Peter O'Toole Quotes

So I just play the character, I play the lines.

The only thing an actor can do is, whatever lands on the carpet in the hall, you read it, and if you can't put it down, that's the job to do.

My job as an actor is to be visible and to tell stories.

I just loved the whole idea of being an actor.

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.

Acting was something I had to do.

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

Something just happens when you read a part. You know, if you'd like to do it or if you don't believe it.

I am an actress and acting is my passion... period!

I totally love to act. I don't care if it's a musical, a comedy. I just like to work and interact with other people.

I just love acting.

To have a part that is written for you certainly helps an actor.

I had to audition for the part of Jnior, and I wanted the role terribly because I knew it was a great character. This guy is a wonderful, funny, mean old guy.

To be honest, I am somebody that, as long as I have a character, it doesn't really matter if it's comedy or drama - I think timing is important in either. But for me, it's all about having a character to work on.

Everything was magnificent so far, even if I knew my part of dramas.

Acting was always my first passion.

There isn't a switch that I turn on. I'm an actor. This is what I do.

Acting is something I always wanted to do and knew I could do.

If it's a role like this one, an actual live person, a legend, there's lots of material laid out.

I didn't know how to box so I would have looked like a complete street fighter actually, but what we did have to do was pick up some sides and then just memorize them within two days and go there and audition.

Acting really suited me because I could connect as an actor to emotion.

Oh my God, I love doing acting.

I knew what my scripts would say before I opened them: 'Enter Conchita.' I played handmaidens, Indian squaws, and Mexican dancers.

The most vital thing for an actor to deliver a great performance is to be honest to the role he or she is playing.