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Personally, I wouldn't advise a gay leading man-type actor to come out.
a struggle with shyness is in every actor more than anyone can imagine.
I think any actor in their right mind is afraid of getting pigeonholed.
Actors may know how to act, but a lot of them don't know how to behave.
I don't really have any limitations for what I want to do, as an actor.
Before 1972, no actors got residuals. They just got paid. No residuals.
As an actor, I would call it a role where you get to stretch out a bit.
I'm not a leading man. I'm a character actor. That's what I want to be.
Most child actors were lucky enough to get the part in the first place.
And the test for any actor is whether you stay at the table or go away.
Acting really suited me because I could connect as an actor to emotion.
My goal was never to be famous, but to be a consistently working actor.
I think some actors thrive on working at a much greater pace than I do.
If you give an audience a chance they will do half your acting for you.
I think fear is one of the natural states of most actors, to be honest.
Tommy (Thompson) is a good listener, and he's a pretty good actor, too.
Wearing a monkey suit really lets you know where you stand as an actor.
As young, hot actors living in Hollywood, you get even more attractive.
I live in New York, where people don't tend to go up to actors as much.
Acting is not being emotional, but being able to fully express emotion.
[Jodie Foster] is one of my favorite actors and people in the business.
The shelf life of a movie actor or actress is so short, it's like milk.
I really believe great actors, even with disease and age, can be great.
[ Chadwick Boseman] is a remarkable actor, and he's a remarkable person.
Actors are easy to like. They are generally sociable, thoughtful people.
Just about every actor wants to be a Disney cartoon voice at some point.
I think a good actor will always know the character better than anybody.
The hardest thing to do as an actor is to be simplistic, and to just be.
My influences were Peter Sellers and the great British character actors.
I feel like I'm a good actor, but I wouldn't call myself a gifted actor.
You can't be an actor in a small town-you have to go to New York or L.A.
I always felt thrilled and amazed that I could put actor on my tax form.
I am a genre lover - everything from spaghetti western to samurai movie.
To be respected as an actor it doesn't help to be seen out in the clubs.
My motto is that the audience should notice the actors, not the clothes.
A movie is really provocation. It's not a message, it's not a statement.
I like to direct landscapes just as I like to direct actors and animals.
I am not a method actor, though I studied for a year with Lee Strasburg.
I'm very interested in directing actors - many directors direct cameras.
The actor in me always wants to link himself to a leader who's inspired.
I'm fascinated with actors, and I've never quite understood the process.
I didn't train in directing; I talk to actors the way I talk to anybody.
I'm a big Pacino fan. He's a great actor: so much passion and intensity.
Emotional power is maybe the most valuable thing that an actor can have.
So many people are called but few serve as actors, you know what I mean?
My life as an actor has submerged me completely because I dont know why.
Being an actor on a movie set is like going to the playground at recess.
Nicolas Cage is a great actor and he's done some good action movies too.
But I'm not a tough guy or a street fighter for real. I'm just an actor.
But actors at a certain point take the best of what's available to them.