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Film actors reach a certain level, but they don't get beyond it unless they work in the theater.

When I hire actors I believe in their abilities.

Actors think they're far more important than they are, and that can only lead to hurt. People with colossal self-importance have very far to fall.

Actors are people who are doing a job they want to do, which isn't the case for many of the people who watch what we do.

Part of the privilege of being an actor is the people you get to work with.

I guess you can say that every actor is a 'character actor' on some level. But I think some actors have a wider range. I think that's how you get that mantle.

There are a lot of people out there who offer roles to actors because they'll elevate their movie to a place the movie would never reach.

Actors in general have become very spoiled in the roles they choose these days. When I first started in this profession - about a hundred years ago in the last century - it was all about taking risks, it was about doing the job and honing the craft.

Actors always think that others are getting more work than them. In my case, they usually are.

I think the best actors are the most generous, the kindest, the greatest people and at their worst they are vain, greedy and insecure.