Actor Quotes

I learned to use language like my mother did. I would simulcast, give you the program in your own tongue.

If I had known this, I would've put that patch on thirty-five years earlier.

A lifeless planet. And yet, yet still serving a useful purpose, I hope. Yes, a sun. Warming the surface of some other world. Giving light to those who may need it.

Age simply doesn't enter into it! The older the friend, the more he is valued, particularly when he shows so visibly the characteristics that we all look for in friends. You have only to look at a genuine teddy's face to see at once the loyalty, common sense, and above all, dependability behind it.

There's no particular complex that I have about acting in a Hollywood movie if offered. Some would say there's a lot here in our industry for us to go there and suck up to them. I don't consider it sucking up. If I am offered a blink and you miss appearance in a Hollywood film starring Brando, De Niro, Pacino or Nicholson, where I just have to go and hand a suitcase to them, I would simply do it out of sheer veneration for these great and renowned artists. And yes, despite all my success and fame in our industry and nation. There's no vanity I harbour in my mind in order to do that.

Amitabh Bachchan

I want to be the condensation on the glass. I want to be that phenomenon that takes place between hot and cold.

Terrence Howard

During one scene, I had to do a shooting drill. He put a psychological spin on it.

A lot of people can forget about you in Los Angeles.

Viggo Mortensen

I'd like to tell you that I come from a long line of German aristocracy and that I'm very rich, but actually it's a very boring explanation. A man called Tommy Tutt married a lady called Jane Rhind, and suddenly I've got a very posh name. And then my parents called me Julian, and suddenly I sound like a prospective Tory MP for West London!

Julian Rhind-Tutt

Mike: I'm Mike Chapman from homestarrunner. com! People are all the time asking me "Mike, how do you do those stupid voices for your dumb animal characters?" and I say "I'm Mike! Matt does the voices!" Let's go!

The Brothers Chaps

Feelings come and go, unless you don't feel them. Then they stay, and hurt, and grow pear-shaped and weird.

It is this, or that - all the universe, or nothing. Which shall it be... Which shall it be?

I'm glad to see [drinking is] coming back these days, particularly in the young — at least they've got good taste. Because I could never connect with my friends who were on drugs. They were in a totally gaga world, but at least booze — you could be violent, you could be funny, you could tell stories. It was a much more gregarious form of anathematizement.

Christopher Plummer

You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you do not trust enough

I go to a meeting every day. I surround myself with people who don't use. I recently got back from Ozzfest and I caught myself in kind of a sticky situation where I was around a lot of people using, drinking and it was kind of - I didn't have the urge to use once, but I just knew I shouldn't have been there.

Women liked me because I made them laugh. And what is an orgasm, except laughter of the loins?

I believe in committed cinema.
I mean, commitment in the broadest sense of the term.

I stake the future on the few humble and hearty lovers who seek God passionately in the marvelous, messy world of redeemed and related realities that lie in front of our noses.

William McNamara

Hi I'm Bunny the Lifeguard and if any of these alligators try to ruin our swimming, I'm gonna wrestle 'em to the ground and probably have my way with them.

John Le Mesurier wishes it to be known that he conked out on November 15th. He sadly misses family and friends.

John Le Mesurier

As she lay, on that day,
In the bay of Biscay, O!

One of my first tasks is to instill discipline into the organisation. We do not need slogan shouting. Too many 'leaders' do nothing but sit on podiums or get themselves photographed with other leaders. This must stop. The Youth Congress leaders must go back to the roots and serve the people. I want to bring back value-based politics to the youth wing.

They were like 'AA this' and I was like 'Bye bye that'

Of all the characters I've played, I think I have more in common with that guy than with Reilly: Ace of Spies, referring to Carl Fitzgerald in Death in Brunswick.

My experience with first-time directors is that they're all extremely prepared, because I guess they're worried. They spend weeks preparing everything, and they have to get used to the fact that once you get there, everything goes wrong and you have to make everything up.

Matthew Broderick