Actors quotes

“I rarely play a real person, because I don't think I'm a good imitator.”
Harrison Ford

“The actor's popularity is evanescent; applauded today, forgotten tomorrow.”
Harrison Ford

“When I started to watch some of the films I'd done, I realized I was doing movies that I might not actually want to see.”
Heath Ledger

“It's rare that there's a role that requires an Australian accent.”
Heath Ledger

“I'm just not one of those naturally funny, relaxed actors who enjoy the spotlight and are so good at it.”
Heath Ledger

“The reason that you dance and sing is to make the audience feel like they're dancing and singing. As long as you're having fun with it and giving it 100 percent, they're gonna feel that.”
Heath Ledger

“I took some time off after 'Titanic' because I needed to let the dust settle and recharge my battery. I felt, 'OK, you've been given a tremendous opportunity; what are you going to do with it? Now your name can finance movies that you do want to do.'”
Leonardo DiCaprio

“To be honest, I'm not really prepared to do a musical, simply because I think I have a pretty atrocious voice.”
Leonardo DiCaprio

“There are a lot of directors I'd still love to work with. Paul Thomas Anderson is someone I'd love to work with. I think Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu is very talented. Ang Lee is very talented. I mean, there are a lot of people. There are many great directors out there.”
Leonardo DiCaprio

“I am completely open to doing a romantic comedy, but I will never do something just for the sake of doing a specific genre or because it's the time or place to do a different type of movie. I think that would be a huge mistake.”
Leonardo DiCaprio

“I can remember getting rejected systematically by casting directors as a young kid. I felt like the biggest outsider there ever was; that I'd never belong in that club.”
Leonardo DiCaprio

“Meryl Streep does things I would never have thought possible... Her presence on screen is outstanding.”
Leonardo DiCaprio On Meryl Streep

“The role of Rimbaud is one of the most important roles to play for a young actor.”
Leonardo DiCaprio

“Don't think for a moment that I'm really like any of the characters I've played. I'm not. That's why it's called 'acting'.”
Leonardo DiCaprio

“I have to say that whatever decisions I make, I really do think that movie making is a director's medium. They are the people that ultimately shape the film, and a director can take great material and turn it into garbage if they are not capable of making a good movie.”
Leonardo DiCaprio

“The bottom line is, when it comes to an actor and his performance, whether nominated or not, it simply has to do with whether that character had enough resonance with the audience.”
Leonardo DiCaprio

“The best thing about acting is that I get to lose myself in another character and actually get paid for it... It's a great outlet. I'm not really sure who I am - it seems I change every day.”
Leonardo DiCaprio

“By the time I'd worked for three lawyers, I'd been chased around desks so often I figured I had what it takes for more important endeavors like show business.”
Mamie van Doren

“Zhivago was an awful part to play. I couldn't go to the daily rushes and see myself do that one big, good scene that would have gotten me into gear. I started eating my heart out, and I had a sort of breakdown after one month. I said 'David, you made a mistake in picking me', but he replied 'Trust me' and I kept on going.”

Omar Sharif On David Lean

“My first time on film was with Mirna Loy and Bill Powell in 'Evelyn Prentice' and a man with a black glass kept getting in my way. I asked Bill why he didn't keep out of our path. 'He's the cameraman' Bill said.”
Rosalind Russell

“Well, I remember when I used to go into managers' offices to apply for jobs. I always was afraid I'd be either too short or too tall for the role I was applying for. So I used to scrooch down as little as I could, so that if they said I was too small I could suddenly grow up right there before their eyes.”

Mary Pickford

“The more I work, the more I can take. But I guess I couldn't keep this place the rest of my life. And I pull my own strings, no matter what you read about the studio setting out deliberately to mold a new star to replace Rita Hayworth. If they were going to do that, they'd have dyed my hair red.”
Kim Novak

“To be an actor it is essential to be an egomaniac; otherwise it just doens't work.”
David Niven

“Jack Lemmon, my darling Jack, is the epitome of what it means to be a nice person. He was always prepared, yet mischievously open for a good laugh. His genius was so riveting that I would often come in on my days off or stay late at night just to watch him cast his comic spell before the camera.”
Shirley MacLaine On Jack Lemmon

“As soon as I decided to make acting my career I saw every movie I could. I would go back again and again, and I learned from the mistakes of the bad actors as well as from my favorites, Bette Davis, Katharine Hepburn and Lilli Palmer.”
Gina Lollobrigida