It was being young and sensitive and an actor. There was a lot of pressure, everything was a hurdle.
John Wayne is not just an actor, and a very fine actor - John Wayne is the United States of America.
A movie has its own fate, which often doesn’t depend on the performances of the director and actors.
There are a lot of movies that are unbelievable successes that I would be mortified to be a part of.
I think I would have had trouble living with someone who didnt know what it was like to be an actor.
Oh, the relationship with actors and managers and agents and things is a terrible problem sometimes.
C'mon, we're actors. We love the attention. We love the applause. We sure don't like to be rejected.
Making a movie requires 20 to 500 people to make and a lot of money and the stakes are a lot higher.
So I built my entire career in the United States and that's why it feels like I'm an American actor.
Everything changes once we identify with being the witness to the story, instead of the actor in it.
As an actor you really want to push yourself, and there's no better way than to do an intense drama.
I've never thought of myself as an actor, so somebody recognizing me for that would be a real shock.
It may sound cliché, but it really was an honor to be nominated. As an actor, nothing is guaranteed.
Because of my background in theater and radio acting, I knew that I could make a living as an actor.
Sometimes what happens is that, when you micromanage actors and moments, it just doesn't quite live.
The comedy of class, played so straight, is a wonderful thing for an actor to sink their teeth into.
I've always called myself a writer/performer, not an actor because I basically write what I perform.
But I love filmmaking - I'm not ashamed of that. You're sort of vilified if you say that in England.
I love 'Boardwalk Empire.' I really love that world. I love that style. I love all the actors on it.
A lot of shows are more script-driven, like a prose script. As an actor, you never see a storyboard.
Your job as actors is to understand the size of what you say, to understand what's beneath the word.
I think the only thing I've got going for me as an actor specifically is the fact that I can change.
I'm getting to the point where they see me as a good actor, rather than just a good guy who can act.
I start casting early in the writing process, so I can tailor the script to the gifts of the actors.
I come from the stage. I started my career as a stand-up comedian and then later on became an actor.
I like being very busy. I think that's the definition of stardom, really. It's energy. It really is.
I'm an actor. I started as an actor. I started on Broadway doing 'Hair' and Shakespeare in the Park.
I ended up an actor, did my first professional union gig in 1974, and I've been doing it ever since.
[In New York,] when you say you're an actor, there's a certain level of respect that goes with that.
It couldn't sound like a dog, because K9 isn't a dog, but I made it sound as mechanical as possible.
After making several tragic movies in a row, I was looking to do a comedy, and one without cynicism.
I just want to make one really good movie a year. And when I die, to know I was honest as an artist.
I was never ambitious to be a good actor. I just love doing it and I seem to be quite suited for it.
I don't think there's a lot of actors out there right now who really know what they're doing at all.