually actors, but imitations of actors."

Johann Georg Zimmermann, Swiss Writer

Actor, Actors, Comedians

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"We have too many actors for the jobs available."

"We have too many actors for the jobs available."

Tony Randall, American Actor

Actor, Actors, Jobs

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"We are not the originators of the story. I think it's actually the opposite when you're an actor. You're telling somebody else's story."

"We are not the originators of the story. I think it's actually the opposite when you're an actor. You're telling somebody else's story."

Jessica Lange, American Actress

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"It's the actors who are prepared to make fools of themselves who are usually the ones who come to mean something to the audience."

"It's the actors who are prepared to make fools of themselves who are usually the ones who come to mean something to the audience."

Christian Bale, Welsh Actor

Actor, Actors, Fools

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"I have daughters who are writers and actors but no musicians."

"I have daughters who are writers and actors but no musicians."

Rosanne Cash, American Musician

Actor, Actors, Daughters, Musicians, Writers

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"I tend to have an odd split in my mind: I tend to look at it as a writer and when the writing thing is OK and I'm happy with it, then I put on my actor's hat."

"I tend to have an odd split in my mind: I tend to look at it as a writer and when the writing thing is OK and I'm happy with it, then I put on my actor's hat."

John Cleese, English Actor

Actor, Writer, Writing

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"Today's films are so technological that an actor becomes starved for roles that deal with human relationships."

"Today's films are so technological that an actor becomes starved for roles that deal with human relationships."

Natalie Wood, American Actress

Actor, Relationships, Today

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"I do think that's so much a part of what being a director is - in working with actors - to really try and be sensitive to what each actor needs to get to where he wants to be."

"I do think that's so much a part of what being a director is - in working with actors - to really try and be sensitive to what each actor needs to get to where he wants to be."

Bill Condon, American Director

Actor, Actors, Being, Needs

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"I see my face in the mirror, and I said, No, my ambition is not to be an actor."

"I see my face in the mirror, and I said, No, my ambition is not to be an actor."

Dino De Laurentiis, Italian Director

Actor, Ambition

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"I honestly have no interest in celebrity whatsoever. If anything, I always cringe at it because it takes away from what I am, which is an actor who wants to be better and do better things."

"I honestly have no interest in celebrity whatsoever. If anything, I always cringe at it because it takes away from what I am, which is an actor who wants to be better and do better things."

Jude Law, British Actor

Actor, Celebrity, Interest

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"The difference between me and American-born actors is that I came here with the expectation of not being treated fairly."

"The difference between me and American-born actors is that I came here with the expectation of not being treated fairly."

Joan Chen, Chinese Actress

Actor, Actors, American, Being, Difference

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"I am proud to be an actor."

"I am proud to be an actor."

Rod Taylor, Australian Actor

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"Billy Campbell who is... I... truly one of the most talented actors today."

"Billy Campbell who is... I... truly one of the most talented actors today."

Sela Ward, American Actress

Actor, Actors, Today

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"The progression of roles you take strings together a portrait of an actor, but it's a completely random process."

"The progression of roles you take strings together a portrait of an actor, but it's a completely random process."

Meryl Streep, American Actress

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"To me, the series was the end of the actor, when the series ended."

"To me, the series was the end of the actor, when the series ended."

Jackie Cooper, American Actor

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"Nowadays, in the contract that actors sign, you have to agree that you're going to do a certain amount of publicity-the hard part they don't pay you for."

"Nowadays, in the contract that actors sign, you have to agree that you're going to do a certain amount of publicity-the hard part they don't pay you for."

Jeff Bridges, American Actor

Actor, Actors, Publicity

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"I've worked with wonderful actors like Marlon Brando and Henry Fonda."

"I've worked with wonderful actors like Marlon Brando and Henry Fonda."

Eli Wallach, American Actor

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"When the major studios flourished many years ago, an actor was groomed, developed, and worked frequently at his craft. The studios really took care of their actors."

"When the major studios flourished many years ago, an actor was groomed, developed, and worked frequently at his craft. The studios really took care of their actors."

James MacArthur, American Actor

Actor, Actors, Care, Years

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"Every actor wants to break out of the box that they put you in and that's where I'm heading, out of the box as fast as I can."

"Every actor wants to break out of the box that they put you in and that's where I'm heading, out of the box as fast as I can."

Rick Springfield, American Musician

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"If you are prepared to make a fool of yourself for them then you usually get that back. I think that there are points where you become so close to an actor, you know them so well, almost as well or better than their spouse. You have to know them, warts and all."

"If you are prepared to make a fool of yourself for them then you usually get that back. I think that there are points where you become so close to an actor, you know them so well, almost as well or better than their spouse. You have to know them, warts and all."

Adrian Lyne, English Director

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"They can't make any of these talented young actors Fletch. You might as well make a movie called Chevy Chase."

"They can't make any of these talented young actors Fletch. You might as well make a movie called Chevy Chase."

Chevy Chase, American Comedian

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"Will and Tommy Lee are the only actors I've ever worked with where neither of them want to say any lines."

"Will and Tommy Lee are the only actors I've ever worked with where neither of them want to say any lines."

Barry Sonnenfeld, American Producer

Actor, Actors, Want, Will

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"In nighttime series, the actor gets billing up front on every episode."

"In nighttime series, the actor gets billing up front on every episode."

Michael Zaslow, American Actor

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"The actor has a constant problem of personal identity."

"The actor has a constant problem of personal identity."

Cyril Cusack, Irish Actor

Actor, Identity

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"When I was 13 years old, a professional theater company in my town needed a kid actor. I auditioned, and I got the part, so for just a few weeks I became a member of the company and I met some professional actors."

"When I was 13 years old, a professional theater company in my town needed a kid actor. I auditioned, and I got the part, so for just a few weeks I became a member of the company and I met some professional actors."

Trevor Nunn, English Director

Actor, Actors, Company, Old

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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."

"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."

Johnny Weissmuller, American Actor

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

"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

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"I'm very cautious about talking about how actors got where they got, as though there is in fact a plan or a way. There is no plan, there is no way, there's no sure set, there's no handbook, on how to get to be an actor."

"I'm very cautious about talking about how actors got where they got, as though there is in fact a plan or a way. There is no plan, there is no way, there's no sure set, there's no handbook, on how to get to be an actor."

Peter Jurasik, American Actor

Actor, Actors, Fact, Talking

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"The public must suffer untold pangs from the stiffness, the deliberate stifling of emotion, on the part of many British actors."

"The public must suffer untold pangs from the stiffness, the deliberate stifling of emotion, on the part of many British actors."

Ivor Novello, Welsh Musician

Actor, Actors, Emotion, Public

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"British actors behave like Europeans; they are also extremely well trained."

"British actors behave like Europeans; they are also extremely well trained."

Jean-Jacques Annaud, French Director

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"I think I'm good at amplifying an actor's strengths, and minimizing their weaknesses. And they all have strengths and weaknesses."

"I think I'm good at amplifying an actor's strengths, and minimizing their weaknesses. And they all have strengths and weaknesses."

Steven Soderbergh, American Director

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"A lot of male actors are method actors and they become the characters which they both were."

"A lot of male actors are method actors and they become the characters which they both were."

Izabella Scorupco, Polish Actress

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"I am still seeking to become firmly established as an actor."

"I am still seeking to become firmly established as an actor."

DeForest Kelley, American Actor

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"Some actors are supposed to be very difficult, but I've not found that to be the situation."

"Some actors are supposed to be very difficult, but I've not found that to be the situation."

Barry Levinson, American Director

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"Every actor has a natural animosity toward every other actor, present or absent, living or dead."

"Every actor has a natural animosity toward every other actor, present or absent, living or dead."

Louise Brooks, American Actress

Actor, Living, Present

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"These are extremely talented actors who are all putting their talents into the Lost in Space movie."

"These are extremely talented actors who are all putting their talents into the Lost in Space movie."

Mark Goddard, American Actor

Actor, Actors, Space

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"Tim Robbins had real confidence in college. He literally stole actors from the theater department at UCLA to be in his plays. The department heads got so mad at him."

"Tim Robbins had real confidence in college. He literally stole actors from the theater department at UCLA to be in his plays. The department heads got so mad at him."

Daphne Zuniga, American Actress

Actor, Actors, College, Confidence, Theater

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"We all perform our lives in a way. And the actor is a perfect metaphor to get at that theme of 'how do we find our authentic selves?' And that we all - whether we're actors or not - perform ourselves. As a way of searching. As a way of fumbling around and trying to say, is this my voice? Is this who I am?"

"We all perform our lives in a way. And the actor is a perfect metaphor to get at that theme of 'how do we find our authentic selves?' And that we all - whether we're actors or not - perform ourselves. As a way of searching. As a way of fumbling around and trying to say, is this my voice? Is this who I am?"

Annette Bening, American Actress

Actor, Actors, Metaphor, Trying

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"I'm fairly competant as a director and actor, but I am Mr. Neurotic as a writer. I just don't have enough confidence in my abilities to take criticism well. I take it personally. Start with 'It's a masterpiece,' and then tell me what you think could be changed."

"I'm fairly competant as a director and actor, but I am Mr. Neurotic as a writer. I just don't have enough confidence in my abilities to take criticism well. I take it personally. Start with 'It's a masterpiece,' and then tell me what you think could be changed."

Tim Robbins, American Actor

Actor, Confidence, Criticism, Writer

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"I acted in junior high in the junior high school group, and then when I got into senior high I was, you know, the main actor of the senior high school."

"I acted in junior high in the junior high school group, and then when I got into senior high I was, you know, the main actor of the senior high school."

Richard Foreman, American Playwright

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"I watch actors destroy themselves by trying to get it right."

"I watch actors destroy themselves by trying to get it right."

Frank Langella, American Actor

Actor, Actors, Right, Trying

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"I'm a very proud actor."

"I'm a very proud actor."

F. Murray Abraham, American Actor

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"An actor without a playwright is like a hole without a doughnut."

"An actor without a playwright is like a hole without a doughnut."

George Jean Nathan, American Editor

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"The filmmaker's got to make it his story and the actors have got to make it their story."

"The filmmaker's got to make it his story and the actors have got to make it their story."

Rachel Griffiths, American Actress

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"So if I get these actors for 30% of their price by coming in so late with an offer when they know they are not getting another offer then I do it this way."

"So if I get these actors for 30% of their price by coming in so late with an offer when they know they are not getting another offer then I do it this way."

Uwe Boll, German Director

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"Actors are good liars; writers are good liars with good memories."

"Actors are good liars; writers are good liars with good memories."

Daniel Keys Moran, American Writer

Actor, Actors, Memories, Writers

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"And once you cease to be a real person, you stop being a good actor."

"And once you cease to be a real person, you stop being a good actor."

Scott Speedman, English Actor

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"They're just actors. I much prefer the real thing!"

"They're just actors. I much prefer the real thing!"

Alan Clark, English Politician

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