Acting Quotes

"Age is the first limitation on roles that I've ever had to encounter, and I hit that awhile ago." "Even the cerebral characters I play seem to have physical quirks." "Actors are rogues and vagabonds. Or they ought to be." "I'm not here just to be sexy, I really love acting" "It's always nerve-racking to take off your clothes on film, but with David Lynch, it felt very natural and normal" "Black or white good parts are hard to come by. A good actor with a good opportunity has a shot- without the opportunity it doesn’t matter how good you are." "Acting is just a way of making a living, the family is life." "I just try to be honest and true to the character and play the part." "I’m not interested in being a celebrity- I’m interested in being a better actor and a better director." "The challenge for me as an actor is if you become a celebrity, you don’t meet strangers anymore. And strangers, are where we have our anonymity. And I believe it’s essential for the soul to be anonymous, especially if you’re going to be an actor." "Comedy is acting out optimism." "I think the reason I was able to get the roles I did was because I can't dance or sing." "Act well your part there all the honour lies" "I think the thing you always got to keep in mind, you know, film is a director's medium. The director is in charge, it's their vision, and you are there as an actor to execute their vision." "I always knew I wanted to be an actor, so I had a passion for it, and it felt like I would have this little sinking feeling if I didn’t do it." "I need to have a bit of distance from the way I personally feel about things in order to stay fresh as an actor" "We all know what flopping is when we see it. The stuff that you see is where guys aren’t really getting hit at all and are just flailing around like a fish out of water." "Acting can be a really silly thing It's like playing dress-up." "At one point in my career I just thought 'I've had enough of this acting lark I'm going to train as a pilot'." "The actor becomes an emotional athlete. The process is painful - my personal life suffers."