(1132 quotes found)
“When watching a Steve McQueen movie on TV: "He must have made that before he died”
Yogi Berra
“The real actor has a direct line to the collective heart.”
Sam Rayburn
“An actor is never so great as when he reminds you of an animal - falling like a cat, lying like a dog, moving like a fox.”
Francois Truffaut
“An actress is not a machine, but they treat you like a machine. A money machine.”
Marilyn Monroe
“Although one may fail to find happiness in theatrical life, one never wishes to give it up after having once tasted its fruits.”
Anna Pavlova
“I started out as a lousy actress and have remained one.”
Brigitte Bardot
“I could have been a dental hygienist with nothing bad ever appearing in print about me, but that's not how I've chosen to lead my life. I knew that you put yourself under a microscope the more famous you become.”
Julia Roberts
“When [actors] are talking, they are servants of the dramatist. It is what they can show the audience when they are not talking that reveals the fine actor.”
Cedric Hardwicke
“Without wonder and insight, acting is just a trade. With it, it becomes creation.”
Bette Davis
“I mean, the question actors most often get asked is how they can bear saying the same things over and over again, night after night, but God knows the answer to that is, don't we all anyway; might as well get paid for it.”
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
