Ronald Reagan Quotes

My Mother's an actress, and she's always told me, "Boy, you're an actor." I would look forward to seeing if I'm any good. I want to be good at it, that's the only thing.

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

There's nothing wrong with being an actor, if that's what a man wants. But there's everything wrong with achieving an exalted status simply because one photographs well and is able to handle dialogue".

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

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

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

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

I'm not gonna become Ann Bancroft or Meryl Streep and have all the burden that being a "serious actress" entails.

Denzel [Washington] just knows the actor. He knows the process, and you don't often get that.

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

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.

Even in my dreams of being an actor, my dream was not in the celebrity. My dream was in the work that I wanted to do.

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

I've been on the stage my entire life as an actor.

I never not wanted to become an actress.

I'm a stage actor. That is what I do.

I've always wanted to be an actor. I didn't get into this game to be the best improviser in the world. I didn't choose improv as a stepping stone, it just happened to become one.

I realized that I was a really, really terrible actor. I was like, "I'd better be myself."

I never will believe there is such a thing as a great actor.

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

I never plan to stop acting, I take it very seriously.

I was raised in the theater and I started acting when I was nine. To me, the idea of being an actor was about playing different characters and being a chameleon. That's why I was in the theater.

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.

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