“The hardest thing as an actor is that you work really hard constantly for these roles, and you invest so much in it. And when they don't come to fruition and nobody sees them, there's a part of you that dies a little bit. It's like, 'Ah! But I worked so hard!' But that's the business.” LittlesHardDiesActorsBitsRolesLittle BitHardestHardest ThingFruition Author:Adrianne Palicki
“You know, it's hard as a writer to lose characters (and actors) you like. You really don't want them to die because you're not going to get to see them anymore.” KnowsWantHardCharacterDiesActorsLosesLike You Author:Michael Loceff
“It's true that old actors don't die, their parts get smaller. You're less likely to get the part, many parts, if you're playing people your age as opposed to people who are younger. There are fewer parts around.” PeopleIfsAgeDiesActorsFewer Author:Albert Finney
“It wasn't my childhood fantasy to work with Truffaut or be in obscure films. I like Midnight Run better than I like The Bicycle Thief. It was films like Die Hard and Bladerunner that made me want to be an actor.” WantMadeHardRunningFilmDiesActorsFantasyChildhoodThievesObscureMidnightBicycle Author:Ben Affleck
“I like to work. I don't like to disrupt my equilibrium. I don't like to change my head. I'd rather be a third-rate actor. It's a job, and I'm dedicated in my way. I enjoy it. I'm serious about it. But if it doesn't come off, I'm not going to die.” IfsWayJobsDiesActorsEnjoySeriousThirdsRateMy WayDedicatedEquilibrium Author:Anthony Hopkins
“I want to run for the Senate from Tennessee. Not now, but when I'm 50, when music dies down a little bit. I know lots of artists and actors have those delusions of grandeur, but ever since I was a kid, it's been of interest to me.” KnowsWantLittlesRunningKidsArtistDiesActorsBitsInterestLittle BitDelusionSenateGrandeurTennesseeDelusions Of Grandeur Author:Tim McGraw
“Practically all writers and artists are aware of their destiny and see themselves as actors in a fateful drama. With me, nothing is momentous: obscure youth, glorious old age, fateful coincidences - nothing really matters. I have written a number of good sentences. I have kept free of delusions. I know I am going to die soon.” KnowsMatterAgeArtistDiesActorsNumbersDestinyWrittenYouthDramaSentencesOld AgeGloriousDelusionCoincidenceObscure Author:Eric Hoffer