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Well, I think any actor can probably identify with being a professional liar. You don't always look at yourself that way, but I know a lot of days I do.

People assume actors are born liars, but I'd argue the actor's job is to tell the truth. And I've realised I'm not a good liar.

As actors, you always have that moment thinking you've been absolutely terrible or a fraud.

That's probably the biggest secret of acting: If the actor believes it themselves, they can make you believe it.

I'm an actor, but I am an awful liar.

With some actors, you can tell when they're acting all by themselves, no matter who else is in the screen.

I know why people lie to themselves in life, but I'll never understand the appeal of the dishonest theater where the actor doesn't make some earnest attempt to include their own honest humanity in their collaboration with an author. It's so ugly to me that it hurts sometimes to see it happen.

It's a challenge, writing about actors, especially a good actor, because you can't always tell when they're being honest and when they're pretending - that is, when they're acting. The really good ones don't always seem to know themselves.

Any actor that's like, 'I hate the fact that I'm getting all of this attention,' is a liar. Especially when it's from the opposite sex.

There are two types of actors: those who say they don't want to be famous, and those who are liars.