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Actor Quotes

The thing about being an actor is that every new job is a new challenge. Sometimes you’ll have a shot, and it doesn’t work. Sometimes it’ll work better than you expected Picture Quote #1

The critic is genius at one remove; he is not unlike an actor on the stage, and incarnates in his mind, as the actor embodies in his person, another’s work; only thus does he understand art, realize it, know it; and having arrived at this, his task is done Picture Quote #1

It’s a blessing to be given a variety of roles to what I call an iconic action actor like myself Picture Quote #1

I still do commercial work as an actor, which I love, because it’s very quick, and it definitely pays my bills Picture Quote #1

I have been portrayed by actors in three television documentaries, two plays, one musical and a film. It’s no fun watching yourself being traduced and imitated by an actor Picture Quote #1

I just don’t believe you’re capable of being an actor unless you have a desire to experience your emotions in a public way Picture Quote #1

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In a rehearsal room, your real resource as an actor aren’t the things around you; your resources are your imagination and your director and the other actors. In those close quarters, your imagination and your skills are what you turn to Picture Quote #1

We can see the film stars of yesterday in yesterday’s films, hear the voices of poest and singers on a record, keep the plays of dead dramatists upon our bookshelves, but the actor who holds his audience captive for one brief moment upon a lighted stage vanishes forever when the curtain falls Picture Quote #1

Mostly what you lose with time, in memory, is the specificity of things, their exact sequence. It all runs together, becomes a watery soup. Portmanteau days, imploded years. Like a bad actor, memory always goes for effect, abjuring motivation, consistency, good sense Picture Quote #1

It was very natural for me to want to disappear into dark theater, I am really very shy. That is something that people never seem to fully grasp because, when you are an actor, you are meant to be an exhibitionist Picture Quote #1

... as an actor there’s nothing better than a great moody moment to play with nothing to say. It’s so much easier to do because you can really get inside your head Picture Quote #1

Being a fiction writer is really like being an actor, because if you’re going to write convincingly it has to sound right and play right. The only way that works is to emotionally and technically act out and see the scene you’re in. There’s no better job in the world, because when I sit down at that computer I’m the world’s best forensics expert, if that’s what I’m writing about that day. Or I’m some crazed psycho running down a dark alley. Or I’m a gorgeous woman looking to find a man that night. Whatever! But I’m all of those things, every day. How can you beat that? Picture Quote #1

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I always think that I would have become an actor if I hadn’t been a soccer player Picture Quote #1

Every scene you will ever act begins in the middle, and it is up to you, the actor, to provide what comes before Picture Quote #1

Actor training should be broadly humanistic, involving the study not just of dramatic literature and theatre history, but of languages, literature, and history generally, and should be centered on acting in plays rather than just exercises, improvisations, monologues, or even scenes Picture Quote #1

Work for the actor lies essentially in two areas: the ability to consistently create reality and the ability to express that reality Picture Quote #1

An actor is at his best a kind of unfrocked priest who, for an hour or two, can call on heaven and hell to mesmerize a group of innocents Picture Quote #1

An expression of feeling isn’t worth anything unless it interferes with what the other actor in the scene wants Picture Quote #1

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An actor must interpret life, and in order to do so he must be willing to accept all experiences that life can offer Picture Quote #1

If you’re an actor, always be true to your character. If you are not an actor, have character and always be true to yourself Picture Quote #1

The only way to deal with yourself as an actor is to follow the emotional truth of what you have to do under the imaginary circumstances. And as you develop you become confident. You come to believe in what you’re doing and trust it because it’s out of you Picture Quote #1

I want to be a great actor someday, and I’ve decided there’s no use philosophizing; the only way is to work at my craft Picture Quote #1

There is only one way of surviving all the early heartbreaks in this business. You must have a sense of humor. And I think it also helps if you are a dreamer. I had my dreams all right. And that is something no one can ever take away. They cost nothing, and they can be as real as you like to make them. You own your dreams and they are priceless. I’ve been a lavatory attendant, a theatre usher, a panhandler, all for real. Now, as an actor, I can be a journalist today and a brain surgeon tomorrow. That’s the stuff my dreams are made of Picture Quote #1

They say an actor is only as good as his parts. Well, my parts have done me pretty well, darling Picture Quote #1

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I’m an actor, that’s what I do every day. Dressing up is part of my job. But whatever you wear you should always be yourself: never go totally with the fashion but use what there is available to be an individual Picture Quote #1

An act cannot be defined by the end sought by the actor, for an identical system of behaviour may be adjustable to too many different ends without altering its nature Picture Quote #1

I am still a journeyman actor and a peace and justice activist. I’m a pilgrim trying to win my freedom and serve as best I can in the time I have, with this gift I’ve been given Picture Quote #1

Talent I say is what an actor needs. And talent is faith in oneself, one’s own powers Picture Quote #1

Curing environmental ills requires not a stance outside nature, but a stance within nature, a role not as onlooker without, but as an actor within Picture Quote #1

When you find a waiter who is a waiter and not an actor, writer, musician or poet, you’ve found a jewel Picture Quote #1

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The thing about being an actor is that every new job is a new challenge. Sometimes you’ll have a shot, and it doesn’t work. Sometimes it’ll work better than you expected (Actor Quotes) The critic is genius at one remove; he is not unlike an actor on the stage, and incarnates in his mind, as the actor embodies in his person, another’s work; only thus does he understand art, realize it, know it; and having arrived at this, his task is done (Actor Quotes) It’s a blessing to be given a variety of roles to what I call an iconic action actor like myself (Actor Quotes) I still do commercial work as an actor, which I love, because it’s very quick, and it definitely pays my bills (Actor Quotes) I have been portrayed by actors in three television documentaries, two plays, one musical and a film. It’s no fun watching yourself being traduced and imitated by an actor (Actor Quotes) I just don’t believe you’re capable of being an actor unless you have a desire to experience your emotions in a public way (Actor Quotes) In a rehearsal room, your real resource as an actor aren’t the things around you; your resources are your imagination and your director and the other actors. In those close quarters, your imagination and your skills are what you turn to (Actor Quotes) We can see the film stars of yesterday in yesterday’s films, hear the voices of poest and singers on a record, keep the plays of dead dramatists upon our bookshelves, but the actor who holds his audience captive for one brief moment upon a lighted stage vanishes forever when the curtain falls (Actor Quotes) Mostly what you lose with time, in memory, is the specificity of things, their exact sequence. It all runs together, becomes a watery soup. Portmanteau days, imploded years. Like a bad actor, memory always goes for effect, abjuring motivation, consistency, good sense (Actor Quotes) It was very natural for me to want to disappear into dark theater, I am really very shy. That is something that people never seem to fully grasp because, when you are an actor, you are meant to be an exhibitionist (Actor Quotes) ... as an actor there’s nothing better than a great moody moment to play with nothing to say. It’s so much easier to do because you can really get inside your head (Actor Quotes) Being a fiction writer is really like being an actor, because if you’re going to write convincingly it has to sound right and play right. The only way that works is to emotionally and technically act out and see the scene you’re in. There’s no better job in the world, because when I sit down at that computer I’m the world’s best forensics expert, if that’s what I’m writing about that day. Or I’m some crazed psycho running down a dark alley. Or I’m a gorgeous woman looking to find a man that night. Whatever! But I’m all of those things, every day. How can you beat that? (Actor Quotes) I always think that I would have become an actor if I hadn’t been a soccer player (Actor Quotes) Every scene you will ever act begins in the middle, and it is up to you, the actor, to provide what comes before (Actor Quotes) Actor training should be broadly humanistic, involving the study not just of dramatic literature and theatre history, but of languages, literature, and history generally, and should be centered on acting in plays rather than just exercises, improvisations, monologues, or even scenes (Actor Quotes) Work for the actor lies essentially in two areas: the ability to consistently create reality and the ability to express that reality (Actor Quotes) An actor is at his best a kind of unfrocked priest who, for an hour or two, can call on heaven and hell to mesmerize a group of innocents (Actor Quotes) An expression of feeling isn’t worth anything unless it interferes with what the other actor in the scene wants (Actor Quotes) An actor must interpret life, and in order to do so he must be willing to accept all experiences that life can offer (Actor Quotes) If you’re an actor, always be true to your character. If you are not an actor, have character and always be true to yourself (Actor Quotes) The only way to deal with yourself as an actor is to follow the emotional truth of what you have to do under the imaginary circumstances. And as you develop you become confident. You come to believe in what you’re doing and trust it because it’s out of you (Actor Quotes) I want to be a great actor someday, and I’ve decided there’s no use philosophizing; the only way is to work at my craft (Actor Quotes) There is only one way of surviving all the early heartbreaks in this business. You must have a sense of humor. And I think it also helps if you are a dreamer. I had my dreams all right. And that is something no one can ever take away. They cost nothing, and they can be as real as you like to make them. You own your dreams and they are priceless. I’ve been a lavatory attendant, a theatre usher, a panhandler, all for real. Now, as an actor, I can be a journalist today and a brain surgeon tomorrow. That’s the stuff my dreams are made of (Actor Quotes) They say an actor is only as good as his parts. Well, my parts have done me pretty well, darling (Actor Quotes) I’m an actor, that’s what I do every day. Dressing up is part of my job. But whatever you wear you should always be yourself: never go totally with the fashion but use what there is available to be an individual (Actor Quotes) An act cannot be defined by the end sought by the actor, for an identical system of behaviour may be adjustable to too many different ends without altering its nature (Actor Quotes) I am still a journeyman actor and a peace and justice activist. I’m a pilgrim trying to win my freedom and serve as best I can in the time I have, with this gift I’ve been given (Actor Quotes) Talent I say is what an actor needs. And talent is faith in oneself, one’s own powers (Actor Quotes) Curing environmental ills requires not a stance outside nature, but a stance within nature, a role not as onlooker without, but as an actor within (Actor Quotes) When you find a waiter who is a waiter and not an actor, writer, musician or poet, you’ve found a jewel (Actor Quotes)

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