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Actor Quotes

Directors and producers were afraid of a Dumont actor while at the same time they admired him Picture Quote #1

To be a Dumont actor was considered to be a great honor for an actor, yet it also had its disadvantages Picture Quote #1

My dream as a youngster was to be like Olivier. To be a great stage actor. To be a great Shakespearean actor. To me that is the Olympics of acting Picture Quote #1

And my father, being a good Swiss puritan, always really insisted that if I was going to be an actor, I shouldn’t just be an actor, I should know about the whole process Picture Quote #1

When you talk about a great actor, you’re not talking about Tom Cruise Picture Quote #1

I mean, it’s a bit of a double - edged sword being a celebrity and being an actor as I’m sure you know. Your public laundry is constantly aired out and I thought that maybe I could do some good Picture Quote #1

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As an actor I’ve been attracted to the sort of films that I want to go and see. That tends to usually be drama-related Picture Quote #1

I was convinced there as only one actor to play Templeton the Rat, and that was Tony Randall Picture Quote #1

I was friends with President Ronald Reagan and he once said to me, ‘I don’t know how anybody can serve in public office without being an actor Picture Quote #1

I got to talking to an old actor, and he had a bunch of stories about the Rough Riders Picture Quote #1

Oh, well, in Los Angeles everybody is an actor, or a producer, or a writer, or a director, or an agent, or... So everybody understands the hours Picture Quote #1

The actor is too prone to exaggerate his powers; he wants to play Hamlet when his appearance is more suitable to King Lear Picture Quote #1

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People told me, when I was coming through the ranks, that a mark of a great actor is one who deals with the period of unemployment as well as they deal with the period of employment Picture Quote #1

I feel really privileged to be an actor, to be paid to do something I love Picture Quote #1

I think it’s sort of a rite of passage for a British actor to try and get the American accent and have a good crack at doing that Picture Quote #1

It’s funny, when you become an actor and you’re successful, they don’t want to talk about acting any more. ‘Hey let’s talk about that stuff you were fired from Picture Quote #1

Everybody that’s an actor leaves it for a while ‘cause they ain’t got a job Picture Quote #1

Jack Nicholson is a textbook actor who’s very intuitive. He is absolutely brilliant at going as far as you can go, always pushing to the edge, but still making it seem real Picture Quote #1

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The director I had most involvement with was Alex Rockwell. He gave me a lot of responsibility as an actor Picture Quote #1

TV is very much a producer and writer or creator-driven machine in the States. And I’m the kind of actor that needs to be pushed and have someone on my case a little bit, so I suffer from that Picture Quote #1

Most actors spend a lot of time training themselves to be an actor. And I kind of didn’t do that. I just started doin’ it in front of an audience and had to deliver Picture Quote #1

You know, for an actor to come into the midst of that, it’s - it can either be difficult and somewhat unnerving, or it can be very embracing and like, kind of stepping into a nice hot tub Picture Quote #1

The nice thing is that, at least in Los Angeles, I’m known as a character actor and I do auditions for other things besides just cartoon shows Picture Quote #1

I felt unworthy to play Jesus. I just accepted the responsibility and said, ‘What actor wouldn’t want to play this role?’ Picture Quote #1

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The life of an action star is very short. I want to be an actor like Robert De Niro, like Dustin Hoffman or Clint Eastwood who in their 70s or 80s can still act Picture Quote #1

Uncle Junior is a criminal, which makes him a villain, so it makes people want to watch him. My whole life as an actor has been preparing for something like this Picture Quote #1

I’m a Method actor. I spent years training for the drinking and carousing I had to do in this film Picture Quote #1

In Paris, everybody wants to be an actor; nobody is content to be a spectator Picture Quote #1

The characters are the result of two things - first, we elaborate them into fairly well - defined people through their dialogue, then they happen all over again, when the actor interprets them Picture Quote #1

I do think that’s so much a part of what being a director is - in working with actors - to really try and be sensitive to what each actor needs to get to where he wants to be Picture Quote #1

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Directors and producers were afraid of a Dumont actor while at the same time they admired him (Actor Quotes) To be a Dumont actor was considered to be a great honor for an actor, yet it also had its disadvantages (Actor Quotes) My dream as a youngster was to be like Olivier. To be a great stage actor. To be a great Shakespearean actor. To me that is the Olympics of acting (Actor Quotes) And my father, being a good Swiss puritan, always really insisted that if I was going to be an actor, I shouldn’t just be an actor, I should know about the whole process (Actor Quotes) When you talk about a great actor, you’re not talking about Tom Cruise (Actor Quotes) I mean, it’s a bit of a double - edged sword being a celebrity and being an actor as I’m sure you know. Your public laundry is constantly aired out and I thought that maybe I could do some good (Actor Quotes) As an actor I’ve been attracted to the sort of films that I want to go and see. That tends to usually be drama-related (Actor Quotes) I was convinced there as only one actor to play Templeton the Rat, and that was Tony Randall (Actor Quotes) I was friends with President Ronald Reagan and he once said to me, ‘I don’t know how anybody can serve in public office without being an actor (Actor Quotes) I got to talking to an old actor, and he had a bunch of stories about the Rough Riders (Actor Quotes) Oh, well, in Los Angeles everybody is an actor, or a producer, or a writer, or a director, or an agent, or... So everybody understands the hours (Actor Quotes) The actor is too prone to exaggerate his powers; he wants to play Hamlet when his appearance is more suitable to King Lear (Actor Quotes) People told me, when I was coming through the ranks, that a mark of a great actor is one who deals with the period of unemployment as well as they deal with the period of employment (Actor Quotes) I feel really privileged to be an actor, to be paid to do something I love (Actor Quotes) I think it’s sort of a rite of passage for a British actor to try and get the American accent and have a good crack at doing that (Actor Quotes) It’s funny, when you become an actor and you’re successful, they don’t want to talk about acting any more. ‘Hey let’s talk about that stuff you were fired from (Actor Quotes) Everybody that’s an actor leaves it for a while ‘cause they ain’t got a job (Actor Quotes) Jack Nicholson is a textbook actor who’s very intuitive. He is absolutely brilliant at going as far as you can go, always pushing to the edge, but still making it seem real (Actor Quotes) The director I had most involvement with was Alex Rockwell. He gave me a lot of responsibility as an actor (Actor Quotes) TV is very much a producer and writer or creator-driven machine in the States. And I’m the kind of actor that needs to be pushed and have someone on my case a little bit, so I suffer from that (Actor Quotes) Most actors spend a lot of time training themselves to be an actor. And I kind of didn’t do that. I just started doin’ it in front of an audience and had to deliver (Actor Quotes) You know, for an actor to come into the midst of that, it’s - it can either be difficult and somewhat unnerving, or it can be very embracing and like, kind of stepping into a nice hot tub (Actor Quotes) The nice thing is that, at least in Los Angeles, I’m known as a character actor and I do auditions for other things besides just cartoon shows (Actor Quotes) I felt unworthy to play Jesus. I just accepted the responsibility and said, ‘What actor wouldn’t want to play this role?’ (Actor Quotes) The life of an action star is very short. I want to be an actor like Robert De Niro, like Dustin Hoffman or Clint Eastwood who in their 70s or 80s can still act (Actor Quotes) Uncle Junior is a criminal, which makes him a villain, so it makes people want to watch him. My whole life as an actor has been preparing for something like this (Actor Quotes) I’m a Method actor. I spent years training for the drinking and carousing I had to do in this film (Actor Quotes) In Paris, everybody wants to be an actor; nobody is content to be a spectator (Actor Quotes) The characters are the result of two things - first, we elaborate them into fairly well - defined people through their dialogue, then they happen all over again, when the actor interprets them (Actor Quotes) I do think that’s so much a part of what being a director is - in working with actors - to really try and be sensitive to what each actor needs to get to where he wants to be (Actor Quotes)

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