I felt unworthy to play Jesus. I just accepted the responsibility and said, 'What actor wouldn't want to play this role?'
I can't remember ever staying for the end of a movie in which the actors wore togas.
The first thing I wanted to be was an actor, even before I wanted to be a singer, before I discovered I could sing.
Some actors, I think, want to feel that they are as creative as the writer. And the answer is, frankly, they're not.
I really was a terrible actor. I did it for years in my twenties because it was like being at university again.
Sometimes, if you leave yourself open, an actor can bring nice nuances to a character.
There is a class system in acting just like in anything else. Black females fall in a category below black male actors.
Spielberg gave us three takes before saying anything to us. Since then, I do that, three takes, to let the actors find their rhythm.
The way I see it, when I go out as an actor, it should be on a type of film I'm never going to do as a director.
Homelessness is the actor's fate; physical incapacity to attain what is most required and desired by such a spirit as I am a slave to.
A strange thing happens to me that I'm sure happens to a lot of actors when the camera starts rolling. I'm not 'me' any more.
As an actor, you have to get used to being told no, develop a thick skin, and just keep persevering.
I think it makes a difference when the actors are enjoying it more than anything because we have a real blast on 'Torchwood.'
I never really wanted to be an actor. And that was the beginning of it, I began to write things down and eventually became a writer on a television show.
It's the actors who are prepared to make fools of themselves who are usually the ones who come to mean something to the audience.
They can't make any of these talented young actors Fletch. You might as well make a movie called Chevy Chase.
I don't personally feel a responsibility to be a role model, but as the actor, I do.
I am pretty hard on myself. But I think that's how it has to be if you want to keep growing as an actor.
I'm for all the actor's struggle, the self-indulgent, painful journey, but I would rather have fun.
After I began to explore what an actor actually is, I studied for three years before I had the guts to go on an audition.
I know other actors who are relieved when their shows get cancelled, and I've never felt that way about 'Community.'
