I think nerves are part and parcel of working as an actor. You can either work against them or you can embrace them, and I very much embrace them.
When I went to school - Pasadena Playhouse - we were taught that the obligation of the actor is twofold: to entertain and to educate.
As an actor, you have to get used to being told no, develop a thick skin, and just keep persevering.
The actor has a constant problem of personal identity.
Peter Sellers was just a brilliant actor, and also comedic.
I don't think I'm even close to fulfilling my potential. And I think also that, unlike a pianist or a flutist, an actor has an instrument that is constantly changing.
As you know, Hollywood loves to pigeonhole all the actors and actresses, and suddenly I got 're-pigeonholed' as an action actor.
As an actor you have one great fear: pimples!
I can't actually pinpoint anything that made me want to be an actor - I just did. And then anything after that just fueled it.
Every actor is somewhat mad, or else he'd be a plumber or a bookkeeper or a salesman.
If you're a plumber, you plumb. I'm an actor. I act.
I think you can't be really posh and be an interesting actor. I'm a bit of a posh rough.
My dad was very much a struggling actor and spent more of his life as a postman, as a member of a tarmac firm, as a van driver.
I don't normally think of a specific actor. I concentrate on the character, and then when we get into pre-production, that's how names come up.
However, I hope I am also judged on my accomplishments as an actor and not just on my pretty face!
I would like - either as an actor, or producer or even director - to do something sci-fi or action-related. I like sci-fi, always have, 'Star Trek' and 'Star Wars' and all that stuff.
My pseudonym is 'George R. R. Martin.' That guy's just an actor.
I'm good at reading people. If I wasn't an actor, I would be a psychologist.
I don't think I am really awesome. I think I have basic qualification to be an actor.
I have been a depressed kid. I wanted to lead a quiet life, never wanted to be an actor.
