Actors Quotes - Page 67

I'm not the kind of actor who goes into exhaustive research for each role.

You're always dealing with emotions as an actor.

You have to trust your instincts. There is a moment when an actor has it, and he knows it.

People told me, when I was coming through the ranks, that a mark of a great actor is one who deals with the period of unemployment as well as they deal with the period of employment

There's certainly something very uncomfortable about the voyeurism involved in being in the press, being an actor, where people have a seemingly insatiable curiosity about, you.

All I've tried to do as an actor is follow the good writing. That's been my main drive. It's not always possible, so when you do come upon it, like when I came upon this, you realize pretty quickly this is something you need to be involved with.

Obviously an actor draws on his own experience.

I've never done that [fighting for arole]. You hear about actors going in and saying, "You've got to let me read for this!" I've never done that. Lots of parts I've wanted and didn't get, but I think any actor would say that.

Maybe one way I am original is that at heart I really am a classical actor. I haven't had my chance yet in the commercial world to show that. Movies aren't really made about classical people so much any more.

I think there are advantages to different scales of filmmaking. You wouldn't want to do just one thing.

The atmosphere and the environment that you get on a Chris Nolan film that he and Emma [Tomson] create is one where you feel very safe and very confident and able to experiment with characters. It's a great place to be as an actor.

I've always known I wanted to be an actor. It never crossed my mind to be anything else. I think I probably decided for sure when I saw 'Sounder'.

I just did something on a show on UPN called "Girlfriends" that will be on television in February. I am actually a much better actor today than I was in 1996, believe it or not.

I'm an actor who hates dialogue and the present day and reality.

I've always felt that I would rather see an actor, writer, or musician's work, rather than actually know the person. If you know too much about an artist, it somehow lessens their ability to do their work as well.

We were incredibly fortunate to get to make three Batman films. That's enough. Let's not get greedy. It's a torch that should be handed from one actor to another. So I enjoy looking forward to what somebody else will come up with.

I love 'Boardwalk Empire.' I really love that world. I love that style. I love all the actors on it.

I'm not a comedian, I'm an actor.

An actor is only merchandise.

As an actor we're just like workers in a factory, we provide our services to directors.

I started working as an actor, semi-professionally, when I was 16, and got my first professional gig at 19. I guess I've kind of worked pretty consistently since then.

You can take wonderfully talented actors, wonderfully talented writers and producers, and, uh, do a wonderful show!... but if it doesn't hit with the public in two minutes, it's bye-bye.

I'm happy being an actor, it's what I have always wanted to do. I'm just lucky I got to do it so early.

They say that theater is the actor's medium, television is the writer's medium and film is the director's medium, and it's really true.

I still make more money as I do as an actor than director, however I don't want to be a commercial director.