Actor Quotes

"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." "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'." "If you look at my IMDb page, it kind of looks like I only do dramas" "My career should adapt to me. Fame is like a VIP pass wherever you want to go. The best thing about acting is that I get to lose myself in another character and actually get paid for it. If you can do what you do best and be happy, you're further along in life than most people." "I don't know if anyone will ever sit me down and make me do a blockbuster." "I watch a lot of movies, I understand how to act" "As an actor you always want to find a piece of yourself in every character" "I don’t want to be just an actor. I want to be an artist, and there’s a big difference." "Acting is happy agony." "Even the cerebral characters I play seem to have physical quirks." "I'm much more proud of being a father than being an actor" "I made the decision I would act in films if I could act in the theater too" "The essence of acting is to communicate to every audience member." "Acting is such a high art, and coming from theater, I know how hard it is and respect the craft" "There's nothing I can control about how people see me as a person, but I can control how they think of me as an actor" "I don't want people to know what I'm actually like. It's not good for an actor." "Most of the early part of my career, I was always looking for the same inner life in my characters." "I think of myself as a journeyman actor, and all I want to do is the best possible job that I can " "Alright, alright, alright." "I want to try as many different roles as I can. I want to do everything"