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As an actor, I've been drawn to those characters that are further away from who I may be.
We call my son's role in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy Sean's little independent movie.
Certain comedians work with certain actors; like Adam Sandler worked with Jack Nicholson.
You are what you know, as an actor, so you gotta try to know as much as you possibly can.
Contrast of emotions is definitely something interesting that you like to do as an actor.
I can't say I was unhappy as a child actor in films. I had a particularly wonderful time.
I never consciously set out to be an actor. I just kind of did whatever acting I could do.
If it sounds good as you say it, likely as not it'll sound good when an actor's saying it.
Romeo Must Die was the first film that I did where I was able to just be free as an actor.
Movie making is really, it's a director's medium, it's not even so much an actor's medium.
I don’t want to be an actor or nothing but if I have to, I’ll act if it’s the right thing.
You never stop learning your craft. That's the key to success within yourself as an actor.
If a great opportunity opens itself up, I would love to be involved... or star in a movie.
Yes, The Persuaders, that was great fun because one of my favourite actors is Roger Moore.
I, also, found the opportunity to work with the actors extremely gratifying and rewarding.
Anyone can do theater, even actors. And theater can be done everywhere. Even in a theater.
Directing, editing, and everything about filmmaking has definitely changed me as an actor.
Actors come up and just blatantly hit on my wife in front of me and don't even look at me.
You try to pick good stories, and that's pretty much all the control you have as an actor.
I'm a self-confessed genre nerd. I'm a very serious actor, but a genre nerd, all the same.
A ham is simply any actor who has not been successful in repressing his natural instincts.
You have to trust your instincts. There is a moment when an actor has it, and he knows it.
If I'm doing my job as an actor, the audience knows everything I know about the character.
It's your job as an actor to fill out the blanks. I love doing that. To fill in the bones.
I just want the actors to put their faith in the language. Just let the words do the work.
I joined the Actors Studio and began to work with Lee Strasberg, and that changed my work.
I consider myself a method singer, not a method actor. I applied method acting to singing.
When actors give their input, it can be very ego-driven, and directors are scared of that.
There are a lot of actors out there who've made one or two films and who never work again.
Nothing makes an actor feel freer and more inventive and more creative than being trusted.
I realized that I was a really, really terrible actor. I was like, "I'd better be myself."
It's hard to find actors that don't feel contemporary when you put them in a period piece.
I think any actor worth their salt wants to show as much versatility as they possibly can.
I never started out trying to be an actor. That was not my passion, this was not my thing.
It's always important for me as an actor to reflect human behavior for a sense of reality.
Typically, I like to talk and meet with actors face to face well before we start shooting.
I kind of knew it wasn't going to be until my 30s that I really hit my stride as an actor.
If I am not right for something there are many talented actors out there that will get it.
If I want to keep working as an actor, I'm going to become a comedian who does fart jokes.
Most of my friends aren't actors - and not one of them is overly impressed with what I do.
I've always wanted to be an actor that explores different genres and different characters.
I don't use any techniques; I'm not trained to be an actor. I just enjoy working in films.
I was 3 when I told my mom that I knew what my dharma was and that I wanted to be an actor.
But all actors go through the process, it's hit and miss, you have achievement and failure.
I would almost say that the best screen actor is the man who can do nothing extremely well.
Some actors are supposed to be very difficult, but I've not found that to be the situation.
By the time I had finished my studies at St. Paul's School, I knew I wanted to be an actor.
Theater actors like to change character roles. They don't like to always do the same thing.
I don't even want to think of myself as an actor because it's such an insecure place to go.
I just went into this business for laughs. I guess I don't mind being an actor so much now.