I've made the transition from star to character actor and I'm thoroughly enjoying it. Votes: 1
Michael CaineI always thought of myself as a character actor. I never thought of myself as a leading man. Votes: 1
Clint EastwoodAnd I have been able to establish this sort of decent reputation as being a decent character actor. Votes: 1
Vincent D'OnofrioI've always considered myself a character actor. That's the way I was trained, really. Votes: 0
Dennis QuaidIn my experience, it's usually up to the actor how a character is portrayed. Votes: 0
Richard DreyfussI was always a character actor, basically, that sometimes looks like a leading man. Votes: 0
John TravoltaAny great character is the combination of a brilliant actor and the right writing. Votes: 0
Brad FalchukThere's really one character for every actor. The voyage is to find that one character. Votes: 0
Richard GereSometimes, if you leave yourself open, an actor can bring nice nuances to a character. Votes: 0
David TwohyI'm a character actor, so as a character actor, I'm always looking for something interesting. Votes: 0
John NobleAs an actor, anything that you have to help get you into character is helpful. Votes: 0
Scarlett JohanssonYour face needs to have character if you're an actor - otherwise you're just a face. Votes: 0
Anne HathawayI don't feel like a romantic lead; I guess I feel more like a character actor. Votes: 0
Matthew MacfadyenI like to think of myself as a character actor, though there's some redundancy in that. Votes: 0
Jeff BridgesAs an actor, I'm limited to re-in acting someone else's vision or portraying a fictitious character. Votes: 0
Denzel WhitakerI've always thought of myself as a character actor, even though I've played some leading-man roles. Votes: 0
Malcolm GetsI think once you've allocated an actor to the role that the character will evolve slightly. Votes: 0
Nathalie EmmanuelAs an actor, you use the things from yourself that you can apply to the character. Votes: 0
Robert De NiroIt's properly scary playing a leading man. Growing up, I always wanted to be a character actor. Votes: 0
Rafe SpallThat is exciting to reinvent myself, to invent a new character. As an actor that is revitalizing. Votes: 0
Amanda TappingI think theater has given me the opportunity to show what a character actor I can be. Votes: 0
Mark HamillThe actor needs to find out what the basic fight is in every character in every scene. Votes: 0
Michael ShurtleffI'm not the kind of actor that would know what my character had for breakfast last Tuesday. Votes: 0
Liam NeesonIf I'm doing my job as an actor, the audience knows everything I know about the character. Votes: 0
Liev SchreiberThat's your job as the actor, to understand the human part of the character, to make it real. Votes: 0
Morgan FreemanStrength of character is already written. What we bring, as an actor, is an almost 3D-ness to it. Votes: 0
Priyanka ChopraI think I may have become an actor to hide from myself. You can escape into a character. Votes: 0
John CandyI think it kind of took being a character actor to kind of now enter into leading ladies. Votes: 0
Patricia ClarksonAs an actor, I usually have to find something to love about my character in order to play her. Votes: 0
Lorraine ToussaintAs the actor, you just have to believe in what your character is doing in order to play them. Votes: 0
Kristen BellI'm an actor. I try to play a character in a really cool story, the very best I can. Votes: 0
Matthew FoxI wish I were a character actor. Of course, if I played hockey without a mask, I could become one Votes: 0
Michael VartanI would compare it to an actor. I drive myself into the character that later on is in the ring. Votes: 0
Wladimir KlitschkoWhen you are a character actor they trust you will go in and give them a full character and leave. Votes: 0
Vincent D'OnofrioI played crying people in corsets for a long time, but I went into acting to be a character actor. Votes: 0
Anna Maxwell MartinAs an actor I'm part of a long line of character people you can take back to the silent movies. Votes: 0
Curtis ArmstrongIt gives a different kind of high when, as an actor, I get to submit myself to the character I play. Votes: 0
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