Actors Quotes - Page 27

• I'm really not an actor of any kind. I've always seen myself as an entertainer, someone who makes people laugh. That's all I've ever wanted to do. 'Doctor Who' has always just been me, really.

  Tom Baker

  Doctors, People, Laughing

  "Interview: Doctor Who star Tom Baker". Interview with Paul Whitelaw, www.scotsman.com. August 20, 2009.

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• My capacity as a monk was to passionately believe utter nonsense, and when you're an actor you have to do the same thing. Also, Christianity used to have a lot to do with self-loathing and an acceptance of criticism and things like that which is terribly important for actors.

  Tom Baker

  Believe, Acceptance, Self

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• It's the persona that makes you a leading actor. A leading actor has something extra that's fun to watch. But it isn't usually about acting.

  Val Kilmer

  Fun, Acting, Watches

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• There are lots of actors who are awful people, but nobody talks about them being awful because they've made billions.

  Val Kilmer

  People, Awful, Made

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• As an actor ... at some point you've got to forget that the crew's there in order to do your job.

  Cliff Curtis

  Jobs, Order, Forget

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

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• Every actor has his own identity. I don't aspire to be Bond. My quest is to do something new, something
  different.

  Abhishek Bachchan

  Identity, Different, Quests

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• The only fear I have is that I will wake up one day and nobody will allow me to do films. This is a fear every actor has.

  Abhishek Bachchan

  One Day, Wake Up, Film

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• You, the actor, must be aware of when you're being funny, but the character you're playing should always be oblivious to the fact.

  Jon Lovitz

  Character, Facts, Should

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• I'm a big Pacino fan. He's a great actor: so much passion and intensity.

  Judah Friedlander

  Passion, Fans, Intensity

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• Some actors count their lines as soon as they receive a script. I'm the opposite. I try to see how many lines I can whittle down. You can say just as much in 4 as you can in 14.

  Glenn Ford

  Opposites, Trying, Lines

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

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• As a director, I've been able to combine with what I've learned as an actor and as a producer: it melds quite nicely into what I feel like I should have been doing all along.

  Griffin Dunne

  Should Have, Directors, Able

  "Griffin Dunne is 'Famous'". IndieWire Interview, www.indiewire.com. August 21, 2001.

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• I'm not an acting monk or anything. I'm not, like, the most well-adjusted actor.

  Adam Driver

  Acting, Monk, Wells

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

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• It was very clear to me I wanted to be an actor when I got out into civilian life.

  Adam Driver

  Clear, Wanted, Civilians

  "It was very clear to me I wanted to be an actor when I got out into civilian life". Interview with Jonathan Bernstein, www.theguardian.com. January 18, 2014.

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• White actors still get way more money in Hollywood. It's been that way for a very long time. I hope it'll change, but it's a matter of forcing that change.

  Idris Elba

  White, Long, Hollywood

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• I can't say that I haven't done some bad acting in my time. I have. Usually that involves what we actors call indicating, when you twirl your mustache.

  Billy Campbell

  Mustache, Acting, Done

  "Billy Campbell Talks THE KILLING Season 2 and Fan Reaction to the Season 1 Finale". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. March 31, 2012.

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• Unfortunately for the 'Tomorrow' series, I feel that for the actors that were in the first film, maybe our commitment to it is done.

  Caitlin Stasey

  Commitment, Done, Firsts

  "Caitlin Stasey on Tomorrow sequel: My involvement may be over" by Amanda Diaz, www.if.com.au. March 27, 2012.

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• John Hughes had such a huge impact on filmmaking.

  Molly Ringwald

  Movie, Impact, Filmmaking

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• And to be honest, most actors are incredibly solipsistic.

  Molly Ringwald

  Honest, Being Honest

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• I don't think any actors love taking their clothes off on film, unless you're an exhibitionist, which I'm certainly not.

  Tamsin Egerton

  Thinking, Clothes, Film

  "Joseph Fiennes, Tamsin Egerton & Exec. Producer Chris Chibnall Interview CAMELOT". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. April 1, 2011.

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• You can be the best actor in the world, but if you don't have that one lucky moment, it kind of doesn't matter. There are a lot of amazing actors who will never get the chance to prove themselves because they won't have that one lucky moment.

  Jeremy Irvine

  Lucky, World, Matter

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• I want to be remembered as a great actor - and a shining example of humanity.

  Jesse L. Martin

  Shining, Humanity, Example

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

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• I think voiceover is an adjunct that actors have picked up that have given us some security.

  Robert Stack

  Thinking, Given, Security

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• My favourite actors are all dead or dying. I just love Jimmy Stewart, Bette Davis, Katharine Hepburn - I was named after her - and Cary Grant. I just love old black and white movies and the stars in them. It must have been a great time to be in Hollywood.

  Katharine Isabelle

  Stars, Black And White, Dying

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• I started out as a writer and a director. I started acting because I wanted to know how to relate to the actors. When people ask me what I do, I don't really say that I'm an actor, because actors often wait for someone to give them roles.

  Chadwick Boseman

  People, Giving, Waiting

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

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• I think that Mos Def is the best actor, but when you talk about rappers in films, I don't really think the quality of the acting is most important because most rappers are put in movies because of the personality and people want to see that.

  Morris Chestnut

  Thinking, Rapper, People

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

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