“I didn't think I'd ever be able to do movies. That was for serious actors.”- Steve Buscemi

“Movie stars have careers - actors work, and then they don't work, and then they work again.”- Frances McDormand

“We actors always say how difficult and physically demanding a role was. But give me a break, it's only a movie.”- Javier Bardem

“Most actors will read a script and think, that's an interesting part. That blinds them to the fact that the rest of it is pretentious nonsense.”- Hugh Grant

“It is all about marketing; that is where the real craft comes in. The best actors do not necessarily become the biggest stars. And vice versa.”- Dirk Benedict

“It is hard sometimes to see how other actors are working when you are working with them.”- Miranda Otto

“Comedians don't have the kind of narcissism that actors have. They're writers who perform their own material. They risk more than anyone.”- Rachel Weisz

“I always say if you've seen good acting on television, those actors are really good. Because you don't have any preparation.”- Sasha Alexander

“There's nothing more boring than unintelligent actors, because all they have to talk about is themselves and acting.”- Tim Robbins

“I just feel lucky to be employed when there are so many actors and actresses who are not. I sometimes feel desperate, in case I'm not cast again.”- Judi Dench

“A lot of actors get concerned about their own image, even going so far as to rewrite a movie to best serve that image. All I want to do is be in good movies”- Michael Douglas

“I'm always described as 'cocksure' or 'with a swagger,' and that bears no resemblance to who I feel like inside. I feel plagued by insecurity.”- Ben Affleck

“I used to google my name to see what came up - it hurt.”- Emilio Estevez

“Being an actor is the easiest job. Just say the lines.”- Jonathan Rhys Meyers

“I went to the audition for a laugh and got the part for the way I walked down the corridor. There's no justice is there?”- Ray Winstone

“I know very little about acting. I'm just an incredibly gifted faker.”- Robert Downey Jr.

“First of all, I choose the great roles, and if none of these come, I choose the mediocre ones, and if they don't come, I choose the ones that pay the rent.”- Michael Caine

“I'm an actor... I do a job and I go home. Why are you interested in me? You don't ask a truck driver about his job.”- James Gandolfini

“Every actor looks all his life for a part that will combine his talents with his personality.”- Walter Matthau

“A good actor with a good opportunity has a shot; without the opportunity it doesn't matter how good you are.”- Denzel Washington

“Acting is half shame, half glory. Shame at exhibiting yourself, glory when you can forget yourself.”- John Gielgud

“Everything must be as in real life.”- Anton Chekhov