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CHRISTOPHER WALKEN 'GLOW' was the first time that, from head to toe, I was asked to use my body in a functional...
BETTY GILPIN
SETH NUMRICH
It was amazing for me to play a character opposite Benedict Cumberbatch - he's someone who I'... TOM HOLLAND I walked onstage in a play at prep school, and with childish naivete, told myself, 'Wow, I'm...
EFREM ZIMBALIST, JR.
With film roles, it just has to be a character either I haven't done before, or a role with some... ROBIN WILLIAMS Last week I was in London at an awards show, then I flew home and was in an RV park with my wife and...
PETER FACINELLI As an actor, particularly because I'm - I would call myself a character actor. I change my look,...
LYNN REDGRAVE I'm an actor; I want to play roles, not a role.
ED WESTWICK
I am very ambitious and have set goals for myself. I really don't keep a tab on what my contempo... SONAM KAPOOR
Up until the time I was cast in 'Star Trek,' the roles were pretty shallow - thin, stereotyp... GEORGE TAKEI I filmed 'Albatross' before I got 'Downton.' It's a coming-of-age movie about th...
JESSICA BROWN FINDLAY Obviously we are all sad today about Chris. Chris was really excited to be doing a comedy. He was su...
FINN TAYLOR Anytime you have an opportunity as an actor to really grow along with your character, I think that&#...
ALAN RITCHSON I was very excited to work with Nick Jarecki and, of course, to be in a film with Richard Gere and S...
LAETITIA CASTA
I was excited to play Lil' Kim and I wanted to do the role justice. I worked really hard on that... NATURI NAUGHTON [To date, Shane Mungit remains Weller's] most interesting role. I thought Richard [Greenberg] did an...
FREDERICK WELLER Frequently over the years, people have thought that they know me. Every character actor has this sto...
BETH GRANT I have been fortunate to experience a wide range of characters. What more can an actor ask for?
SAKSHI TANWAR I admire actors that consistently challenge themselves and play a wide range of different roles. Eve...
JOE DEMPSIE People either think Hodor is a very easy character to play or a very difficult one; there's no i...
KRISTIAN NAIRN There are characters that have made me uncomfortable. I did a film called 'Rob Roy,' and I p...
BRIAN COX If you start writing to an audience you're talking down to them. I've never written for any ...
MELISSA ROSENBERG I would love to work with Johnny Depp. I really admire him as an actor, and personally, in my opinio...
CAROLINE SUNSHINE
I never really thought of myself as being an action hero or a leading man or any of that. I'm a ... AARON PAUL I liked 'Scream of the Banshee' because it was a real challenge. I thought, 'How am I go...
LANCE HENRIKSEN With a play, there's more of a definable arc because of the nature of theater: You know, there&#...
DAN FUTTERMAN As an actor, what I'm finding is that I really like the extremes. I think that's really fun ...
TAYLOR SCHILLING Not many people get to play the lead character in a gigantic film and model for Ralph Lauren; it'...
LEVI MILLER
I gained a lot of confidence after 'IP Man' as being a true actor. I went on to tackle what ... DONNIE YEN
Any actor who judges his character is a fool - for every role you play you've got to absorb that... ALAN RICKMAN
When I'm a director, I look at myself the actor as a completely different person. It's someb... CLINT EASTWOOD
006 was such an interesting character and the film really explored his friendship with Bond and how ... SEAN BEAN
I'm looking for backing for an unauthorized auto-biography that I am writing. Hopefully, this wi... DAVID BOWIE
I don't really consider myself to be an actor of any particular style. My aim with every role I ... BENJAMIN BRATT
I did a short film called 'Disco' and won an award for Best Supporting Actor at an indie fil... CHARLIE ROWE When an actor decides to play a character, he must exude some sort of charisma and look relatable, e...
VIJAY SETHUPATHI I'm the man who sits behind a table and tells true stories from his life. I'm also an actor....
SPALDING GRAY Richard Marquand, on Jedi, was very much an actor's director.
PETER MAYHEW I guess I'm lucky that I've been able to play a wide range of parts and a wide range of type...
KALI HAWK For me as an actor, I find it's most creative when I'm bringing myself into the role rather ...
FINN JONES I'm always looking for a low-budget script with an interesting character to play.
WALTER KOENIG There's a film I did years ago, 'Love Serenade,' that I still really love. It's such...
MIRANDA OTTO
'To Kill a Mockingbird' was so important because it was such adult film-making - to see some... WES CRAVEN
One of the fun things as an actor is to find a character that if you were to look up a rap sheet abo... JASON RITTER I don't act in the way other actresses act, in terms of building or creating a character. I don't tr...
BEATRICE DALLE
I came to the industry with wide eyes and an open heart thinking I was going to make a few films tha... CALEB LANDRY JONES Developmental readings are actually the best part of being an actor for me. I once spent a month doi...
SARAH STEELE My initial attraction to 'Red Tails' was the opportunity to play a character that was not me...
NE-YO I don't see myself only as a Somali character. I think of myself as an actor, and if the job fit...
BARKHAD ABDI
Yes, I play this evil, mean character Victoria in 'Baywatch.' It is so much fun. I didn'... PRIYANKA CHOPRA I was scared to film 'GLOW' for many reasons. As an actor, as a wrestler. It was just a very...
BETTY GILPIN My so-called 'reservations' and personal comfort zones can't define my work. That's ...
SHAHID KAPOOR I don't have any dream role. I give my 100% to every character I play, and when the film clicks,...
MAHESH BABU
I'm excited about 'Luke Cage' with Michael Colter, who plays Luke Cage. I play the villa... MAHERSHALA ALI
I surf; I skateboard. I'm from Southern California. I never thought I was going to be an actor. ... PAUL WALKER In 'Haraamkhor,' I have explored a few things which I wouldn't have been able to do in b...
NAWAZUDDIN SIDDIQUI When I got to the reading all the work, I was reduced to being an actor in an experimental play that...
DAVID ANTIN My approach to the work is the same, whether I had the lead or a supporting role. I consider myself ...
VING RHAMES I play a character every day of my life, and I don't want to play a character as myself. They ca...
ANNA FRIEL
I played this character twice in live action, and now I've become an animated character. It was ... GEENA DAVIS I started with commercials - for shampoo, pancakes, insurance, Volvo. I did a Lux soap commercial wi...
STEPHANIE SZOSTAK
The most important film I made, in terms of its subject and the great responsibility I had as an act... CHRISTOPHER LEE
I had very strong feelings, so the chance to make a film that deals in an imaginative way with stuff... JONATHAN DEMME I really do feel like I know myself, and I'm so happy to be by myself and I'm so happy to be...
DREE HEMINGWAY
I get really excited every time there's a female character who is really strong because a lot of... ANNA KENDRICK The 'Kickin' It' set is so much fun, I find myself in a new adventure every week. I work...
OLIVIA HOLT
I'm always happier and a better actor when I can really lose myself in a character and become so... KEVIN BACON
I'm a comedian who got into movies, so I don't really think of myself as an actor. EDDIE MURPHY I have worked with a lot of really great women directors: Ana Kokkinos; Cate Shortland, who just rec...
DEBORAH MAILMAN I went to London and was excited to make the team, but to be honest, I was a bit dissatisfied with m...
ELOISE WELLINGS My younger sister's a comedian. She has a sketch comedy group in Chicago called Schadenfreude an...
BRIAN D'ARCY JAMES I have a ridiculous fear of sharks but I'd jump in the water in a second for an amazing role.
KATE MARA My feeling was that, as much as Richard Dean Anderson is a beloved actor and character in the show, ...
RICHARD ANDERSON
My feeling was that, as much as Richard Dean Anderson is a beloved actor and character in the show, ... RICHARD DEAN ANDERSON We got into (this business) for the love of wine. We just really enjoy a wide, wide range of wines a...
DONNA MOLLET
On 'Old School,' I was not an actor, I was Snoop Dogg, so I came to the set with a whole dif... SNOOP DOGG Every film for every actor is a make-or-break film. I believe every film has the power to break you ...
ABHISHEK BACHCHAN I'm really excited, because the character, Jules, is a really awesome character. I'm really ...
MARIA MENOUNOS Are you taking us to the beach?" - Dan Cahill
JUDE WATSON
With '10,000,' our aim was to make a film that was entertaining and a roller-coaster ride; i... STEVEN STRAIT Inspector Rebus is a great character, so when the opportunity came up to revive the role for 'BB...
KEN STOTT There's an opportunity for the pharmacist to play a much greater role in health care, especially...
GREGORY WASSON When you're making an independent film, it's like this actor plus this actor equals this fun...
JILL SOLOWAY
For better or worse, I don't necessarily categorize myself as a method actor; I'm not going ... REBECCA HALL I've always considered myself a character actor.
JACK HUSTON I'm inspired every time I see a role I'd like to play, an actor turn in a well crafted perfo...
T'KEYAH CRYSTAL KEYMAH I think it's every actor's dream to play a character that's really odd, and you know no ...
SAM CLAFLIN
We start 'The Butler' in June and that's incredibly exciting for me because I get to wor... DAVID OYELOWO It's kind of my whole philosophy as an actor. I think that's what we're supposed to do i...
GARRET DILLAHUNT This is an appropriate role for the federal government - to invest in basic research.
TODD YOUNG I'm an actor who plays an intriguing character, not a political pundit.
BJORN BORG I want to work with a wide range of genres because it gives each film a different cinematic energy.
KIM JI-WOON I've become completely obsessed with Netflix original programming. 'House of Cards' and ...
CLAIRE HOLT I was always such an incredible fan of John Woo, I just wanted to do this film with him.
CHRISTIAN SLATER
The thing is, I want to play real characters and not all girls can be pretty. The thing is, you get ... JULIETTE LEWIS I was an anguished little girl with just one wish: to become an actor. I debuted in live theater at ...
MONICA VITTI 'Beyond the Lights' was my fourth film. I gained a lot of knowledge, and I'm excited to ...
GINA PRINCE-BYTHEWOOD
I had a lot of respect for Jeremy Renner as an actor before I worked with him, because I was very im... DENIS VILLENEUVE
I felt like an ugly duckling back in school. I was a complete tomboy with short hair. Never in my dr... POOJA HEGDE
An actor really is a kind of intermediary between an audience and the piece, whether it's a play... CHRISTOPHER WALKEN 'GLOW' was the first time that, from head to toe, I was asked to use my body in a functional...
BETTY GILPIN
With my sunglasses on, I'm Jack Nicholson. Without them, I'm fat and 60. 
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The only two things you can truly depend upon are gravity and greed. 
Control your own destiny or someone else will. 
I believe that people make their own luck by great preparation and good strategy. 
If you pick the right people and give them the opportunity to spread their wings and put compensatio... 
Mankind is like dogs, not gods - as long as you don't get mad they'll bite you - but stay ma... 
If I have a weakness, it's probably ice cream. That's where I get lax, sloppy. I'll snea... 
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A lot of people in the media, and some everyday people, really aren't in search of the truth. Th... 
I just think old old movies, they make you concentrate and pay attention so much more. They feel so ... 
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I haven't been to a movie since somebody gave me free tickets to Star Wars, which I went to. 
I haven't sold to the movies. In other words, I haven't gotten any enormous checks yet. 
I just wrote what I felt like writing since they seemed to sell. 
The one thing that the president continues to diminish, which I think is unfortunate, is the fact th... 
It's not wrong to be skeptical. I was one who participated in the debate on Iraq and voted again... 