Actors Quotes - Page 88

I'd like to think I'm an actor who leaves things at work.

The life of an actor is a bit easier to take if you admit you're bonkers.

I think it's very dangerous for an actor to take [shooting] too seriously because I think it could really damage you if you do that.

Anything that you [as an actor] can change about yourself for a part is helpful.

I don't really even know what Twitter is. I know that might sound wierd to some people. I don't use social media. I make music, so I use social media... it's more helpful for me when I'm making music than as an actor.

Well, the first thing I wanted to be was a carpenter. Then I wanted to be a painter and then a singer. It was when I first saw 'Lawrence of Arabia' that I wanted to be an actor.

To create a situation where each new episode has to start in the exact same place as the previous one, with the actors' hair in the exact same place, seemed crazy.

Directing was a natural thing for me. Actually, it was far less stressful directing than being the lead actor. I was able to have my input in all aspects of it.

As an actor, it's always been good to be working at all.

I'm happiest when I'm acting, and I've dedicated my life to it. Still, as much as I love acting, at the end of the day, I want to be remembered as a great person, first, and as a great actor, second.

I've always tried to kind of stretch my wings as an actor and do things that are different.

I really don't have favorites; I'm just a fan of movies, period.

My view of actors is that basically they're all harmless lunatics who'd be on the psychiatrist's couch.

If the audience knows what's behind the door and the actor does not, that's comedy. If both the audience and the actor do not know, that's mystery!

Weight isn't a factor in nutritional health.

There are many ups and downs in everyone's life and when you're an actor usually you're a very sensitive human being.

American actors are all muscular, tanned, white teeth and they have this indestructible confidence. We British are all... Dare I say it? Pessimistic.

I play a guy who is 40. And I am a very good actor, because I'm 41.

It's so rare, especially as a younger actor, to find a role where it's not just one-dimensional and it's not just a stock leading man.

In that Freak Show environment, I got to spend time with so many of the actors who were part of that world. I just had the best time ever.

Some actors can draw from their own darkness.

I'm an actor who loves doing comedy.

An actor can spew out thoughts, but they're not all gold.

My whole life has been movies and religion. That's it. Nothing else.

Every actor is riddled with insecurity, of course. But weirdly, I don't really find that I'd be daunted with taking on roles or anything.