Donald Pleasence Quotes

I'm not really an actress.

I'm an actress, so I hope I'm good at it.

I have to say that as an actor, I really look for the role. I'm not really looking to see if it's for television or film, because there are highly talented people in both mediums.

Just to have the opportunity to play an American in America is a dream come true for me.

I'm an actress. It's my passion.

I am always looking for a great play and a great part to do.

As an actor, I'll play anything.

My sister's an actor as well.

I have a secret aspiration to be considered for a part where it doesn't matter what you look like to play it.

Acting? No, it is not for me. I would be terrible.

I'm an actor first and foremost; it's my first love and passion.

I never look at the size of the film when I'm looking for a part.

I always wonder why people cast me in anything.

Acting was always my first passion.

I want to go play a villain or an action hero or a nice, light, romantic comedy or something. That would be good.

I've always believed that it's the film that chooses the actor and not the other way round.

When I auditioned for Tim Robbins for 'Cradle Will Rock,' the young girl who read with me was very young, and I said to Tim, 'I'm sorry, but I don't have enough imagination to pretend this girl is my husband!' And he said, 'Well, I'll read it with you.' Which was very nice; he was the director. And I ended up getting the part.

I am inclined to acting. I like to act and I like being an actor.

I'm not an actor, though people say I can act.

From being a writer of plays, it was not that surprising that somebody thought of giving me a job as an actor. After I played one part, others came along.

I'm an actor. I'm hired to play whatever it is they want me to play - if I'm lucky enough to be cast for the part - which seems to take a lot of luck these days.

I've always enjoyed Acting. Acting is acting.

For me, in general, it's always about the material. Obviously, it's about the material and hoping that someone wants to hire me for a job, too, but I've certainly seen films like 'Orphan' and movies like that where I know that if I had had the opportunity to read that script or had an opportunity to do it, I would have wanted to do it.

I am an actress. I am not a movie star.

I just like to act.