Famous quotes by Actors

ActorsActors are commonly seen as the face of a movie or tv show, however they are also understood for their sensible words as well as motivating quotes. From the likes of Meryl Streep to Tom Hanks, these stars have shared their ideas on life, love, and success. Whether you're seeking a little bit of inspiration or simply want to be inspired, these quotes by actors make sure to do the trick.
Small: If you cannot be a poet, be the poem
"If you cannot be a poet, be the poem"
David Carradine, Actor
Small: Parents are the bones on which children cut their teeth
Peter Ustinov
"Parents are the bones on which children cut their teeth"
Peter Ustinov, Actor
Small: He who has the gold makes the rules
"He who has the gold makes the rules"
Tyler Perry, Actor
Small: Be like a duck. Calm on the surface, but always paddling like the dickens underneath
"Be like a duck. Calm on the surface, but always paddling like the dickens underneath"
Michael Caine, Actor
Small: It is our responsibilities, not ourselves, that we should take seriously
Peter Ustinov
"It is our responsibilities, not ourselves, that we should take seriously"
Peter Ustinov, Actor
Small: Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. Its perfect when it arrive
"Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday"
John Wayne, Actor
Small: Get off your horse and drink your milk
"Get off your horse and drink your milk"
John Wayne, Actor
Small: Family is not an important thing, its everything
"Family is not an important thing, it's everything"
Michael J. Fox, Actor
Small: Youll have time to rest when youre dead
Robert De Niro
"You'll have time to rest when you're dead"
Robert De Niro, Actor
Small: A woman should be home with the children, building that home and making sure theres a secure family atmosphere
Mel Gibson
"A woman should be home with the children, building that home and making sure there's a secure family atmosphere"
Mel Gibson, Actor
Small: Its like the old rule-if you introduce a gun into the first act of a play, its going to be used in the third a
Harold Ramis
"It's like the old rule-if you introduce a gun into the first act of a play, it's going to be used in the third act. So if you do a movie about criminals, you have to accept there's going to be Some action"
Harold Ramis, Actor
Small: Dream as if youll live forever. Live as if youll die today
James Dean
"Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today"
James Dean, Actor
Small: He loves nature in spite of what it did to him
"He loves nature in spite of what it did to him"
Forrest Tucker, Actor
Small: Life is hard its harder if youre stupid
"Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid"
John Wayne, Actor
Small: If you have been brutally broken but still have the courage to be gentle to other living beings, then youre a
Keanu Reeves
"If you have been brutally broken but still have the courage to be gentle to other living beings, then you're a badass with a heart of an angel"
Keanu Reeves, Actor
Small: Questions are a burden to others answers are a prison for oneself
"Questions are a burden to others; answers are a prison for oneself"
Patrick McGoohan, Actor
Small: If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story
Orson Welles
"If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story"
Orson Welles, Actor
Small: When I get sad I stop being sad and be AWESOME instead. True story!
Barney Stinson
"When I get sad I stop being sad and be AWESOME instead. True story!"
Barney Stinson, Actor
Small: We dont have to sacrifice a strong economy for a healthy environment
"We don't have to sacrifice a strong economy for a healthy environment"
Dennis Weaver, Actor
Small: So if you stay ready, you aint gotta get ready, and that is how I run my life
Will Smith
"So if you stay ready, you ain't gotta get ready, and that is how I run my life"
Will Smith, Actor
Small: Winners dont make excuses
Harvey Specter
"Winners don't make excuses"
Harvey Specter, Actor
Small: The problem with the world is that everyone is a few drinks behind
"The problem with the world is that everyone is a few drinks behind"
Humphrey Bogart, Actor
Small: Blame is for God and small children
"Blame is for God and small children"
Dustin Hoffman, Actor
Small: If Jesus came back today, and saw what was going on in his name, hed never stop throwing up
"If Jesus came back today, and saw what was going on in his name, he'd never stop throwing up"
Max von Sydow, Actor
Small: An actor is something less than a man, while an actress is something more than a woman
"An actor is something less than a man, while an actress is something more than a woman"
Richard Burton, Actor
Small: I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 t
Bruce Lee
"I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times"
Bruce Lee, Actor
Small: I think trying too hard to be sexy is the worst thing in the world a woman can do
Christian Bale
"I think trying too hard to be sexy is the worst thing in the world a woman can do"
Christian Bale, Actor
Small: Know your lines and dont bump into the furniture
Spencer Tracy
"Know your lines and don't bump into the furniture"
Spencer Tracy, Actor
Small: Dont let yesterday use up too much of today
Will Rogers
"Don't let yesterday use up too much of today"
Will Rogers, Actor
Small: Diplomats are just as essential to starting a war as soldiers are for finishing it... You take diplomacy out o
Will Rogers
"Diplomats are just as essential to starting a war as soldiers are for finishing it... You take diplomacy out of war, and the thing would fall flat in a week"
Will Rogers, Actor
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