Quotes About Actor

Well, one thing for sure, I won't be remembered for 'Free Willy.' Or maybe I will.

I'd love to be remembered as a character actor who brought illumination to roles in wonderful plays and who delivered performances that made people think and rethink those roles.

As an actor, I want to do something I will be remembered for. I think 'Maaya' is that kind of film.

An actor remembers his first piece of published praise. It is written on his heart.

People have been afraid of me because of the parts I played. Nobody remembers that I was the dad in 'Free Willy.'

I love to be on location. I love to be in other parts of the world. I love to be where I'm reminded about real, you know, emotions. I love to touch things and design things, and I think that, for the actor, it certainly - it certainly helps their performance.

There's a lot of magic involved in movies that as a child I really appreciated. So I love bringing my son to set. It reminds me of what I loved doing as a child, and also, as an actor, you have a lot of down time.

I'm an actor, after all, and I need to be able to pay my rent.

I'm very much a jobbing actor who's still trying to find a place to rent down the road.

If an actor or actress is recognizable, that changes our perception of them. Sometimes you can play against type, or you can just repeat what they've already done. It can be an obstacle; it's a very fine line.

To be able to prove my credentials of a dramatic actor, I took up roles which were different and challenging. I've never repeated a role, even if it did well for me.

Ordinarily if an actor gets chosen for the lead in a film, he or she has already built up a repertoire, and everyone knows what he or she is capable of.

I've enjoyed my time as an actor, but felt work was becoming repetitive.

I have a, you know, a John Ritter-shaped hole in my heart. Nobody can replace that.

I have had teachers who were brutal. If you look up 'brutal' in a dictionary, you will see their names. And I think that it's under the guise of wanting to change the actor's habit - wanting to break bad habits and replace them with brand-new ones you can use for the rest of your career.

It is very difficult for an actor to replace another actor who has already created an image.

'Moral police' is my new word. I am very against the media doing moral policing, giving opinions on actor's lives. Media should not become moral police; they should just report.

An actor's life is pretty much like any profession, full of highs and lows; only because this is the glamour world - everything gets reported.

Lately, I have realised that as an actor, I am representing certain aspirations to the world, and it's important that I respect the love people have for me.

Jackie Chan is so international. Everywhere you go, people know who he is. I hope I can be like that one day too - to be an actor that represents Asia to the world.

At the most base level, what an actor represents to the film industry is an investment. Depending on the risk profile, an investor needs 1,000 reasons to commit and one reason not to. That means you've got to do more work on your own, and that the machine is not going to necessarily do the blocking for you. The machine rarely accepted my code.

I am a hungry actor, and I want to do good films.

One thing that's great about being a character actor is that a movie doesn't rest on your shoulders. If it bombs, it won't hurt my career.

Show me a great actor and I'll show you a lousy husband. Show me a great actress, and you've seen the devil.