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I'm very wholehearted. I want to concentrate on one thing in my life at one time.
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You hear about actors being late and all that sort of stuff, but you never find that with an actor w...
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MARIE HELVIN![]()
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TEDDY SEARS It looks ancient," - Amy Cahill
JUDE WATSON![]()
When I was younger, I thought that straight hair was, like, the only thing. So I was trying to be li...
JILLIAN HERVEY![]()
As an actor you have to bring to the table your creative input. But when a director like Ridley Scot...
CUBA GOODING, JR. Aye, well, I've got my garden.
LIKE I I told my Nike representative, 'Why didn't you guys use me for this?''' Williams said, laughing.
LIKE I On the interception, I was out of bounds,
LIKE I casually made his 'abort black fetuses' argument.
LIKE I I can field my position. If I start worrying about being ready for a line drive too soon that means ...
LIKE I I told him that he played a great game,'' said Falcons quarterback Michael Vick , who like Manning w...
LIKE I I was so concerned with getting the ball out of my hands and not taking the sack, that sometimes I t...
LIKE I I knew I had to throw the ball better,'' Manning said of his poor start.
LIKE I I think the reason that I have that title or that moniker is because people don't know what to expec...
LIKE I You're either ready and prepared to take on the task, or you're not,'' he said.
LIKE I I did not have one butterfly out there today,'' he said.
LIKE I Married to the Mob.
LIKE I Hello you're with Drudge.
LIKE I I don't expect Christian Fundamentalists to reach out to me. They are adamant that homosexuals are i...
LIKE I throw enough shit at the wall and some should stick?
LIKE I I'm not happy, that's all I can say about it,'' he said.
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KYLE MACLACHLAN When I got to the reading all the work, I was reduced to being an actor in an experimental play that...
DAVID ANTIN![]()
I'm not entirely comfortable saying I'm an actor, because it seems like a very weird, almost...
SETH ROGEN![]()
I don't call myself an actor, I call myself an entertainer, because I don't just do one thin...
JOHN BARROWMAN It SMELLS ancient," - Dan Cahill
JUDE WATSON Palm trees were fanned by a warm, light breeze, and they rolled down their windows to smell the sea.
JUDE WATSON![]()
I really don't like to do back-to-back movies. I concentrate on things at home. My family and sc...
ANNA CHLUMSKY I've always been an actor, a lowly actor without power, so I've never been corrupted. I'...
LAURA FRASER There are times as an actor when you don't work for two months, sometimes three or sometimes six...
OLESYA RULIN![]()
One thing I like about historical fiction is that I'm not constantly focusing on me, or people l...
EMMA DONOGHUE I sold 'Time Life' books on the telephone. It's probably the only pure skill job I'v...
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CECE PENISTON That's the great thing about being an actor: Stuff shows up that you never thought was going to ...
JUSTIN KIRK I was an art student when I was a boy, and as an art student you don't have to talk to anyone - ...
ROGER REES![]()
Me being in Houston, I wanted to leave there because it was only known for one thing. That's why...
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ALIA SHAWKAT![]()
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NATALIE PORTMAN I didn't want to be an actor. I wanted to design historical movies like 'Ben-Hur'. I saw...
DANTE FERRETTI I don't ever feel like I'm being an actor.
ADAM SCHLESINGER I've always been terrified about being bored. I always think being bored is the worst thing. The...
ALFRED MOLINA![]()
I felt that for 20 years, I was wooing the people of my country and asking them to like me as an act...
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All my friends from my past would know me as Scott Diggs. Taye Diggs comes from Scott-taye. When I w...
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OTTO PREMINGER![]()
As I look back on my life, I realize that every time I thought I was being rejected from something g...
STEVE MARABOLI I went (back) to Finland, and stayed there and the only thing I was focusing on was how I wanted to ...
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What I mean is that none of my talents had a - what's that great word - rubric. A singer, an act...
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TIM ROTH![]()
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RAFE SPALL I'd be lying to you if I said at 8 I went up to my parents and said, 'Listen, I'm going ...
EUGENE SIMON When I was getting injured so much, I spoke to my family and my manager and said, 'I need my bod...
ALEXANDRE PATO I didn't go to L.A. because I wanted to move to California. I went to L.A. to work as an actor.
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Dealing with backstabbers, there was one thing I learned. They're only powerful when you got you...
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God bless Dad, he came to every one of my shows. I was bad, and I had horrible stage fright. My dad ...
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SAM CLAFLIN![]()
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RANBIR KAPOOR One place that I really feel comfortable is being a comedienne. I'm very socially inept. There&#...
MARGARET CHO![]()
I went to acting school, but only for nine months. If you're an actor, you know, don't reall...
PATRICK MACNEE There's nothing that's in an actor's control. I've learned at this point you do thin...
TAYLOR SCHILLING I knew I could never be an actor as a man. It just doesn't work, you know? And so when I was doi...
CANDIS CAYNE![]()
Oh, my only - if I had one frustration in being on 'West Wing' is I wasn't on it enough,...
STOCKARD CHANNING I don't like when an Asian-American actor says, 'I'm entering this business to change Ho...
JOHN CHO When I go to a sci-fi convention, oh God, it's the closest thing to being a rock star I will eve...
NATHAN FILLION
RAFE SPALL When I'm in Los Angeles, sometimes I hesitate saying that I'm an actor because people are li...
CONDOLA RASHAD
I had grand visions of being in professional sports. But when reality set in, I went, 'Oh, OK. I... BAILEY CHASE I think when you're a mom and an actor, it forces you to leave any actor neuroses behind and jus...
ANNA SILK Sometimes I say I feel more like a dancer than an actor, because there are things implied about bein...
WILLEM DAFOE
I've always wanted to be a singer and an actor. I will continue to concentrate on both because I... RAIN I've been directed by other actors, and being an actor doesn't make you a good director.
LAURIE METCALF
I'm very wholehearted. I want to concentrate on one thing in my life at one time. KATARINA JOHNSON-THOMPSON Are you taking us to the beach?" - Dan Cahill
JUDE WATSON
You hear about actors being late and all that sort of stuff, but you never find that with an actor w... CLINT EASTWOOD
If you believe, as I do believe, in reincarnation, they say that every time you come back, it's ... MARIE HELVIN
I gained a lot of confidence after 'IP Man' as being a true actor. I went on to tackle what ... DONNIE YEN I never went to stage school or anything like that. It was always plays, productions at school and t...
ED SPELEERS I went in and auditioned for one of the main guys for 'The League' when it was first casting...
IKE BARINHOLTZ I did almost two years on 'One Life to Live,' so I was thinking, 'Oh yeah, I'm an ac...
TEDDY SEARS It looks ancient," - Amy Cahill
JUDE WATSON
When I was younger, I thought that straight hair was, like, the only thing. So I was trying to be li... JILLIAN HERVEY
As an actor you have to bring to the table your creative input. But when a director like Ridley Scot... CUBA GOODING, JR. Aye, well, I've got my garden.
LIKE I I told my Nike representative, 'Why didn't you guys use me for this?''' Williams said, laughing.
LIKE I On the interception, I was out of bounds,
LIKE I casually made his 'abort black fetuses' argument.
LIKE I I can field my position. If I start worrying about being ready for a line drive too soon that means ...
LIKE I I told him that he played a great game,'' said Falcons quarterback Michael Vick , who like Manning w...
LIKE I I was so concerned with getting the ball out of my hands and not taking the sack, that sometimes I t...
LIKE I I knew I had to throw the ball better,'' Manning said of his poor start.
LIKE I I think the reason that I have that title or that moniker is because people don't know what to expec...
LIKE I You're either ready and prepared to take on the task, or you're not,'' he said.
LIKE I I did not have one butterfly out there today,'' he said.
LIKE I Married to the Mob.
LIKE I Hello you're with Drudge.
LIKE I I don't expect Christian Fundamentalists to reach out to me. They are adamant that homosexuals are i...
LIKE I throw enough shit at the wall and some should stick?
LIKE I I'm not happy, that's all I can say about it,'' he said.
LIKE I When I grew up, the thing boys would do during the summer is work tobacco because it was a cheap pro...
MACEO PARKER If I could change on thing about myself, I would: Have better knees. Mine are shot because of injuri...
WILLIAM PETERSEN When I went back home to Seattle after filming 'Dune' in Mexico, I thought, 'Did this re...
KYLE MACLACHLAN When I got to the reading all the work, I was reduced to being an actor in an experimental play that...
DAVID ANTIN
I'm not entirely comfortable saying I'm an actor, because it seems like a very weird, almost... SETH ROGEN
I don't call myself an actor, I call myself an entertainer, because I don't just do one thin... JOHN BARROWMAN It SMELLS ancient," - Dan Cahill
JUDE WATSON Palm trees were fanned by a warm, light breeze, and they rolled down their windows to smell the sea.
JUDE WATSON
I really don't like to do back-to-back movies. I concentrate on things at home. My family and sc... ANNA CHLUMSKY I've always been an actor, a lowly actor without power, so I've never been corrupted. I'...
LAURA FRASER There are times as an actor when you don't work for two months, sometimes three or sometimes six...
OLESYA RULIN
One thing I like about historical fiction is that I'm not constantly focusing on me, or people l... EMMA DONOGHUE I sold 'Time Life' books on the telephone. It's probably the only pure skill job I'v...
DAVID NEVINS I did do a local musical, 'Bubblin' Brown Sugar.' I played the young Sweet Georgia Brown...
CECE PENISTON That's the great thing about being an actor: Stuff shows up that you never thought was going to ...
JUSTIN KIRK I was an art student when I was a boy, and as an art student you don't have to talk to anyone - ...
ROGER REES
Me being in Houston, I wanted to leave there because it was only known for one thing. That's why... TRAVIS SCOTT After 'Arrested Development,' I didn't know for sure if I wanted to be an actor. I was h...
ALIA SHAWKAT
It's always strange being a kid on the set, because you're treated like an equal when you... NATALIE PORTMAN I didn't want to be an actor. I wanted to design historical movies like 'Ben-Hur'. I saw...
DANTE FERRETTI I don't ever feel like I'm being an actor.
ADAM SCHLESINGER I've always been terrified about being bored. I always think being bored is the worst thing. The...
ALFRED MOLINA
I felt that for 20 years, I was wooing the people of my country and asking them to like me as an act... AMITABH BACHCHAN
All my friends from my past would know me as Scott Diggs. Taye Diggs comes from Scott-taye. When I w... TAYE DIGGS The funny thing with Ophelia is that I remembered her being this really cool, awesome female charact...
RYAN NORTH When I was a young actor in Vienna, already my hair was falling out at a rapid rate. I went to a doc...
OTTO PREMINGER
As I look back on my life, I realize that every time I thought I was being rejected from something g... STEVE MARABOLI I went (back) to Finland, and stayed there and the only thing I was focusing on was how I wanted to ...
HANNA SALONEN
What I mean is that none of my talents had a - what's that great word - rubric. A singer, an act... STEVE MARTIN
Sometimes I think being an actor is like being a dog for a director; it's like they throw a stic... JOEL EDGERTON I'm married now, so I have a life. I had to get a life. That's one thing I really had to do,...
KATE JACKSON I started off on stage because it was the only work I could get. I haven't been back for 11 years. I...
TIM ROTH
I've never felt like I've exactly traded on my looks. When I was a teenager, I was an ultra ... ANNA KENDRICK Doing 'Prometheus' was what you imagine being an actor is like when you're five. In a sp...
RAFE SPALL I'd be lying to you if I said at 8 I went up to my parents and said, 'Listen, I'm going ...
EUGENE SIMON When I was getting injured so much, I spoke to my family and my manager and said, 'I need my bod...
ALEXANDRE PATO I didn't go to L.A. because I wanted to move to California. I went to L.A. to work as an actor.
BRYAN GREENBERG
Dealing with backstabbers, there was one thing I learned. They're only powerful when you got you... EMINEM
If I'd had the choice when I was 14, and someone had said to me, 'You can either be a footba... IAN MCSHANE The season is a beast within itself. It's not the quickest race; it's a marathon. In the pla...
JERRY WEST After 'Brothers & Sisters' ended, I was back to the old game as an actor. Doing pilot se...
DAVE ANNABLE
As an individual, and I have to say as a person of color, the thing about being an 'other' i... JOHN RIDLEY
I have a lot of tattoos. My first tattoo I had when I was a teenager was just a little heart. I am v... MARC JACOBS
If you don't have a father, you don't miss it, because you don't know what it is. It was... GLORIA VANDERBILT It's funny when people ask an actor what they want to play next, because you don't get to de...
DYLAN WALSH The very first job I did, a Barbie commercial when I was eight or nine, that was like 'Oh my God...
BIANCA LAWSON
When I was born, the doctor looked at my mother and said, 'Congratulations, you have an actor!&#... SALLY FIELD The first drama thing I really got stuck into was 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.' I played ...
ED SPELEERS I started classes and it wasn't because I was like, 'I want to be an actor!' - I was rea...
CAITY LOTZ
God bless Dad, he came to every one of my shows. I was bad, and I had horrible stage fright. My dad ... KIRK DOUGLAS
So to get back to being intimidated, yes, you get intimidated when you're on the runway with Nao... HEIDI KLUM
Life isn't meant to be easy. It's hard to take being on the top - or on the bottom. I guess ... RICHARD M. NIXON The biggest thing about me, as an actor, is I'm never a finished product, you know? I always wan...
ANEURIN BARNARD I originally wanted to be an astronaut when I was a kid. Then I had this huge fear of black holes be...
PARIS-MICHAEL KATHERINE JACKSON
I went on a book tour immediately after 9/11. I was due to leave the following Wednesday, so I just ... JOAN DIDION A famous actor told me once - I don't want to name names, I hate that sort of thing - but I was ...
SAM CLAFLIN
I guess I'm attracted to these off beat roles because my life has been a bit abnormal. The only ... JOHNNY DEPP I won't deny that I have a far more productive writing life without the Internet, mostly because...
HEIDI JULAVITS
The first time I thought I should be an actor was in school. I thought, 'At least this is someth... RANBIR KAPOOR One place that I really feel comfortable is being a comedienne. I'm very socially inept. There&#...
MARGARET CHO
I went to acting school, but only for nine months. If you're an actor, you know, don't reall... PATRICK MACNEE There's nothing that's in an actor's control. I've learned at this point you do thin...
TAYLOR SCHILLING I knew I could never be an actor as a man. It just doesn't work, you know? And so when I was doi...
CANDIS CAYNE
Oh, my only - if I had one frustration in being on 'West Wing' is I wasn't on it enough,... STOCKARD CHANNING I don't like when an Asian-American actor says, 'I'm entering this business to change Ho...
JOHN CHO When I go to a sci-fi convention, oh God, it's the closest thing to being a rock star I will eve...
NATHAN FILLION
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When we quit thinking primarily about ourselves and our own self-preservation, we undergo a truly he... 
I love England, especially the food. There's nothing I like more than a lovely bowl of pasta. 
I'm always trying to do the impossible to please people. It comes from not being secure in mysel... 
I'm very observant and very instinctive. In life, you have to have the vulnerability to accept w... 
I've never been opposed to nudity. I've been opposed to nudity for box-office draw. 
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Like most meaningful activities, campaigns are team games. 
What millions died that Caesar might be great! 
There is no greater honour than to serve Canadians. 
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He has said he is going to stay for a full term and I think it is absolutely right that he does that... 