Famous quotes by Actors

"Perhaps I scare people. I don't know why?"

Max von Sydow, Actor

"In this country, you have movie actors and theatre actors and television actors"

Max von Sydow, Actor

"I remember those days with Bergman with great nostalgia. We were aware that the films were going to be quite important, and the work felt meaningful"

Max von Sydow, Actor

"Filming is repetition and many takes"

Max von Sydow, Actor

"I do like to cook; I'm sort of a mad scientist in the kitchen"

Kyle Chandler, Actor

"The reason bin Laden staggered the planes going into the towers was so every camera would be focused on the second tower when the plane hit. It was not only the murder, but the perpetual image of the horror that permeated into people's consciousness"

John Cusack, Actor

"When you hear someone from the very north of Scotland speaking, I think it's nice, very musical and harmonious"

Sean Connery, Actor

"It's important to me to work in my own language now and then. I love English, but you can never learn to master a foreign language if you're not brought up with it"

Max von Sydow, Actor

Ian Mckellen, Actor

"It's only fair that stable gay relationships of long standing should have the same rights and responsibilities as married couples. I know the image of gay marriage is, to some people, horrific and ludicrous"

Ian Mckellen, Actor

"The reason why I hate working in theatre is the tedium of memorisation. But once that is done, then you feast on this never-ending meal. If you play it correctly, every night is fraught with very high stakes that are very difficult to find in everyday life"

Christopher Meloni, Actor

"My mother raised three children on her own, and my dad was a doctor working 16 hours a day"

Christopher Meloni, Actor

"I'd like to go away for six months and learn to kiteboard and windsurf. I love pinochle, I love chess and I love windsurfing"

Christopher Meloni, Actor

"I took acting classes in college, and once I graduated, I decided to give acting a shot when I couldn't really think of anything else to do. It took me a couple of years to get an agent, and my first big break was The Fanelli Boys, which was a sitcom on NBC. Then I did a few television movies"

Christopher Meloni, Actor

"I like intellectual journeys"

Christopher Meloni, Actor

"I had no expectations about fatherhood, really, but it's definitely a journey I'm glad to be taking. Number one, it's a great learning experience. When my mother told me it's a 24/7 job, she wasn't kidding"

Christopher Meloni, Actor

"You can be childlike without being childish"

Christopher Meloni, Actor

"It's just nice to work hard and be rewarded, which is having lots of people watch. And the icing on the cake is for me is to be able to walk around with pride, feeling that the product you put out is worthy of being watched. But honestly, it's not a big deal. I don't put too much stock in fame or celebrity anyway. I don't put it in the 'important' box"

Christopher Meloni, Actor

"I love my children beyond all reason. They're my joy, even when they're wild with kid energy"

Christopher Meloni, Actor

"I don't get called very often to play innocents"

Christopher Meloni, Actor

"But when you're a working actor - and that's what you keep saying in your head, how blessed you are to have a job - and you are working with heavyweights, working with the best guys in TV, it's pretty cool. Exhausting, but cool"

Christopher Meloni, Actor

"The surprising thing about fatherhood was finding my inner mush. Now I want to share it with the world"

Christopher Meloni, Actor

"One way I differ from my character, Coach Taylor, is that I never would have taken this faraway job without my wife's consent"

Kyle Chandler, Actor

"New York's like a boxing match. In Hollywood, it's like a Fellini movie or something"

John Cusack, Actor

"If you're going to get into social criticism with absurdity and satire, you can't be politically correct when you do that"

John Cusack, Actor

"I was a teen star. That's disgusting enough"

John Cusack, Actor

"I feel like I'm a filmmaker; I don't feel I need to yell action and cut"

John Cusack, Actor

"Nope, no sex scandals yet. But I am open to offers!"

John Cusack, Actor

"I was never interested in being an overly public person"

John Cusack, Actor

"Your background and environment is with you for life. No question about that"

Sean Connery, Actor

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