- Nov 07, 2020
Actor Quotes
The craft, nerves, and quiet discipline of acting.
These actor quotes capture the appeal of the work itself over the discomfort of interviews, the rehearsal room as the real proving ground, and the personal risk of choosing acting as a career in the first place. See Character for more on building a role.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Opening
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I started as an actor, I kind of started with a couple features. I've been waiting for the opening.
- Focus
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't want to be jack of all, master of none. I want to focus completely and excel as an actor with every project.
- Questions
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- Nov 07, 2020
Whenever any actor comes into a producer session, they have so many questions, and we still can't really tell them that much until they get the job.
- Responsibility
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- Nov 07, 2020
Any actor worth his salt has a responsibility to reinvent himself from part to part.
- Ridiculous
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up in suburban Brisbane, so to say you wanted to be an actor was a ridiculous concept.
- My Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I got a rent-stabilized apartment in 1977, and that has made my life as an actor possible.
- Harold
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- Nov 07, 2020
I trained as an actor with Lee Strasberg, Elia Kazan, and Harold Clurman, and those guys set a very high bar.
- Nov 07, 2020
I don't think it was a surprise that I ended up as an actor, and it was anything but a disappointment.
- Development
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- Nov 07, 2020
Directing a film was something I always wanted to do, something that seemed an inevitability in my development as an actor.
- Only
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- Nov 07, 2020