Top 1200 Great Actors Quotes & Sayings - Page 6

I love actors. Part of that is my theater background and being a writer who cares about performance. Actors have usually chosen their profession because they have a dream of doing it and they want to express something about the world. That's the same thing that I have with writing. Most of the good actors get into it for those reason, rather than for reasons of fame or fortune, or anything like that, and that's where I'm coming from, as a storyteller.

'Mission: Impossible' is basically entertainment, and for what it is, it's fine. I don't think most actors become actors to do that type of film.

It is important to understand that there is no distinction between comedians and actors. All are actors.

Actors don't generally go asking other actors for advice too much, but I'll take suggestions wherever I can.

My circle of friends are not actors at all. None of them are actors, really, because they're are not available. They're always off somewhere.

Going out with other actors is never good; actresses are neurotic, and actors are horrendous egotists.

I can tell stories to other actors about the level of aggression on stage in the '70s between actors - it was unbelievable.

I look at actors very closely. It's not an accident when the actors excel.

Truly great actors carry their characters in silence with them. They communicate without words the relationships that predate the movie.

The tabloids had a field day with 'Tipping The Velvet,' which was great for the viewing figures but not necessarily for the actors involved.

The characters I didn't have actors in mind for, that was the scary moment. Because in any production, until you find the right person, you're constantly judging your writing or what it is that isn't working here or not clicking here, because you have amazing actors coming to read for it, and if something's not clicking, it can't be them because they're amazing actors. You're sort of completely doubting yourself.

I love to combine first-time actors with seasoned actors.

I think that I just need to work with great directors and actors, people who are better than me, so that I am challenged.

I loved doing casting because I love actors, and I am very conscious of what actors do. But I always wanted to be a producer.

There's nothing more thrilling than watching great actors say things that you wrote and bring them to life.

I love Leonardo DiCaprio. He just makes really great films with great directors. He has great relationships with directors but also has a great social awareness. I think he balances his work with his responsibilities to his world, the environment, things like that very well. I'm very impressed by him and I admire him a lot. And other actors like Joaquin Phoenix, I just look at him and marvel at his unexpectedness, just his work really.

I think every actor is looking for a challenge, and to play something different, and to be a part of a project with other great actors.

One of the ingredients that made Cheers work so well was the great ensemble of actors we had. That's the case with any good series.

I want authenticity. And rarely do actors - more specifically, black actors - get a chance to be authentic on film and television.

Generally speaking, actors are allowed NO input. Actors are dumb.

People think that theater actors are too big for the camera. It's like, 'No, we're actors and we adjust for our audience.'

My favourite actors have always been the character actors.

Not only do you need great lyrics, a great message, a great story, great vocals, great chords... you also need great instrumentation, great editing, great sonics, great mixing, and great mastering. It all comes together to make something truly great, and I think each element combines together to create a powerful impact on the consumer.

I've never been aware of the difference between so-called posh actors and working-class actors.

I know from teaching, that actors want to act. Even the subtlest actors can do a little too much.

I like to do theater and hopefully be effective. Most actors, at least contemporary actors of my generation, can't do it. They don't have the chops.

There's a lot of actors out there or people who want to be actors. It's unique to find somebody that, you know, needs to be an actor.

You don't write for actors. Actors come for characters you've made up.

I like being around actors. Imagine not liking actors.

I couldn't be a director because I couldn't put up with the actors. I don't have the patience. Why, I'd probably kill the actors. Not to mention some of the beautiful actresses.

To direct actors is difficult. To direct actors in another language is more difficult, but directing non-actors in another language is one of the craziest things that I have done and one of the most rewarding experiences I have had.

I make my life with New York stage actors, and I love them. They're the best actors on planet earth.

There are a lot of great young actors coming out of England who have maybe not gone to drama school, but I wish I had.

People forget that actors are actors, who are looking to put on the clothes and the character, and then shed it just as easily.

The biggest quality of good actors is that they know how to respect their co-actors, whether they are as big a name as them or not.

I hate hearing about actors who don't like the show. There are so many actors out there who'd give their right arm for what I'm getting to do.

We're interested by public personas and private personas, otherwise we wouldn't put on with actors rambling on with the same kind of stuff, over and over again, saying variations of the same thing. I'm always amazed by how fascinated people still are by actors because it's the same version of events that actors describe, all the time.

There are etiquette things that actors, new actors, need to know about. Because it only takes one mess-up on a set to get fired. Not being where you're supposed to be or saying something to the wrong person that you're not supposed to say, and those are like basic things that the actors need to know.

The Old Vic has always been first and foremost an actors' theatre, a home for great talent and memorable performances.

I'm working with great directors and actors, and I'm getting to learn so much about the process of acting. I'm extremely grateful for these experiences.

I've always felt there are three sexes: men, women, and actors. And actors combine the worst qualities of the other two.

Female actors' contribution to films are at par with male actors. So just because they signed the film, they can't be taken for granted.

I've always known actors because my parents are actors on stage and so I lived in a very creative environment when I was a kid. All my life.

I like working with kid actors because they surprise you constantly. I mean, all actors do - but kids particularly.

I know from teaching that actors want to act. Even the subtlest actors can do a little too much.

The best voice actors all have a live performance background. And are competent, fearless, incredibly creative actors.

The best actors in the world are the actors who don't keep the walls up all the time and allow themselves the potential to be embarrassed.

I know actors that were on great television shows that got cancelled and they have never done anything that good since.

It was so much fun working with these young kid actors. We had a great time and those kids are truly amazing.

I have a background in theater, so I have experience with actors. I like actors - I used to be one.

The Old Vic has always been first and foremost an actors theatre, a home for great talent and memorable performances.

Viola [Davis] is one of the great actors of her generation. She has one of these moments in the theater that I don't even know how to describe.

There's something about actors - not stars, but actors - if they have the character, and someone is pushing and shoving them to be the best they can be, they enjoy that.

There are only so many hilarious actors so when they cross-pollinate, people assume it's always the same actors and directors.

I had great parents, and they trained me well and instilled great values in me. They also taught me common sense about money and that I couldn't count on the good fortune of doing a show forever. Therefore, I never spent money I didn't have and didn't end up destitute like other child actors.

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

Trust is hard to get from actors, and for me to give to actors.

There are a handful of actors who sustain interest because it's exciting to watch them get better at what they do. I want to be one of those actors.

The problem for me is not that Schwarzenegger is governor, but the extent to which even politicians who are not actors are functioning like actors.

As an actor, you can't judge. A great actress from Spain said, "We, the actors, are lawyers of the characters we play. We have to defend them, no matter what."