Asghar Farhadi Quotes

I've got a range as an actor! There was a time I played dramatic leading men.

In 2003, I had the pleasure of acting in three films.

[Jodie Foster] is one of my favorite actors and people in the business.

I'm a big fan of Daniel Day-Lewis. He's a marvelous actor. He stands alone, I think.

My favourite actors have always been the character actors.

I told my father I wanted to act, and he stared renting all these classic films for me to watch.

I love Mike Winters. He's such a great actor.

I've just always had a soft spot for character actors.

I'm a journeyman actor.

An actor is only merchandise.

As an actor, you don't have control over what you do, whom you work with.

I was always a character actor. I just looked like Little Red Riding Hood.

I wanted to be an actor because I saw 'Dog Day Afternoon,' you know what I mean?

There are so many great actors, but I really have a lot of respect for Johnny Depp. I've seen a lot of movies with him in it and, even if it's a film that wasn't as successful as you thought it would be, I've never seen him put in a bad performance. My favorite actors from history have to be Steve McQueen and James Dean.

I liked acting early on, and I really liked roles that were meaningful to me, and 'Baywatch' was.

You might see some of the movies that I'm in where there are shades of drama or whatever, but for the most part, I don't get offered serious roles.

I started missing acting when I was in school, and I realized after being in the business after however many years that I was really interested in film.

I didn't fall in love with acting until I did a few films. Now, I couldn't live without it.

'Donnie Darko' was my first audition ever! It opened my eyes to the possibilities within camera work.

I didn't get into this so I could talk about my work, my movies. You become an actor to act.

I love me some Martin Sheen.

If you're an actor, you get your eyes put out; you get everything done to you.

When I did 'Clockers,' I didn't even think about having a career in acting, I just thought, 'Wow, this is cool. I get to do a little movie.'

'The Bank Job,' for me, was a great opportunity for me to do some good acting, you know?

As an actor, I just want to keep mixing it up.