Actor Quotes
The craft, nerves, and quiet discipline of acting.
These actor quotes capture the appeal of the work itself over the discomfort of interviews, the rehearsal room as the real proving ground, and the personal risk of choosing acting as a career in the first place. See Character for more on building a role.
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I don't think I'm even close to fulfilling my potential. And I think also that, unlike a pianist or a flutist, an actor has an instrument that is constantly changing.
I've been lucky - I've been an actor for eight years and I've never been out of work.
Most parts that can be played by one actor can equally well be played by another, but not this.
Producers and directors think they have the power, but what they think of as the weakest link, the actor, is all-powerful.
I went to a foreign country as a Japanese actor, not a Hollywood actor. This takes courage.
Maybe in another life I would have liked to have been a dancer. But I was a cheeky chappy who wanted to be an actor.
Personally, sometimes I'll lament the journey of an Asian-American actor, walking into audition rooms in 1999.
I can't remember life before I was an actor. In fact, I was an actor before I knew what it was to be an actor.
It happens a lot that a name actor will be signed on to a project in its germ stage.
Acting is really not what I'm interested in. I'm not an aspiring actor and you should be able to tell.
I believe each actor is versatile and different, so you can't compare them.
As an actor, I probably fall into more of the sidekick/best friend/doctor/lawyer category.
As an ethnic actor, I still feel I can't be in 'Downton Abbey' or in period dramas.
Stanley Tucci is a classy actor, and Ian Holm is very short but equally classy - and both are also amazing.
