“When I made a breakthrough as an actor, people started to say, 'Who's that bloke with the funny name?' They advised me to change it, saying it would never be put up in lights outside theaters because they couldn't afford the electricity. But I would never contemplate changing it. It's who I am.” PeopleMadeLightActorsNamesTheaterWho I AmContemplatingElectricityBreakthroughBlokesFunny Name Author:Pete Postlethwaite
“Once you do a piece on the stage, you become that poem or you become that piece. That's really who you are. I think that's why some artists have stage names, you know? I don't have a stage name, it's pretty much just me.” ThinkingKnowsArtistActorsNamesActingPiecesStageWho You AreTheatre Author:Clinton D. Powell
“Like all independent movies, the first thing you're looking for is a name actor who will justify your financing.” FirstsActorsNamesIndependentJustifyFinancing Author:Steven Shainberg
“Every day, I wake up and I'm like, "Oh, I'm the star of my own show that has my name in it and I get to write it and hire actors that I've loved for such a long time!" It's amazing!” WritingLongShowsActorsNamesStarsMy OwnLong TimeWake Up Author:Mindy Kaling
“Certainly, for a newspaper director, to have within arm's reach a Travaglio, about whom every starring actor, supporting cast and extra of Italian political life he is ready upon cold request to provide an inquiry brief refined in the most minute details is a nice comfort. But also a bit unsettling. The day I asked him if in that archive, into which no one is allowed to stick their nose, there were a brief with my name on it, Marco changed the subject.” IfsPoliticalActorsNamesBitsNiceMinutesSubjectsChangedReadyArmsColdComfortDirectorsSticksCastsDetailsNewspapersNosesExtrasItalianInquiryRequestRefinedMarcosArchivesPolitical Life Author:Indro Montanelli
“That is perceptive of you, because in this country men dancers have always been viewed with suspicion. If you were an actor, a star, and a dancer, you had to be, or have a name like someone mainstream.” IfsMenCountryActorsNamesStarsDancerMainstreamSuspicion Author:Cesar Romero
“Inspiration can come from anywhere. But I do love actors. I wish I could drop a bunch of names, but there are just too many.” InspirationActorsNamesWishBunch Author:Kevin Corrigan
“Mostly actors are progressive because we are accustomed to all the nuances of human life, whereas dictators just try to flatten it all out. So we usually try to stand up to dictators like, well, we won't mention names.” TryingHumansWellsActorsNamesHuman LifeProgressiveDictatorAccustomedNuance Author:Jane Fonda
“For the first 10 minutes after you meet them, they have the wattage and charisma of movie stars. Then you have a coffee with them and you realize we're all the same, we're all just people. All of the actors in The Avengers are so nice. Marvel has these code names for projects and the code name for The Avengers was Group Hug. It felt very much like a group hug on set.” PeopleFirstsActorsNamesStarsFeltRealizingNiceGroupsMinutesProjectsCoffeeCodeHugMovie StarCharismaAvengers Author:Tom Hiddleston
“There is an established tradition of actors directing films that have a particular, personal meaning for them - Warren Beatty, Clint Eastwood, Kevin Costner, and most recently George Clooney to name a few. Remarkably, their films share an unusually high percentage of being very good.” FilmActorsNamesShareParticularTraditionVery GoodPercentagesKevinBeattyDirecting Film Author:Steven Van Zandt
“With The Host, I think the actors could be really big names. That would be cool. Id love to see Robert Redford put on a beard and be Jeb; he would be amazing... Matt Damon has some very Jared-esque qualities, and then Casey Affleck as Ian and Ben Affleck as Kyle. Imagine the interplay.” ThinkingBigsWould BeActorsNamesQualityImagineHostBeardBeing CoolDamon Author:Stephenie Meyer