“You know, actors lie all the time. 'Can I ride on the horse? Are you kidding? Of course! I was born on a horse!'... It's the same with motorcycles.” KnowsLyingCoursesActorsBornHorseMotorcycle Author:William Lucking
“There are many actors who have inspired me: Spencer Tracy for his incredible elegance and, of course, Cary Grant. But, there's also an Italian actor I admire a great deal: Alberto Sordi.” CoursesActorsDealsInspiredIncrediblesAdmireGrantsItalianEleganceTracy Author:Alfred Molina
“I do know there are a lot of people who seem to be in my corner, and that's, of course, wonderful. I'm really more interested in the nomination than in the award, because I think the nomination just puts you within a group of outstanding actors.” PeopleThinkingKnowsSeemsCoursesActorsWonderfulGroupsCornersAwardsOutstandingNominations Author:Morgan Freeman
“Every part I play is just a variant of my own personality. No real character actor, of course, just me.” RealPlayCharacterCoursesActorsMy OwnPersonalityCharacter ActorsReal CharacterMy Own Personality Author:Michael Gambon
“I've been for 10 years trying to make something out of my life as an actor. I've learned a lot but I haven't done much that's worthwhile. So maybe if I make people wonder what I really do look like and make myself unrecognizable, they will be interested and intrigued, which eventually, of course, happened.” PeopleIfsTryingYearsLooksDoneCoursesActorsWonderHappenedHavensI've LearnedWorthwhileIntrigued Author:Christopher Lee
“I hated the idea that I would be like my father. Which is one of the reasons I decided I didn't want to be a writer and wanted to be an actor instead. I wanted to go in a total different direction. But, of course, I ended up being a writer anyway.” WantIdeasDifferentReasonWould BeWantedCoursesActorsFatherDecidedHatedDifferent Directions Author:Loudon Wainwright III
“I don't want to be quoted as 'Tom Hiddleston, psychologist says...' But there is a psychological aspect to being an actor. We are particular students of human nature - not every actor is, of course, but that's what fascinates me about being an actor.” WantHumansCoursesActorsHuman NatureStudentsParticularAspectPsychologicalTomsPsychologist Author:Tom Hiddleston
“I've played English a number of times, and used an English accent a number of times, so it becomes a little bit of an obstacle course to go, "Oh, that's teetering into Captain Jack-ville," or "This is teetering into Chocolat or Wonka." You've got to really pay attention to the places you've been. But, that's part of it. That's the great challenge. You may get it wrong. There's a very good possibility that you can fall flat on your face, but that's a healthy thing for an actor.” MayLittlesFacesUsedFallCoursesActorsBitsChallengesNumbersPayAttentionPossibilityHealthyLittle BitVery GoodObstaclesPay AttentionFlatsYour FaceAccentsCaptainsCaptain Jack Author:Johnny Depp
“Marlon Brando, Jack Nicholson, Sean Connery and Robert Redford, Mel Gibson - at least in the Road Warrior films - and Harrison Ford are among my favorite actors. Meryl Streep, Jane Fonda, Sally Field, Deborah Winger, Jessica Lange, and of course, Shirley MacLaine, are among the women.” FilmCoursesActorsFieldsMy FavoriteWarriorJaneRamaSeanJessicaBrandoNicholson Author:Frederick Lenz
“Chris [Nolan] comes at this with such a different take on Batman, so I didn't feel that I had to be true to any other actor playing this role. Of course, I read the comic books. His relationships with Lt. Gordon and with Batman, with Gotham City, those really helped me the most.” FeelsBookDifferentCoursesActorsCitiesRolesBeing TrueComicComic BookNolanGothamGotham City Author:Aaron Eckhart
“I always wanted to be an actor and I'd never dreamt that not only would I be able to do this for a living, but also on top of that I'd be able to choose and steer the course of my own career.” AbleWantedCoursesActorsMy OwnCareersSteers Author:Leonardo DiCaprio
“A couple of clues came my way of what I might be getting myself into when I sat down with a number of actors who had played Richard III in the past. And I was hoping of course, that one of them or all of them were gonna give me the magic key, the secret way in to play Richard III but none of them did that.But every one of them did say the following, "Be careful."” WayGivingPlayMightPastCoursesActorsNumbersSecretMagicKeysCoupleGive MeCarefulFollowingMy WaySatBe CarefulClue Author:Kevin Spacey
“With directors, some have a kind of in-built ability to just know how to work with actors and get the best out of actors, and some don't have a clue about acting. I think it'd be a good idea if directors put themselves in front of the camera, or even went on a six-week drama course, just to know a little bit about what that feels like.” IfsThinkingKnowsFeelsKindLittlesIdeasCoursesActorsBitsAbilityActingKnow HowWeekFrontsDramaDirectorsSixLittle BitBuiltCamerasGood IdeasClue Author:Paddy Considine
“I thought being in the wheelchair might be kind of limiting for me as an actor. It turned out cool in a lot of ways. Of course, at the end of the day, I can get up out of the chair and go home, but I'm very acutely aware that most people can't, so I try to give the situation that depth.” PeopleWayGivingTryingKindI CanEndsHomeMightCoursesActorsSituationDepthGet UpThe End Of The DayChairsBe KindWheelchairs Author:Jim Beaver
“The actor's role in the community is quite unlike anyone else's. Businessmen, for example, don't take their clothes off or cry in front of strangers in the course of their work. Actors do.” CoursesActorsCommunityRolesFrontsCryExampleClothesStrangerBusinessman Author:Wallace Shawn
“I think for any actor to say they don't like attention is ridiculous. Of course we love attention. But getting attention is different than pretending the attention means something.” ThinkingMeanDifferentCoursesActorsAttentionRidiculousPretending Author:Ellen Pompeo
“In high school, theater was all I ever wanted to do. I didnt see that I was going to set it aside for so many years and take a right turn into television. Of course, wanting to do theater is something you hear a lot from actors. I think Ive been embarrassed to be in that big cliche.” ThinkingYearsBigsWantedSchoolTurnsCoursesActorsTelevisionHigh SchoolTheaterEmbarrassedCliche Author:Mare Winningham