Jonathan Pryce Quotes

I've never been interested in being famous. I enjoy acting. That's what's important to me.

There'll always be a difference between a star and an actor. I've nothing against stars. They've earned it and deserve it. I'm happy being just an actor.

I'm not in a real rush to be a big star.

I would rather be called a character actor than a star.

There's no such thing as unwanted attention for an actor.

And people say it all the time: 'You're a celebrity.' No, I'm an actor. I'm a producer. I'm a director. I'm a toad. I'm roadkill. I'm anything but a celebrity.

I think there is a difference between being a celebrity and being an actor.

I'm not a celebrity. I don't call myself a celebrity. I'm an actor.

What we are as actors, for better and for worse, is visible.

I'm an actress, not a celebrity.

If I was a star, it would be difficult to go off and do 'Coronation Street.' So I guess I'm not a star.

And that if you become a star, people are going to go to see you. If you remain an actor, they're going to go and see the story you're in.

I understand that if you set out to be a celebrity, then you asked for it, but all I wanted to be was an actor.

But just playing the partner of someone famous, I had a lot more freedom.

There are certain stars who are not actors. I don't want to be that type.

The thing is, you choose to be an actress, but not to be a celebrity.

I didn't want to be a big star. I wanted to be a really good actor.

I'm not an actor who is trying to be a movie star.

I don't want to be a big movie star.

I am only interested in being famous for my dancing. For me, the concept of the sacred monster is only about the stage - it is not about image.

I've pretty much always been in the limelight. A star in my own right.

For me, stardom means when people know your name when you appear on screen.

I didn't become an actor to become a celebrity.

I want to be tagged as an actor and not as a star.

What really matters is your movies and how good a person you are. Otherwise, tabloids and news channels writing about you only builds your curiosity and stardom and propels you to reach wider places.