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I think of myself as a character actor, compared to a straight actor. I know a character actor in England is pretty much the same as in the States; you're actually hired to put on terrible teeth and stuff like that.
Burn Gorman
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I'm actually just an actor.


Allen Leech
I think you need people of principle, of character, that are leaders, that take stands on important tough issues that will affect the future of this country.
Sean Hannity
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If you're a 'character actor,' you get hired to play baddies a lot.


Ben Mendelsohn
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I've actually always been interested in following a character more long term, but the only place to really do that as an actor is on a TV series.
Kristen Stewart
I really respond to diversity, a broader landscape, with actors of different ages and races and backgrounds.
Ryan Phillippe
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I don't want people to know what I'm actually like. It's not good for an actor.


Jack Nicholson
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I think a lot of us think we've failed when we've put the weight back on, but when this happens. you have to pay attention because you can actually learn something. You didn't fail. You just need to stay conscious and know where you went wrong and try again.
Jessie Pavelka
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I like the idea of movies having a magic element. How many times have you seen an actor in a movie who you know only as the character? It's wonderful, isn't it?
Christian Bale
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I actually grew up hearing this a lot: 'If you're an actor, you can only be an actor, and you have to just do that.' But in order to be a good actor, you have to draw on life experiences. To only concentrate on acting, you're cutting yourself off.
Todd Louiso
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Well, it's difficult to fall in love with a character when you just read the pilot. You don't really know who the character is.
Christina Ricci
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I'd rather be Vincent Price than a red-neck character actor. You can't predict what will happen.


Robert Englund
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The job of an actor is the same in all of them, really. I mean, you're just creating a character that you hope people will believe, so it doesn't make that much of a difference really.
Rosamund Pike
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Every so often when I'm writing, a character might actually be a distinct person in my head - often not an actor or a face, literally a person who just seems to exist in my imagination. Then the challenge is finding somebody who is close enough to that to make me feel like I've ended up where I wanted to be.
Callie Khouri
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Life histories tell you just about everything you need to know about an animal.


Jack Horner
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I think I enjoy working obviously as a lead, but also you know I feel I'm also a character actor as well, so I enjoy approaching various projects in all sort of capacities. Any film I have been able to do I feel very fortunate to have been a part of.
Chiwetel Ejiofor
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As an actor, I like to get a bit of momentum going with a character and kind of work a bit quicker. I mean, not crazy-fast, but, you know, five or six pages a day is a nice pace.
Colm Meaney
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You know when you watch old movies, it's always the small parts you remember, the character actors who come in like a breath of fresh air.
Amy Sedaris
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The people I've respected most in the industry over the years - Paul Newman, for instance. I just loved the way he handled growing old on-screen. It's understanding that you're now basically a character actor. Which is fine, but you have to pay attention to it.
George Clooney
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I'm a character actor at heart.


Shuler Hensley