The actor has to develop his body. The actor has to work on his voice. But the most important thing the actor has to work on is his mind. Stella Adler actorbodydevelop Change image and share on social
The actor in me would always like to be more dashing, or slimmer, or have nicer hair. Matthew Macfadyen actordashhair Change image and share on social
The actor is concerned with his own bit of it, but the director's somehow trying to work the whole thing into a much bigger picture. It's like conducting an orchestra. Roland Joffe actorbigbite Change image and share on social
The actor is too prone to exaggerate his powers; he wants to play Hamlet when his appearance is more suitable to King Lear. Sarah Bernhardt actorappearanceexaggerate Change image and share on social
The actor's life is the road. Always has been, always will be. That is his cross and his glory. Nick Mancuso actorcrossglory Change image and share on social
The actor's popularity is evanescent; applauded today, forgotten tomorrow. Harrison Ford actorapplaudevanescent Change image and share on social
The actor should be able to create the universe in the palm of his hand. Laurence Olivier actorcreatehand Change image and share on social
The actor should not play a part. Like the Aeolian harps that used to be hung in the trees to be played only by the breeze, the actor should be an instrument played upon by the character he depicts. Alla Nazimova actoraeolianbreeze Change image and share on social
The actor that taught me the most was Bernie Mac. I did my first big budget studio film with he and Angela Bassett, 'Mr. 3000' for Disney. Bernie taught me by example what creates success is humility and hard work. Brian J. White actorangelabassett share on social
The actors are in control, getting outrageous amounts of money. The reason they're getting this kind of money is because the studios don't know what else to do. They don't have a clue about what to do except to pay an actor a lot of money. Peter Bogdanovich actoramountclue share on social