There's nothing better than an actor who is really, really hungry to show everything they've got.
I'm really not interested in showing me or playing me. My gift as an actor, given to me, is to be able to become other people.
I don't know why British actors are getting big parts in American TV shows. Maybe it's because we're cheap.
If actors could actually make a living doing theater, that would be my first choice. Sitcoms are the closest thing to being onstage in front of an audience.
It's more enjoyable when I'm disguised in some way; stepping into someone else's shoes is part of the reason why I became an actor.
A lot of the films now are more focused on the visuals than on the actors. I think all directors should go to drama school.
An actor is a guy who, if you ain't talking about him, he ain't listening.
There was no male vampire type in existence. Someone suggested an actor of the Continental School who could play any type, and mentioned me.
Sci-fi fans really have a commitment to the characters even as much as the actors do. There's a synergy between making television and who gets to watch it.
I think people will be curious to see what I can do as a dramatic actor.
An actor entering through the door, you've got nothing. But if he enters through the window, you've got a situation.
A lot of my friends are struggling musicians. Being a struggling actor, it's just frustrating because you're not allowed to do what you want to do.
I was trained to be an actor, not a star. I was trained to play roles, not to deal with fame and agents and lawyers and the press.
Being an actor somehow can be a perverse extension of that feeling we generally all have as children, that feeling of wanting to please. Of course you're looking for affirmation, encouragement.
I think a lot of actors take on fun roles and then they're lazy or flippant with them. I just can't do that.
One of the things I find about acting is that the less the audience knows about the actor, the more they're able to believe in him in the role.
A perfect weekend in London has to start on Friday night, by going to the theatre, the Donmar or the National. It's a cliche for an actor, but I enjoy going as much as possible.
I resent having witnessed the survival of some very mediocre male actors and the professional demise of the very brilliant female ones.
I think with actors, if you just don't set about trying to crush their confidence immediately, you're usually OK.
Actors usually respond to minor aspects of their own character or things that even feel disparate from themselves.
To have a job you can count on as an actor is so rare, whether that means belonging to a regional theater company or being on TV.
