Actors Quotes - Page 17

• I like some of the early silent films because I love to watch how actors had to play then. What would interest me today is to do a silent film.

  Catherine Deneuve

  Silent Films, Play, Watches

  Interview with Geoff Andrew, www.theguardian.com. September 21, 2005.

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• Within ten years, he had earned his college degree and was a millionaire from his business enterprises in real estate, landscaping, and bodybuilding. He was also the winner of a Golden Globe Award for his debut as a dramatic actor in Stay Hungry.

  Arnold Schwarzenegger

  Real, Bodybuilding, College

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• As an actor you get categorized by other people, but it's not like I arrange myself into comedy mode or serious mode. If it's good writing you just have to play it true - if it's funny, it's funny. But obviously you don't want it to be amusing if you're playing Hedda Gabler!

  Sophie Thompson

  Writing, Play, People

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• It is better for me to serve a charity as an actor or a voice, rather than at a luncheon being just a celebrity.

  Ben Kingsley

  Voice, Charity

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• A lot of actors talk about doing their homework, but very few of them do it.

  Tony Scott

  Funny, Homework

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• As an actor, I felt I couldn't compete. I wasn't as cute as the leading man; I wasn't as brilliant as Robin Williams.

  Phil Hartman

  Cute, Men, Competition

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• There is some sadness for me now about acting because it used to be that there was a reverence for actors.

  Estelle Parsons

  Sad, Acting, Used

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• Actors are able to trick themselves into treating anything as if it's fantastic. It's a kind of madness really.

  Tom Baker

  Able, Madness, Kind

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• To be honest with you, I get a little fed up with actors who act crazy to make themselves more interesting.

  George Eads

  Crazy, Interesting, Littles

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• Everything about filmmaking tries to distract you from that first fine rapturous vision you have of the film.

  Ted Kotcheff

  Movie, Vision, Trying

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• That said, let me add that Joan and I never want him to be a child actor. We both feel that it takes away their childhood and puts untold pressure on children.

  Dwayne Hickman

  Children, Childhood, Add

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• You can see when an actor gets bored: Their eyes go dead. I promised myself I'd never let that happen. If it does, I'll go and live on a desert island for a year.

  Anna Friel

  Eye, Islands, Years

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Woody is so musical in his filmmaking. I've never worked with anyone I've trusted so completely. He won't let you hit a false note.

  Dianne Wiest

  Movie, Musical, Woody

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• I'd love to see the rushes but it's just not allowed because directors and also a lot of actors feel that if they see their work, and the director likes what they're doing, the actor might try to correct their mistakes.

  Corey Haim

  Mistake, Trying, Likes

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• As an actor, you may do things that aren't politically correct. Unless you're an actor who only does things for political reasons. I believe if we don't do the good, bad, and the ugly, we're not going to progress.

  Rosie Perez

  Believe, Political, Progress

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• All people are half actors.

  Dana Andrews

  People, Acting, Half

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• Singers come and go, but if you're a good actor, you can last a long time.

  Elvis Presley

  Long, Acting, Singers

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• Being pigeonholed is the death of all actors.

  Jack Nicholson

  Acting

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• (Acting) certainly comes-100 percent-from the need to be loved. Any actor who says this isn't true is lying.

  Leonardo DiCaprio

  Lying, Acting, Needs

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• It is to TV that I owe my freedom from bondage of the Latin lover roles. Television came along and gave me parts to chew on. It gave me wings as an actor.

  Ricardo Montalban

  Latin, Wings, Roles

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• I got a tiny part in a play, auditioned for another one and got that as well. Not only that, the first finished on the Saturday and the other started on the Monday which is like an actor's dream!

  Christopher Eccleston

  Dream, Monday, Play

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• From the movie, The Boy Who Could Fly Somewhere, deep inside, we can all fly.

  Guy Finley

  Inspirational, Movie, Boys

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• Most child actors go through that. Unless you can transition into an adult star, your career is over.

  Morgan Brittany

  Stars, Children, Careers

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• I never dreamed about being an actor, because that was out of reach. Coming from a small town that was big in farming, and also big in clothing factories, you don't dream about being a professional football player or an actor.

  Herschel Walker

  Sports, Football, Dream

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• I became an actor at a very young age, but I also had a deep respect for nature and I think I was sort of a little biologist when I was younger. I watched documentaries on rainforest pollution and the loss of species and habitats for animals around the world. It affected me in a very hardcore, emotional way when I was younger. So, later in life I wanted to continue that path more and investigate and learn more about ecological issues.

  Leonardo DiCaprio

  Loss, Emotional, Thinking

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