Quotes About Actor

If I audition for a job that I don't get, to be honest with you, I'd rather my friend get it. I think there also has to be an acknowledgement of the fact that, as an actor, being in employment is not the norm.

To be honest I don't think I was any great shakes as a theatre actor because everything I was doing was really small in size - intimate.

To be honest, I sort of feel like 'movie actor' isn't of this time. I love it. But it's a 20th-century art form.

To be honest, I don't think I'm an actor. I'm a creator - or try to be.

When I was cast as Gendry, I didn't have any of the physical attributes the part required. I was astounded that I got the role, to be honest.

Because I came to acting quite late, I kind of think one of the few attributes that I do have is that I try to be honest with the character, with the writing. I'm not a tricksy actor; I'm not exactly a scenery-chewing kind of actor.

I want to get better as an actor, to keep trying to work harder, trying to discover something different. In some ways, it's a pretty frightening experience. But normally, I do tend to walk against fear and hope that I'll be able to survive.

For me, it was always that one extra job that you do to survive in the industry. I also realised that I was not well-sculpted as an actor because I was getting a lot of rejections. I stopped acting and focused on casting.

I have a hard time being career-minded, but I want to be able to survive as an actor and do work that I think is important and that says something.

You know, the last time America sensationalized an actor from India, the man died a poor, miserable soul: He was Sabu, the elephant boy. He came here and was the toast of Hollywood. And he just went back to India and died a pauper.

'GLOW' was the first time that, from head to toe, I was asked to use my body in a functional, powerful way as an actor - and that felt amazing.

I find dipping one's toe into all of these people's lives is one of the major exciting points of being an actor. This dilettantism.

My father was, like, the token bad white guy in all the old Jackie Chan/Bruce Lee films.

When I told my mom I was going to audition for 'The Hobbit,' she said, 'Well, you've always loved Tolkien.' And she was right.

I've become very close with Tom Hardy. I love Tom to bits.

I'm kind of like the goofy number-seven guy in a lot of movies.

The best part is it's a dream come true. I've always wanted to be a working actor, and the good part of it... it's all good! I work long hours, but it's amazing. They pay me. That's amazing! I get to kiss Keri Russell, and that ain't too bad.

I think L.A.'s terrific. You fly an hour and a half and you're in the mountains in three feet of powder. I also think it's a much better city if you're working as an actor. If you're not working and you don't see your dreams coming true, there can be a lot of heartache.

As an actor, most of the time, you only have so much say in how, what and where things go. As a director, you really get to paint a bigger picture. You have many more brushes to use.

Tom Cruise is one of the most successful actors of all time.

I was a child actor. I was this spaz kid diagnosed with ADHD, and I worked all the time.

I just wanted to be a guy who could earn a living as an actor, and I did that for a long time.

I was a big Mickey Rourke fan in his first incarnation. I thought that at the time he was America's greatest screen actor.

Every character I do is something special to me. Every time you score with a great character relationship in a movie, it becomes your baby.