Quotes of: British-actors Keyword

In every character you play, as much as you hate to admit it as an actor, but there's an element of you that you bring to it.

Janet Montgomery

For a child actor, it's a matter of listening, reacting, and being able to put yourself in a new place without being scared.

Jena Malone

I think actors are brave souls that have to use parts of themselves that I'm just not comfortable doing anymore.

Joe Mantello

I would never assume to tell another actor how to do his job!

Joseph Morgan

Some actors can distance themselves from the parts they play, but I fall into the category who use bits of themselves.

James Nesbitt

As an actor, you ask yourself what you can do to put yourself in a position where you can play that role.

Jeremy Northam

My closest friend is canine. I have precious few close friends, and most of them are not actors.

Judd Nelson

I know that I'm a decent actor, but it's another thing to be in a scene with Jon Hamm and hold your own.

Jessica Pare

I'd see child actors and I'd get so jealous, because they're just completely wide open.

Joaquin Phoenix

The applause is a celebration not only of the actors but also of the audience. It constitutes a shared moment of delight.

John Charles Polanyi

I think at a certain point actors need to start taking responsibility for the kinds of stories they want to tell.

Jason Ritter

In L.A., though, people get off busses calling themselves actors, so many are really not professionals.

John Ratzenberger

I was very introverted. I had glasses and was kind of weird. A lot of actors are pretty weird people.

Jennifer Sky

All of my girlfriends have been actors, and I've realized that maybe it's not for me - and find something else outside of the industry.

Jesse Spencer

As a fortysomething actor, you reach a plateau of maturity from which you can really get stuck in.

Julian Sands

I wouldn't even begin to presume that the talent of an able actor is anything like the talents of a prodigious musician.

Juliet Stevenson

I know that Philadelphians hate New York actors passing off New York accents as Philadelphian when they are quite different.

Jacki Weaver

When I was a young actor... the more different you were from the part you played, the more talent it reflected.

Dirk Benedict

We want to pigeonhole things and people, but it is absurd to regard me just as a furry wig-and-britches actor.

Dominic Cooper

I'm passionate about being an actor, but I'm definitely not passionate about being a sex symbol.

Dustin Clare

Very often there's this misapprehension about actors being people that need to display themselves, to reveal themselves in public.

Daniel Day-Lewis