“I'm so extremely intelligent that it's actually harmed my career as an actor. Actors are supposed to be cattle.”
James Woods

“Sometimes an actor is intelligent enough to overcome his limitations and discover for himself the proper path to follow — that is, he uses his own intelligence . . . When this happens, he has the qualities of a director.”
Michelangelo Antonioni

“I don't think I would be an actor if I was that intelligent.”
Peter Boyle

“To be a good actor, you have to be very smart.”
Lena Olin

“To have a brain, it's not a sin. To have a brain and not use it, that is a sin.”
Armin Mueller-Stahl - Doc