Stephen Hopkins Quotes

If you're an actor, go out and act.

Making the choice to cast someone in a lead role is a big one. You don't want to squander your opportunity.

Martin Jarvis was to have played the part originally but I think I had longer hair or something, I know not.

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

For most actors, it is the script that chooses them and not the other way around.

I would love to act in films if people think I am right for a particular role.

Luckily for me, I get a lot of acting-oriented scripts.

I don't think I had a script on 'King Kong.' But usually you read a script and then you go and audition for it. It's rare when there's no script. I sort of like the latter better, because I'm more successful at it.

Everybody reads for me. I was never weird about that. I never minded coming in and reading. They should know if I'm the right person, and I should know if I want to do a movie.

I wasn't born an actress, but I was certainly born dramatic!

All actors do that. Should do that and do that. For the most part. I say all actors. I'm exaggerating, but you know who does and who doesn't. Vince is a wonderful young actor who knows his work and did a beautiful job on this film.

An actor has to embody a role.

I'm an actor. I try to play a character in a really cool story, the very best I can.

As an actor, you don't know what is going to come next.

As an actor all we want to do is act and play people.

I read a script and I know immediately whether that role is for me or not.

In Chicago it's really a case of the play's the thing - people are just so happy to be acting, you know? We were all actors - not like in New York or Los Angeles, where everyone says they are actors but they are actually waiting tables and hustling for spots in commercials.

What I ended up doing was becoming an actor who didn't mind doing other people's words.

The only reason I'm an actor is that a lady pulled out of a parking space in front of a producer's office.

I'm an actor. I want to do drama.

I'm an actor, coming from New York theater.

I think I was first choice for the part. I don't know - that's what they always tell you anyway. I didn't have to do any audition for the part. Sam saw me in Dinner and the whole thing slipped into place.

When I read the script for Will & Grace in 1998, I knew I was the only guy for the part.

I try to be a good, diligent actor.

I'm a normal kid, really. I just love to act.