Great Actors Quotes - Page 6

• Josh Brolin is an actor that I really, really like; he's fantastic. I worked with him once; he's a really great actor.

  Rob Zombie

  Actors, Fantastic, Josh

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• Truly great actors carry their characters in silence with them. They communicate without words the relationships that predate the movie.

  Sam Mendes

  Character, Talking, Silence

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• Acting is all about big hair and funny props... All the great actors knew it. Olivier knew it, Brando knew it.

  Harold Ramis

  Hair, Acting, Actors

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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• I want to be remembered as a great actor - and a shining example of humanity.

  Jesse L. Martin

  Shining, Humanity, Example

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I'm a big Pacino fan. He's a great actor: so much passion and intensity.

  Judah Friedlander

  Passion, Fans, Actors

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• A successful swindler has to be a great salesman even more than a great actor.

  David Suchet

  Successful, Actors, Swindlers

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• I know from my own experience that great films and great actors can have a really big influence on you. There is a place for art in the world, and if you're lucky enough to be good at something and to keep being given work, it's not such a bad thing.

  Sally Hawkins

  Art, Lucky, Actors

  "Lady luck" by Maddy Costa, www.theguardian.com. April 10, 2008.

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• Its only when you are a great actor and are recognised for your good work that you become famous. Unless you are in the news for the wrong reasons!

  Christine Lahti

  News, Actors, Reason

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• Blot out from the page of history the names of all the great actors of his time in the drama of nations, and preserve the name of Washington, and the century would be renowned.

  Chauncey Depew

  Drama, Names, Would Be

  Chauncey Mitchell Depew (1910). “Oration and memorial addresses”

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• When you hire great actors, you're lucky, so you just try to create an atmosphere where they can succeed and relax and take risks. You're happy that you get to watch them at the monitor and that your name is on the director's chair.

  Ben Affleck

  Names, Risk, Atmosphere

  "Ben Affleck, Screenwriter Chris Terrio and Producer Grant Heslov Talk ARGO, George Clooney’s Input on the Production, Challenging Scenes and Oscar Buzz". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. October 8, 2012.

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• We've all seen great actors and actresses who are missing a certain chemistry. And it's not about getting along or not getting along.

  Johnny Galecki

  Missing, Actors, Actresses

  "'The Big Bang Theory' Cast On Being Part of an Ensemble". Backstage Interview, www.backstage.com. November 29, 2012.

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• I had admired Richard Burton for years and years before I had ever worked with him. He was a great, great actor. It was a joy to get to know him as a person.

  Gale Gordon

  Years, Joy, Actors

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• I've long been a fan of Chiwetel Ejiofor. I think he's a great actor. He's my kind of guy. He does what I aspire to do.

  Garret Dillahunt

  Thinking, Long, Guy

  "Garret Dillahunt Talks About the Challenge and Heightened Language of TWELVE YEARS A SLAVE" by Christina Radish, collider.com. June 12, 2012.

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• I've come to this conclusion: What makes a great actor is great need. A huge need of acting.

  Simon Callow

  Acting, Needs, Actors

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• I want to work with great filmmakers and great actors and get better as an actor.

  Bradley Cooper

  Get Better, Actors, Want

  Interview with Jason Newman, www.bullz-eye.com. March 16, 2011.

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• Young girls of 13 or 12 are great actors.

  Dario Argento

  Girl, Actors, Young

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• The great actors are the luminous ones. They are the great conductors of the stage.

  Ethel Barrymore

  Acting, Actors, Theater

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• I don't like improv at all. It terrifies me. I like to know exactly what I'm going to say. Being surprised does make me a better actor. Anytime I'm afraid of something that makes me rise to the occasion, it scares me, but it's what makes great actors - being in the moment.

  Jesse Tyler Ferguson

  Scare, Doe, Actors

  "Jesse Tyler Ferguson: The Bemused Exasperation Expert" by Maggie Lange, www.interviewmagazine.com. October 16, 2012.

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• Follow the wisdom of the great actor, James Cagney, you hit your mark, you look the other guy in the eye, and you tell the truth.

  Larry Merchant

  Wisdom, Eye, Guy

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• The great actors we had came from the actor-manager theaters. Not only did they create a team, they were the generals working with the soldiers.

  Steven Berkoff

  Team, Soldier, Actors

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• Arnold Schwarzenegger, I don't know if you'd call him a great actor, but he's amazing in terms of his presence, and he is interesting enough that you want to watch him.

  F. Murray Abraham

  Interesting, Watches, Actors

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• To be a good actor, you have to be very smart. But to be a great actor, you also have to have a streak of, 'I'm an idiot, a complete lunatic.'

  Lena Olin

  Smart, Actors, Idiot

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• A bunch of six nicer people, I couldn’t be more fortunate to call my family — from Lee Pace, who is so dear. When I first saw him, I said he’s like a Gary Cooper. He’s bashful, he’s shy, he’s sensitive, he’s a great actor, he’s beautiful, he’s delicious.

  Ellen Greene

  Beautiful, People, Shy

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• Supporting characters add depth to a story, and great actors leave their imprint with the audience.

  Nicholas Lea

  Character, Depth, Add

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• You find with the really great actors, the ones you really admire and look up to, very often they're very giving, generous, warm people.

  Kit Harington

  People, Giving, Looks

  "The HBO Heartthrob: Kit Harington". Interview with Emma Brown, www.interviewmagazine.com. December 12, 2012.

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