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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
- Potential
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I don't think I'm even close to fulfilling my potential. And I think also that, unlike a pianist or a flutist, an actor has an instrument that is constantly changing.
- Out
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I've been lucky - I've been an actor for eight years and I've never been out of work.
- Most
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- Nov 07, 2020
Most parts that can be played by one actor can equally well be played by another, but not this.
- Power
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- Nov 07, 2020
Producers and directors think they have the power, but what they think of as the weakest link, the actor, is all-powerful.
- Courage
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- Nov 07, 2020
I went to a foreign country as a Japanese actor, not a Hollywood actor. This takes courage.
- Maybe
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Maybe in another life I would have liked to have been a dancer. But I was a cheeky chappy who wanted to be an actor.
- Nov 07, 2020
Personally, sometimes I'll lament the journey of an Asian-American actor, walking into audition rooms in 1999.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I can't remember life before I was an actor. In fact, I was an actor before I knew what it was to be an actor.
- Acting
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- Nov 07, 2020
Acting is really not what I'm interested in. I'm not an aspiring actor and you should be able to tell.
- Fall
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- Nov 07, 2020