Quotes of: British-actors Keyword

I was in such a hurry to be an actor. Now I'm sometimes mad at myself that I didn't stop and study for a couple of years.

Max von Sydow

Chris Cooper is one of my favorite actors in the world. I've seen him in most everything he's done.

Meryl Streep

Let's point out the elephant in the room: Actor bands are not notoriously successful enterprises. I can't think of any.

Michael Shannon

I think it's really important for actors to have another creative outlet, or for anyone, really.

Mia Wasikowska

What's fun now is that I have a show at USA that I co-wrote called 'Benched.' I'm completely behind the scenes and not the actor at all.

Michaela Watkins

Some of the things I've been in are comedic, but I don't get considered for true comedies because I'm a 'dramatic' actor.

Noah Emmerich

The lead actor, along with the director, plays a big role in what the vibe will be on set, and that's a huge responsibility.

Nicholas Hoult

As a television actor, there's a power you're given to use your image to do something valuable. As a parent, these messages are particularly important to me.

Eric McCormack

You're always looking to have a unique experience as an actor, and definitely, being punched by a puppet ranks as a singular experience in my career.

Gillian Jacobs

You can tell when you watch a movie, usually, what the actors' experience was on the movie, because even the smallest of roles were interesting.

Jesse Eisenberg

I just don't believe you're capable of being an actor unless you have a desire to experience your emotions in a public way.

Romola Garai

Some people become so immersed an a show, they have an image that the actor is not too dissimilar, but fortunately I've never had that experience.

Robbie Kay

My gosh, I love food. If I wasn't an actor, I could be a completely different body shape right now.

Hugh Jackman

The fitness builds the foundation for me as an actor to have clarity. Fitness has always been the base of where I start off as a performer.

Manu Bennett

I'm an actor I'm not a politician. I always kick myself when I talk too much about family, or personal things.

Christian Bale

Well, I made an announcement to my family at 8 that I wanted to be an actor, and I focused like a laser beam on it. I never had a fallback plan.

Jennifer Carpenter

My brother, who's a violinist now, was the real ham, the real performer of the family. His passion for the violin is the only thing that kept him from being an actor.

Peter Dinklage

I'm only wanted by directors for the image I give off, and it makes me angry. I always wanted to be an actor and not a beauty pageant winner.

Jude Law

Actors are trusting souls, and we must go by gut-level instinct, even after our agents and business managers weigh all the odds.

Anne Archer

I was sort of a jack-of-all-trades in show business for a long time. I was a singer and a dancer, and then I got a job as an actor.

Christopher Walken

I hate the actor and audience business. An author should be in among the crowd, kicking their shins or cheering them on to some mischief or merriment.

D. H. Lawrence