Quotes About Actor

I am not the kind of person who makes his bread and butter on how hyped I am. I am an actor, and I do my job.

I did a couple comedies to balance myself as an actor and balance how audiences see Donnie Yen as an actor, and I would even say as a celebrity or icon, to some fans. I want to show that I'm not Terminator.

It's a big responsibility to play an icon like Sunil Gavaskar.

I've got my fair share of appreciation, and I've definitely grown as an actor, but I never expected to be an icon.

As an actor, I have had an iconic journey and was fortunate enough to have worked with some really wonderful directors.

For me, the ideal job as an actor would be something that is intrinsically a drama but to which I could bring in as much humor as possible.

Ideally, for me, the power of appreciation lies in getting better roles and being given more responsibility as an actor.

That's what I always hoped for when I became an actor - that you would do something that people can escape to, find identification with and excitement in and be able to talk about it in bars, restaurants, and workplaces.

I'm identified as a New York actor, I sound like I'm from New York, and I couldn't be more proud of it.

I've always identified as an actor. That's what I set out to do.

It's like one of the best things that can ever happen to you as an actor: to have your story reach people, even if they don't look like you and even though they may not be able to identify with a black male; they can still identify with what's happening to you.

I feel if the Punjabi cinema is experimenting, I should also at least try and do roles which create a new identity with every film.

I just didn't want people to think, Here's this idiot Danish actor who made up this name to get attention. It's really quite common here, and I've had it all my life.

Being idly hanging around, and that's not good for an actor to do.

I am playing Elvis Presley in 'Hello Darling.' The project is really exciting for me because I get to play my idol.

Dan Aykroyd is a comedy icon and one of my idols of all time, but I also know that he's an incredibly great actor.

I had to decide if I wanted to be a singer or an actor. I was always singing. I thought if I could be an actor, I could do all of it.

I needed to see if I could have fun in a project again, and 'Riverdale' was a project that ended up looking like a tonne of fun.

Because I had other means of expressions, I was lucky that I didn't go under and start becoming all convoluted in my head. That can happen, if you're a serious actor and you're here to really be a part of cinema, and when cinema ignores you, it can be devastating.

I started my career, actually, maybe the first 10, 11 years, playing the bad boyfriend with the gun. And I got ill with that and moved on, for some reason, to playing cops all the time.

If you're an actor, there's going to be a sense of fantasy about yourself, especially in the celebrity world we live in today. You give the illusion of being in control, sexy, at ease, with never a difficult moment. Those are the basic lies that all celebrities tell. For me, they're the more dangerous lies to come to terms with.

I've always said that I benefit, as an actor, from not having the illusion of security.

I'm an actor. I hate to blow everyone's illusions.

I don't think an actor ever wants to establish an image. That certainly hurt me, and yet that is also what made me successful and eventually able to do more challenging roles.