Young Actors Quotes - Page 5

• As a young actor, I booked a movie in the U.S. I didn't speak any English at the time, so I learned my lines phonetically when I auditioned for it.

  Demian Bichir

  Actors, Lines, Speak

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• When I first started acting in movies - as probably a lot of naive young actors do - I made a list of directors that I wanted to work with and sent it to my agent at the time.

  Justin Bartha

  Acting, Actors, Agents

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• The role of Rimbaud is one of the most important roles to play for a young actor.

  Leonardo DiCaprio

  Play, Important, Roles

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• The thing about film-making is I give it everything, that's why I work so hard. I always tell young actors to take charge. It's not that hard. Sign your own cheques, be responsible.

  Tom Cruise

  Giving, Actors, Film

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• I think it's even harder because I think as always, Hollywood is sort of glamour central for the world, and the entire world looks to it for not only entertainment, but the whole idea of the youth factor and youth being sold to our culture via young actors and actresses.

  Anthony Michael Hall

  Thinking, Ideas, Style

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• I have definitely been curious and involved in the process; even as a young actor. I was always looking at where the camera was, what story it was telling. And as my experience grew, I wanted to know even more.

  Keanu Reeves

  Cameras, Stories, Actors

  "Interview: Keanu Reeves Talks ‘Man Of Tai Chi’ ’47 Ronin’" by Drew Taylor, www.indiewire.com. October 31, 2013.

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• I became popular very young. I viewed myself as just a young actor trying to figure out how to do well, and, you know, making mistakes and learning and growing.

  Josh Hartnett

  Mistake, Trying, Actors

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• People sometimes forget how important #‎ Broadway is as a place for young actors to grow.

  Hunter Parrish

  People, Important, Actors

  Personal Quote, www.imdb.com.

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• So I started to learn Russian and I was one of those probably way too eager, annoying young actor kids who was trying to change all my lines to Russian, much to the dismay of the director and Nic Cage.

  Jared Leto

  Kids, Trying, Directors

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• Most actors nowadays are models turned actors. That's why a lot of young actors are terrible. You have to learn how to act. It is not something that you can just do.

  Ansel Elgort

  Actors, Young, Terrible

  "Boy Meets World: Carrie's Ansel Elgort Plays Muse" by Justine Harman, www.elle.com. September 10, 2013.

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• You have to get through the Hamlet hoop as a young actor. Your classical qualifications are based on the quality of your Hamlet. And then, as an older actor, you have to get through the Lear hoop. And I'm approaching the Lear hoop.

  Derek Jacobi

  Quality, Actors, Young

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• This whole thing about winning and losing is muddy waters. But I can remember, as a young actor, just walking around this city and not being able to get arrested.

  Jeffrey Tambor

  Winning, Walking Away, Cities

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• It's a wonderful thing working with young actors. I know a lot of people don't like working with children. I actually adore it, because you watch their imagination open up and you watch them start to learn this job that I've been doing for so long. They come with such a lack of cynicism.

  Michelle Forbes

  Jobs, Children, Long

  "Q&A – Michelle Forbes (Mitch Larsen)". AMCtv.com Interview, www.amc.com.

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• It's a phenomenon that I see with young actors - a lot of American speaking parts going to British actors.

  Michael Douglas

  Actors, British, Young

  "Jeremy Irvine's Fan Club". Interview with Michael Douglas, www.interviewmagazine.com. April 17, 2015.

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• "I've never see you do something like this before and I'd love to see you try." For a young actor, that's about the most exciting thing that anyone can say to you.

  Dan Stevens

  Trying, Actors, Young

  Source: collider.com

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• The two things that will defeat a lot of young actors are fear of failure and lack of preparation. With acting, I didn't have a problem with either one - but somehow I didn't equate either one of them to the academic world.

  Tom Selleck

  Two, Preparation, Acting

  Source: www.gq.com

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• The advice that I usually give to young actors is that if you can create a character for the stage and keep that character fresh for at least 6 months that means you're doing the show eight times a week.

  Joe Morton

  Character, Mean, Eight

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