Nothing is so discouraging to an actor than to have to work for long hours upon hours in brightly lighted interior sets.
To be an actor, a true actor, you have to be brokenhearted.
Like so many of us, I'm brokenhearted about the death of the remarkably talented actor Philip Seymour Hoffman.
Let's not forget that I am an actor and I'm a real budding, enthusiastic and ambitious actor.
The classical actor in England makes roughly the equivalent of a bus driver.
Gabriel Byrne is just an amazing fellow and an amazing actor.
My favorite actor who played villains - who could play anything, really - was Jimmy Cagney.
I've always said the one advantage an actor has of converting to a director is that he's been in front of the camera. He doesn't have to get in front of the camera again, subliminally or otherwise.
In working with Nick Cannon, he's such a generous guy, a generous actor, and he was very protective.
Everybody wants to be a Bond villain. That is the coolest. To be able to portray a Bond villain, that is the feather in any actor's cap.
I love 'Capote.' Huge fan of Philip Seymour Hoffman; if he's not my all-time favorite actor he's definitely in my top five. I just love him so much.
I think every actor has their list of roles that were near misses. I've had my share. I was very close and almost cast in Philip Seymour Hoffman's 'Capote.'
For better or worse, I don't necessarily categorize myself as a method actor; I'm not going to make claims that I stayed in character 24/7.
I should be soaring away with my head tilted slightly toward the gods, feeding on the caviar of Shakespeare. An actor must act.
When I showed up at UH, my hair was past my waist. I had a goatee. I wasn't a theater geek; I wasn't an actor. But Cecil Pickett molded me and taught me.
Every actor is a model to a certain extent, since they have to do so much press.
I'm not going to say, I'm an actor and I'm changing the world. Who cares?
I was only a leading man for a minute; now I'm a character actor.
I've made the transition from star to character actor and I'm thoroughly enjoying it.
I'm a character actor.
