Actors quotes about their roles
Welcome to our Actors about Their Roles collection, a captivating insight into the minds of performers as they share their thoughts on the characters they bring to life. In this curated compilation of quotes, we delve into the art of acting, exploring the depth of emotion, creativity, and dedication that actors invest in their roles.
Acting is more than reciting lines; it's an immersive journey of stepping into the shoes of fictional characters, understanding their motivations, and portraying their complexities with authenticity. Our Actors about Their Roles quotes celebrate the unique perspectives of performers, providing a glimpse into the transformative process that unfolds behind the scenes.
Whether you're a theater enthusiast, a film aficionado, or simply curious about the behind-the-scenes stories that shape on-screen magic, these quotes offer insights into the challenges, revelations, and emotional connections that actors forge with their characters.
Embark on a journey that explores the art of storytelling through the lens of actors. Discover the secrets behind character development, the moments of vulnerability that actors embrace, and the profound impact that their roles can have on their understanding of themselves and the human experience.
Alexandra Roach
— Welsh actressThat's where my passion was ignited, on the set of 'Pobol Y Cwm.' I loved it and I've had such a passion for TV and films. I can't do anything else.
Ed Westwick
— English actor and musicianYou have to do things that excite you; you have to have a passion for your work. Otherwise you're just a face on the screen.
Kate Hudson
— American actressYou have people who can't act and they get all these parts. Paris Hilton falls into her own category. She's made a career out of it
Kirsten Dunst
— American actress and modelI've always had a process that I do before I even get to set or go to the location. I work privately, and it almost feels like therapy between me and who I'm playing. So I have this inner life that's there and it gives me a confidence, too, that when I'm playing the role I know every question.
David Crosby
— American singer-songwriter and musicianI am having so much fun performing, I feel almost guilty. I think, my God, I hope no one comes and busts me for this.
Frankie Laine
— American singer, songwriter, and actor whose career spanned nearly 75 yearsWhen people nowadays say that Elvis was the first white guy to sound black, I have to shake my head; what can you do? At the time of 'That's My Desire' 1947 they were saying that I was the only white guy around who sounded black.
Aarti Mann
— American ActressEvery sitcom needs their straight man or straight woman.
Alexandra Daddario
— American ActressEveryone has the opportunity to do a horror film. There's something great about it as an actor. You have to go to places you'd normally never go and be put in situations you would never be put into. You don't get the opportunity in a lot of films to have this kind of acting. It's an interesting challenge.
Alan Menken
— American MusicianMy first success was 'Little Shop of Horrors,' and I had been working for years on jingles.
Adrienne Barbeau
— American ActressIn all the horror films that I have done, all of those women were strong women. I don't feel I ever played the victim, although I was always in jeopardy.
Darby Stanchfield
— American ActressAs a kid, we had one television channel and a sad little roller rink. And there was not much else to do. So I used my imagination all of the time growing up. That's the main way I played. When we moved and I went to high school, I did my first play, and I was completely addicted to theatre. It felt like home; it felt natural.
David Harewood
— English ActorWhen I first played Othello, a reviewer absolutely slaughtered me.
Denis O'Hare
— American ActorMy first paying gig was a play called 'The Voice of the Prairie' at a theater that no longer exists in Chicago called Wisdom Bridge. I played a fast-talking radio huckster - a salesman of crystal sets in the 1920s - and I actually won an award. Look at that! And then promptly didn't get hired for a year.
Douglas Booth
— English ActorThe first lead that I ever played was a young Boy George when I was seventeen. I shaved my eyebrows off. That's as far from leading man looks as you can get.
Florence Pugh
— English ActressI played Mary at the age of seven in my first nativity play, and I loved it - there is something so fascinating about embodying someone else.
Erika Christensen
— Film actressThere was a little of this, 'Oh, you're such a sweet girl!' That's a wonderful thing to have in life; I don't mind it at all for life. But I remember, the first role I was ever cast in as a not-so-sweet-girl, I was so happy.
Emma Stone
— American ActressSo one day, in a fit of trying to do something different, I just dyed my hair dark brown and got my first role a week later, after which I thought: 'People are closed-minded, man! Like a different hair colour changes everything!'
Emily Berrington
— English ActressMy first role was an angel in the nursery nativity. I spotted my mum halfway through and shouted over someone else's lines to ask if she liked my costume. I've learnt not to do that now.
Christian Kane
— American ActorThe very first show I did was 'Fame L.A.' Everyone had talent... it was either dancing or acting or something like that. I was a singer, so I got my first role.
Dave Bautista
— American ActorJust getting auditions was rough. But also just learning how to act - when I did my first role, in a film I did which was a favour to a friend, I realised I was really bad at it.
Claudia Kim
— South Korean ActressI got into modeling first, then acting came along pretty soon, and I landed my first role in a Korean drama without education, without any acting experience whatsoever.
Christopher Timothy
— Welsh ActorMy first role was on Broadway from 1963-64 in Chips With Everything.' It was very well reviewed but not very well attended.
Caroline Sunshine
— American ActressMy very first role was the character of Barbara Winslow in the movie 'Marmaduke.' Up until that point, I had only done commercials. I had never done a guest star role or a series, and yet they cast me!
Caitriona Balfe
— Irish ActressI think the first role I ever played was Mr. Bumble in a production of 'Oliver.'
Brie Larson
— American ActressI started acting in second grade - my first role was in the Thanksgiving play. I was the Indian chasing the turkey. All the other mom's encouraged my mom to get me into acting after that. Also, when I saw 'The Sound of Music' at Music Circus, I knew I wanted to act.
Brian Stokes Mitchell
— American ActorThe first role that I played as a musical - I was 14 years old, and I played Birdie in 'Bye Bye Birdie.' That was an awakening of, 'Wow, I'm good at that. People are responding.' And I hardly knew what I was doing back then, but there was something that people were seeing.
Aubrey Peeples
— American ActressMy first role was in the George Gershwin musical 'Crazy for You' at the Orlando Repertory Theatre when I was 11 - I grew up in Florida - and I wasn't old enough to be in it, but they let me anyway. I was just this little shrimp in a leotard.
Alan John Buckley
— Irish–Canadian actor. Known for Adam Ross role in CSI:NYI played a nerdy guy on 'CSI: NY' for nine years. I want to be bad for a while. I want to be really, really bad.
Adrienne Barbeau
— American ActressI spent years working in low-budget horror films. When you've done 'Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death,' you can handle anything!
Florence Pugh
— English ActressI have been enormously lucky. My first role was in a great film by a woman director.
Alan John Buckley
— Irish–Canadian actor. Known for Adam Ross role in CSI:NYI'm pretty lucky to work on both 'CSI: NY' and 'Supernatural.' Not bad gigs!