Quotes by Actor | Beyond Motive 142/278

top of page

Quotes by Actor

"Talent is nothing but a prolonged period of attention and a shortened period of mental assimilation."

"Talent is nothing but a prolonged period of attention and a shortened period of mental assimilation."

Konstantin Stanislavisky, Russian Actor

Talent, Attention, Nothing

46

"For every Mother Teresa, there's a Jeffrey Dahmer."

"For every Mother Teresa, there's a Jeffrey Dahmer."

Joe Mantegna, American Actor

46

"I lay on the ground, but then I can't reach - I don't want to take my foot out of the tub - but I've got to call somebody because I've got to get a band-aid or something to stop the bleeding."

"I lay on the ground, but then I can't reach - I don't want to take my foot out of the tub - but I've got to call somebody because I've got to get a band-aid or something to stop the bleeding."

Danny DeVito, American Actor

46

"In the best material, you always should be able to somehow make a case for a story to be transposed to any other time."

"In the best material, you always should be able to somehow make a case for a story to be transposed to any other time."

Ralph Fiennes, British Actor

46

"I work for the public, for the people who are paying to go to the cinema, rather than for the critics."

"I work for the public, for the people who are paying to go to the cinema, rather than for the critics."

Kevin Costner, American Actor

Work, People, Cinema, Public

46

"Yes, I'm going to be the President of the United States. You know why? You think you can get chicks by being in the movies? You can really get chicks by being the President."

"Yes, I'm going to be the President of the United States. You know why? You think you can get chicks by being in the movies? You can really get chicks by being the President."

Ben Affleck, American Actor

Movies, Being, President, states

46

"Now that I'm taking some time off from school, I've been reading a lot to make sure I don't forget everything. It's mostly classics and nonfiction accounts from actors, directors and writers from the '40s and '50s."

"Now that I'm taking some time off from school, I've been reading a lot to make sure I don't forget everything. It's mostly classics and nonfiction accounts from actors, directors and writers from the '40s and '50s."

Fred Savage, American Actor

Time, Actors, Forget, Now

46

"Yes, I'm Catholic; I'm proud of it. But I had lots of Protestant friends."

"Yes, I'm Catholic; I'm proud of it. But I had lots of Protestant friends."

Liam Neeson, Irish Actor

Friendship, Friends

46

"Honestly, when I got to Hollywood I was trying to sell my songs."

"Honestly, when I got to Hollywood I was trying to sell my songs."

Gregory Harrison, American Actor

Hollywood, Songs, Trying

46

"Rumor travels faster, but it don't stay put as long as truth."

"Rumor travels faster, but it don't stay put as long as truth."

Will Rogers, American Actor

Truth, Time, Honesty, Reputation

46

"Somebody did an article in one of the newspapers saying that at that time I had the most visibility of any actor around. Kind of nice, you know, when that thing was happening."

"Somebody did an article in one of the newspapers saying that at that time I had the most visibility of any actor around. Kind of nice, you know, when that thing was happening."

Gavin MacLeod, American Actor

Time, Newspapers, Saying

46

"You have to pick the stories that you want to be involved with and the end game is you'd like to be a part of a hit. But I think your moral obligation is to follow your own heart."

"You have to pick the stories that you want to be involved with and the end game is you'd like to be a part of a hit. But I think your moral obligation is to follow your own heart."

Kevin Costner, American Actor

Heart, End, Obligation, Want

46

"Acting is constant exploration."

"Acting is constant exploration."

Paul Guilfoyle, American Actor

Acting, Exploration

46

"I find that easier to accept than this all happened out of nothing."

"I find that easier to accept than this all happened out of nothing."

Dwight Schultz, American Actor

46

"I'm waiting for the time when I fail - because we all fail - and I'm ready, I'll take up carpentry."

"I'm waiting for the time when I fail - because we all fail - and I'm ready, I'll take up carpentry."

Adrian Edmondson, English Actor

46

"Oh, what a shock. My career must be slipping. This is the first time I've been available to pick up an award."

"Oh, what a shock. My career must be slipping. This is the first time I've been available to pick up an award."

Michael Caine, English Actor

Time, Career, First

46

"You're in this constant state of flux and transition, as if you had jet lag all the time. The acting part of it is easy. It's all the other things that come with it that are a bit difficult."

"You're in this constant state of flux and transition, as if you had jet lag all the time. The acting part of it is easy. It's all the other things that come with it that are a bit difficult."

Don Johnson, American Actor

Time, Acting, State

46

"Well, I see myself in the same business but a lot more successful and doing more movies maybe behind the camera. I plan to do some growing in this industry and take it as far as I can."

"Well, I see myself in the same business but a lot more successful and doing more movies maybe behind the camera. I plan to do some growing in this industry and take it as far as I can."

Matthew McGrory, American Actor

Business, Movies, Successful

46

"I've chosen to treat my life more like a party than something to stress about."

"I've chosen to treat my life more like a party than something to stress about."

Martin Short, American Actor

Life, Party, Stress

46

"It was pretty extensive - we worked out 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, for 3 months, which I think is more than anybody in the Olympics. I thought well I don't need this, the girls need it, but it was a gift."

"It was pretty extensive - we worked out 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, for 3 months, which I think is more than anybody in the Olympics. I thought well I don't need this, the girls need it, but it was a gift."

David Carradine, American Actor

Thought, Day, Girls, Months

46

"No matter how small and unimportant what we are doing may seem, if we do it well, it may soon become the step that will lead us to better things."

"No matter how small and unimportant what we are doing may seem, if we do it well, it may soon become the step that will lead us to better things."

Channing Pollock, American Actor

46

"I started acting before that when I was about 13 or 14."

"I started acting before that when I was about 13 or 14."

Stephen Dorff, American Actor

46

"My favorite show is America's Funniest Home Videos. People will get hit on the head and I feel bad cause I'm laughing my head off!"

"My favorite show is America's Funniest Home Videos. People will get hit on the head and I feel bad cause I'm laughing my head off!"

Corbin Bleu, American Actor

Home, People, America, Cause

46

"I'm very proud this show has been accepted for this length of time."

"I'm very proud this show has been accepted for this length of time."

Robert Stack, American Actor

46

"It was a wealthy family, and they heard me talk about movies, and they told me I should go into movies. That's the benefit of hanging out with rich people; they have no sense of what is or isn't possible."

"It was a wealthy family, and they heard me talk about movies, and they told me I should go into movies. That's the benefit of hanging out with rich people; they have no sense of what is or isn't possible."

Michael Patrick Jann, American Actor

Family, Movies, People, Sense

46

"A screen actor is compensated in the knowledge that millions will see his performance at one time, where only hundreds will see it on the stage."

"A screen actor is compensated in the knowledge that millions will see his performance at one time, where only hundreds will see it on the stage."

Bela Lugosi, Austrian Actor

Time, Knowledge, Performance

46

"I've never been Romeo who meets a girl and falls for her immediately. It's been a much slower process for me each time I've gone into a relationship."

"I've never been Romeo who meets a girl and falls for her immediately. It's been a much slower process for me each time I've gone into a relationship."

Leonardo DiCaprio, American Actor

46

"Well I think people think sex is controversial. Not always, but certainly it's something to be discussed."

"Well I think people think sex is controversial. Not always, but certainly it's something to be discussed."

Liam Neeson, Irish Actor

46

"Acting will always be my first passion, it's what I live to do and I hope to be lucky enough to do it the rest of my life."

"Acting will always be my first passion, it's what I live to do and I hope to be lucky enough to do it the rest of my life."

Devon Werkheiser, American Actor

Life, Hope, Acting, First

46

"There are people who would rather choke than go see my movies. They write me letters all the time."

"There are people who would rather choke than go see my movies. They write me letters all the time."

Alec Baldwin, American Actor

Time, Movies, People, Letters

46

"Whenever a critic mentions the salary of an actor, I'm thinking, He's not talking about the movie."

"Whenever a critic mentions the salary of an actor, I'm thinking, He's not talking about the movie."

Harold Ramis, American Actor

Actor, Talking, Thinking

46

"I think we're struggling with trying to redefine various positions at this point in history. To allow freedom for women, freedom for men, freedom from those sharply defined gender roles."

"I think we're struggling with trying to redefine various positions at this point in history. To allow freedom for women, freedom for men, freedom from those sharply defined gender roles."

Fred Ward, American Actor

History, Men, Women, Freedom

46

"I wanted to do Buddy Faro as a small budget movie. They said no. So I wanted to do it as a series of recurring TV movies, and they said no. So I agreed to do it as a series."

"I wanted to do Buddy Faro as a small budget movie. They said no. So I wanted to do it as a series of recurring TV movies, and they said no. So I agreed to do it as a series."

Dennis Farina, American Actor

46

"Trying different things is very important to me. I see people and want to wear their clothes and drive in their cars for awhile. That's probably one reason I became an actor."

"Trying different things is very important to me. I see people and want to wear their clothes and drive in their cars for awhile. That's probably one reason I became an actor."

Fred Ward, American Actor

People, Clothes, Reason

46

"I was never that much a focus of interest in my career. I'm aware of that now, which doesn't give me a lot of pleasure."

"I was never that much a focus of interest in my career. I'm aware of that now, which doesn't give me a lot of pleasure."

Harrison Ford, American Actor

Career, Focus, Interest, Now

46

"Actors always have opinions."

"Actors always have opinions."

Joe Pantoliano, American Actor

Actor, Actors, Opinions

46

"When I black out, it's the happiest time of my life."

"When I black out, it's the happiest time of my life."

Artie Lange, American Actor

46

"Now, I'm getting a little older, got more responsibility, I don't need to be depressed."

"Now, I'm getting a little older, got more responsibility, I don't need to be depressed."

Noah Hathaway, American Actor

Now, Responsibility

46

"For seven years I did very little theatre, and I have to make up some time."

"For seven years I did very little theatre, and I have to make up some time."

Patrick Stewart, English Actor

Time, Theatre, Years

46

"Now I'm this far up the ladder and I've got so much farther to go with what I want to achieve with it."

"Now I'm this far up the ladder and I've got so much farther to go with what I want to achieve with it."

Karl Urban, New Zealander Actor

46

"Directing is a tremendous art."

"Directing is a tremendous art."

Steve Guttenberg, American Actor

46

"I sang opera, I sang show tunes. I got into a rock band for a while. I've sung a lot of different things."

"I sang opera, I sang show tunes. I got into a rock band for a while. I've sung a lot of different things."

Tom Wopat, American Actor

46

"Talking to my wife, we stare at each other, saying, 'How is this happening? Why is this happening? Why now?' It's nothing I ever aspired to."

"Talking to my wife, we stare at each other, saying, 'How is this happening? Why is this happening? Why now?' It's nothing I ever aspired to."

Steve Carell, American Actor

Wife, Nothing, Now, Saying

46

"I'm still the fat kid from high school who never had a date."

"I'm still the fat kid from high school who never had a date."

Nathan Lane, American Actor

46

"If I'm in a social situation sometimes I'll hang back and observe people but I feel very much a part of things most of the time and feel very comfortable socializing and have for most of my life."

"If I'm in a social situation sometimes I'll hang back and observe people but I feel very much a part of things most of the time and feel very comfortable socializing and have for most of my life."

Tobey Maguire, American Actor

Life, Time, People

46

"I work so hard for the fans who watch our show."

"I work so hard for the fans who watch our show."

George Eads, American Actor

46

"Sometimes you meet people and you feel like you've known them for a long time."

"Sometimes you meet people and you feel like you've known them for a long time."

John Cusack, American Actor

46

"I want to present interesting stories that don't qualify themselves just by virtue of their ethnographic type."

"I want to present interesting stories that don't qualify themselves just by virtue of their ethnographic type."

Ajay Naidu, American Actor

Virtue, Present, Want

46

"Carrying those double tanks around all the time got to be a little rough on me. I had to put that damn wetsuit on and take it off, sometimes three or four times a day."

"Carrying those double tanks around all the time got to be a little rough on me. I had to put that damn wetsuit on and take it off, sometimes three or four times a day."

Lloyd Bridges, American Actor

46

"Then I was working in a store in Newark, New Jersey, and I saw an actor in person, and I got so excited. My whole day changed. That's when I decided to challenge myself to make my dreams become a reality."

"Then I was working in a store in Newark, New Jersey, and I saw an actor in person, and I got so excited. My whole day changed. That's when I decided to challenge myself to make my dreams become a reality."

Derek Luke, American Actor

Dream, Dreams, Challenge, Day

46

1......278

......

1......278

......

bottom of page