I have actor friends, but they're not famous. I feel like if you're an actor or - famous, you have to overly prove that you're a normal, cool person.
I didn't intend to become an actor.
Whether it happens over 10 years, like with a lot of people, or with one hit movie that thrusts you into that world, when you become successful as an actor, you become well known. In the end game, that's just part of the business.
I consider myself a blue-collar actor, just chugging away.
I think of myself as an actor.
I'm an actor, so I love to be degraded!
Here's what I knew about doing a play: I knew it would make me a better actor.
They say making laws is like making sausages. You shouldn't watch. It's the same for acting, especially for the actor who works unconsciously.
It's sacred for an actor to keep their personal life personal.
It's such a luxury as an actor to think of your career as something you're choosing for yourself, because so much of the time as an actor you're just hoping that exciting projects come your way.
The good writer and the good actor are always searching for what is essential. It is a never-ending task because what is essential is always elusive and, therefore, fascinating.
As an actor, I go where the good writing is. That's the bottom line.
I couldn't remember ever having seen a young man with such power, so many facets of expression, so much sheer invention as an actor.
I had this vivid image of myself at the age of 60 looking back on my life and truly regretting the fact that I hadn't tried to be an actor
I'm not an actor who can constantly pick and choose, I try to get the best of what's there.
At one point you think, well, it's funny, I could just be a starving actor. . . So if somebody were to pull the plug right now, there'd be no room for complaint.
I think that the most important thing for me is how is the character that I would be reading for? Is it interesting? Is there stuff to do? Are there things that you can do with the character? How can you play it out? Just those kinds of things that are very important for an actor.
I was a professional dancer before I was an actor.
Truthfully, I wish I had a daily routine. It's hard being an actor because you never have a set schedule.
I think when you're an actor and you're drawing on your emotions all the time, you need to be quite steady.
