Acting is stupid. Everybody's like, "How can you remain with a level head?" And I'm like, "Why would I ever get cocky? I'm not saving anybody's life. There are doctors who save lives and firemen who run into burning buildings. I'm making movies."
Jennifer LawrenceWave after wave of love flooded the stage and washed over me, the beginning of the one great durable romance of my life.
Bette DavisI became an actor so I can show you characters and never have to show you me.
Margot RobbieI'm an actor, not a star. Stars are people who live in Hollywood and have heart-shaped swimming pools.
HollywoodAl PacinoBecoming an actor is like becoming a father. It's not hard to become one. Making a life of it is the challenge.
Christoph WaltzAs an actor, you are either emulating someone else, or some version of yourself.
Dove CameronI told my parents I wanted to be an actor, and they were getting ready for a life of unemployment.
Emilia ClarkeI never took acting classes, but I knew I could do it based on the skill with which I lied to my parents on a regular basis.
Ryan ReynoldsThe better the actor, the less you know about his life.
Matt DamonIn acting you can pretend to be someone else and I like that.
Robert PattinsonYou have to love the characters you play, even if no one else does.
Glenn CloseI know I walk a fine line between being a respected actor and being what they call a sex symbol.
Eva MendesThe basic essential of a great actor is that he loves himself in acting.
Jessamyn WestDysfunctional families have sired a number of pretty good actors.
Gene HackmanI veer away from trying to understand why I act. I just know I need to do it.
Ralph FiennesThe point of acting is to pretend you're someone else and sell a story.
Henry CavillWhen you act, your whole body is the instrument.
Charles BronsonI think I may have become an actor to hide from myself. You can escape into a character.
John CandyYou don't pay an actor to act. An actor will do that for free because we love to act. You pay an actor to wait.
John CandyEvery actor is somewhat mad, or else he'd be a plumber or a bookkeeper or a salesman.
Bela LugosiI'm a con artist in that I'm an actor. I make people believe something is real when they know perfectly well it isn't.
John LithgowWorking with amazing people, you continue to learn and develop yourself, as an actor and as a person.
Josh HutchersonYou have no idea how fragile an actor's self-worth is.
Elia KazanAs an actor, the biggest compliment you can get, in my book is for someone to believe that you're the character.
Matt LeBlancA good director creates an environment, which gives the actor the encouragement to fly.
MoviesKevin BaconI have a very schoolish approach to acting. I like to do my homework, know more about the character, and study it. It's all about the craft.
Urvashi RautelaI am looking for strong characters rather than being just a pretty girl. Actresses can do so much more than looking good.
Disha PataniAn actor shouldn't undergo psychoanalysis, because there are a lot of things you're better off not knowing.
Paul LyndeEvery actor and actress is possessed of the absorbing passion to create something distinctive and unique.
Hattie McDanielWhen you act, you're always playing a version of yourself. You can't bring more to the role than what you are.
Bradley WhitfordAt the beginning of every role I take, I have to start from basics and build it up. It's like a new construction.
Kim CattrallActors, you know, they're often awkward people in real life.
Liev SchreiberEveryone says villains are thankless parts, but those are really the best roles.
Liev SchreiberAs an actor you have one great fear: pimples.
Jonathan BrandisYou know, be an actor because you love to act. Don't be an actor because you think you're going to get famous, because that's luck.
Whoopi GoldbergBeing rich and famous has never been my goal at all. I love to act and I want to be able to do really great parts.
Jenn ProskeI think I think in the moment. So when I'm in character, I'm in character, and I'm obviously thinking about what's going on around me, but it's easier to do stuff when you're in character.
Sacha Baron CohenI'm just an ordinary person who has an extraordinary job.
Julia RobertsAsk not what the role can do for you; ask what you can do for the role.
Ricardo MontalbanI don't know what acting is, but I enjoy it.
Anthony HopkinsActing has always been a way for me to express myself, and show all my vulnerabilities and flaws through my characters.
Alexia FastActresses have more fear of being disliked. I, on the other hand, revel in it.
PopularityMichael DouglasI don't know what else I could do but pretend to be an actor.
Alec GuinnessIn Europe an actor is an artist. In Hollywood, if he isn't working, he's a bum.
HollywoodAnthony QuinnActors are agents of change. A film, a piece of theater, a piece of music, or a book can make a difference. It can change the world.
TheatreAlan Rickman