Actors Quotes - Page 168

I'm an actor who loves to get physical so any role that allows me to access that is glorious.​

Rome ... at its most decadent, had never thought of hiring an actor to go through the motions of being an emperor while the Praetorian Guard ruled.

For me, some of the happiest moments on a live-action film are the awkward moments. One actor says something to another actor. They didn't expect that performance from that actor; that affects their return performance.

Claude Rains was what we call an actor's actor. He was very involved with himself and his performance.

I think there are certain actors that have that kind of energy about them, that taking over a room energy.

What's so fascinating about people is what they don't show. People are masters at it; usually actors show too much.

As an actor, I go where the good writing is. That's the bottom line.

I'm not an actor, and I'll never call myself an actor. I've never thought of it as part of my life. I'll always be a singer, in my eyes.

I just consider myself a committed actor. If a movie is a success, that's great; I'm happy for that. But I've learned just to concentrate on my job and do the best that I can.

A lot of writers, because they don't understand actors, feel like, in order to be better at their performance, they have to change the words around a lot.

I've done some movies because I would regret them if I didn't, but other projects I've done because they've scared me or if I felt I needed to do a big romantic comedy to help me professionally. Then I'll take a teeny movie when I need to work on myself and become a better actor.

No actor wants to choose - they just want all of the options available to them all the time; we tend to be pretty greedy.

You're always looking to have a unique experience as an actor, and definitely, being punched by a puppet ranks as a singular experience in my career.

The main fun of being an actor is that you get to bounce around to a lot of different worlds.

I always want to do something I haven't done before and get to work with other actors, writers, or directors that I want to work with.

I know other actors who are relieved when their shows get cancelled, and I've never felt that way about 'Community.'

An actor's job is to do their job. It's great if it's successful and it's fantastic when it's a huge hit, but at the same time, you're there to do a job and make sure you do it well.

I felt like I had to prove myself, but I feel that you have to do that anyway, as an actor. You're there to do a job, and that's your primary concern.

It's certain that the death of an actor can be on a television screen playing the same thing every week.

I know from teaching, that actors want to act. Even the subtlest actors can do a little too much.

Ive always been very comfortable in a set environment. All the collaborating going on, seeing how actors work - it all excites me.

I do this profession. I'm an actor. And it is, for me, an opportunity to meet people.

Tommy (Thompson) is a good listener, and he's a pretty good actor, too.

I'm fascinated with actors, and I've never quite understood the process.

The sound and music are 50% of the entertainment in a movie.