Sterling Hayden Quotes

When we think of an actor, we think of a tanned, frosted-tipped, model-looking guy. We don't think of a plumber.

Being an actor is really odd. So, don't take that as your reality - take your family, take your friends, take your relationships - that's your reality. And hang on to them.

I was never an actress -- none of us kids at Metro were. We were just good to look at.

I'm an actor - I want to be known for that.

[On being an actor] .nothing more than a worker in a service occupation . It's like being a waiter or a gas station attendant, but I'm waiting on 6 million people in a week if I'm lucky.

I never not wanted to become an actress.

I've never thought of myself as an actor, so somebody recognizing me for that would be a real shock.

All actors are whores. They want only one thing: to seduce you.

I want to be an actor, maybe a comic actor but a real actor.

You'd be surprised how much being a good actor pays off.

I've always been an actor. That's my job — I can be anything you want me to be.

Where can I go that would give me the same level of satisfaction as an actor?

Normally when people ask me what I do I say I'm an actor, and that's what I always wanted to be and that's the way I approach work even when I'm directing it.

I wouldn't want to try to make a living as an actor. I think actors... I give them a lot of credit for what they go through, but putting myself on the line like that would make me crazy.

Actors are professionals who deal with people's emotions and their thoughts.

I wanted to be an actor. Maybe a comic actor, but an actor. That's what got me into acting was putting on an act, because in life, I wasn't funny and I felt on stage or in the movies, I could do whatever I wanted to. I was free.

I've always considered myself an actor, but I wasn't making a living as an actor.

Acting is a strange business; one day it's there, and the next day nowhere to be seen.

I was trained to be an actor, not a star.

Actors are easy to like. They are generally sociable, thoughtful people.

I became an actor because it was the only thing I could do. I didn't have any friends, I didn't fit in. But when I started acting everything in my life shifted and I felt happy.

As an actor, I'm thankful I have lived not one life, but many.

I play a guy who is 40. And I am a very good actor, because I'm 41.

It still makes me giggle that I'm paid to act.

I've been acting my whole life, which people don't realize. I just haven't had the opportunities that I've had with my dancing.