“Just as the good actor perform well whatever role the poet assigns, so too must the good man perform whatever Fortune assigns. For she, says Bion, just like a poet, sometimes assigns the leading role, sometimes that of the supporting role; sometimes that of a king, sometimes that of a beggar. Do not, therefore, being a supporting actor, desire the role of the lead.” MenWellsSometimesDesireActorsRolesPoetKingsFortuneGood ManBeggarGood ActorsSupporting RolesSupporting Actors Author:Bion of Borysthenes
“I dont want to be just considered a breakout comedic supporting actor. I want to be a breakout actor in anything thats a lead.” WantActorsComedicSupporting Actors Author:Donald Faison
“I always thought the leading actor should be the best supporting actor, because you're the only person that can help every other actor on the set.” ShouldPersonsHelpingActorsBeing The BestSupporting Actors Author:Kevin Costner
“If you grow up poor you're always going to worry about money, no matter how successful or lucky you become. I'm not moaning about what actors get paid - I'm very, very lucky - but the difference between what leading actors get paid and supporting actors get is a lot.” IfsMatterActorsGrowsDifferencesPoorWorryGrowing UpSuccessfulLuckyPaidLucky YouMoaningSupporting Actors Author:Jason Flemyng
“God is not a supporting actor in our life movie. We exist for his purposes, not the other way around.” WayPurposeActorsOur LivesSupporting Actors Author:Michael Horton
“It was amazing to be nominated by the Academy who saw fit for me to be nominated for best supporting actor. The Critic's choice award was wonderful. I'm on cloud nine.” ChoicesActorsSawsWonderfulFitCriticsCloudsNineAwardsAcademySupporting ActorsCloud Nine Author:Giancarlo Esposito
“I want to do a movie, but it has to be the right movie, whether it's independent or a studio movie. I'm much more open to being a supporting actor. At the age of 60, I'll be second fiddle. Fine. I'm happy to do it.” WantAgeActorsFineIndependentStudiosFiddleSupporting Actors Author:Robin Williams
“If you're a lead actor, people are just waiting to say 'you're too old' or 'you're too unhip.' If you're a supporting actor, you can just work forever.” PeopleIfsActorsWaitingForeverSupporting Actors Author:Gilbert Gottfried
“As an artist, I didn't think I was gonna get an Oscar. I've never said this, but I've never looked at it like, "We're gonna win Best Supporting Actor."” ThinkingSaidArtistActorsWinningOscarsSupporting Actors Author:O'Shea Jackson, Jr.
“I think probably the best example was the year Jack Palance dropped down and gave us push-ups when he accepted his award for supporting actor. Then we got to throw away a lot of the script because we just did Jack Palance jokes, because it was just too delicious, watching this old man carry on like that.” ThinkingMenYearsActorsExampleJokesDown AndScriptsAcceptedOld ManAwardsDeliciousPush UpsSupporting Actors Author:Bruce Vilanch
“You need as much ballast as possible to stop you from floating away; you need people around you, things going on, otherwise life is like some film where the money ran out, and there are no sets, or locations, or supporting actors, and it's just one bloke on his own staring into the camera with nothing to do and nobody to speak to, and who'd believe in this character then?” PeopleNeedsBelieveCharacterFilmLife IsActorsSpeakCamerasStaringRanJust OneLocationFloatingLife Is LikeBlokesBallastSupporting ActorsFloating Away Book:High Fidelity Source: High Fidelity
“I don't consider myself a very interesting person. I have the mentality of a supporting actor.” PersonsActorsInterestingMentalityVery InterestingSupporting Actors Author:Paul Giamatti
“When I played Robin Hood, I knew the great role was Alan Rickman's and it didn't bother me. I always think that leading actors should be called the best supporting actors.” ThinkingShouldActorsRolesBotherHoodRobinsRobin HoodSupporting Actors Author:Kevin Costner
“City lights shine bright on my complexion, Self-reflection...red hairs flashing at the intersection. Life is a green light, one star, no script, Supporting actors...fresh peaches, no pit.” SelfLightLife IsActorsStarsCitiesHairReflectionRedGreenShiningScriptsHip HopRapPitsSelf ReflectionPeachesIntersectionsRed HairComplexionShine BrightGreen LightsCity LightsSupporting Actors Author:Action Bronson
“I'm awkward at these things. Just being nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Karate Kid was a real surprise and I was a little uncomfortable.” LittlesRealKidsActorsSurpriseUncomfortableAwardsBeing RealAwkwardJust BeingAcademyKarateAcademy AwardsSupporting Actors Author:Pat Morita
“And to Tom Cruise, for if you had won this, your asking price would have gone down so fast. Do you have any idea what supporting actors get paid? We get only one trailer, a small one, in the back.” IfsIdeasActorsGonePaidAskingTomsOscarsCruiseTrailersSupporting Actors Author:Michael Caine
“I did a short film called 'Disco' and won an award for Best Supporting Actor at an indie film festival, and that was nice. Hopefully there's lots more to come.” FilmActorsNiceHopefullyAwardsFestivalsDiscoShort FilmsFilm FestivalsIndie FilmsSupporting Actors Author:Charlie Rowe
“I don't like talking about myself. I'm not really interested in myself. One of the good things about being a supporting actor is that you get to talk about other people.” PeopleActorsTalkingGood ThingsPeople TalkingSupporting Actors Author:David Morse
“I'm not a wealthy person because I was never a star. I was a working actor and a supporting actor.” PersonsActorsStarsWealthySupporting Actors Author:Ed Begley, Jr.