In England, I was a Cockney actor. In America, I was an actor.
I've been largely an improvisational actor for most of my career, except for when I've worked with the Coen brothers.
As an actor, it's crucial you keep your ears open, especially when you're playing opposite comedic legends in almost every scene.
If I hadn't been an actor, I would have been a coach, and I would have been a good one. All teaching is is communicating.
No actor has complete freedom.
Jon Voight is a consummate American actor.
Jim Carrey is a consummate actor and professional. He comes on set, knows his lines and knows his moves.
As an actor, Coppola trained me. That was my training ground.
Now I don't want to feel cornered as an actor, because I've got a wider range than that.
Before 'Coronation Street,' I was a jobbing actor, and after it, I'm a jobbing actor again.
When we had Brian Cox in 'Super Troopers,' we learned that when you put a great actor in the center of our lunacy, it grounds everything.
To my way of thinking, an actor's course is set even before he's out of the cradle.
I'm a craftsman. I'm an actor.
Every actor craves choice.
It's definitely nerve-racking to be the center of attention. I'm not the kind of an actor that just craves attention 24-7 - but it's part of the deal. You're the leader on the set.
I decided to become an actor because I was failing in school and I needed the credits.
I look at smoking as a crutch, and as an actor I would like strip away as many crutches as possible.
'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' is a movie that I just find flawless. Jack Nicholson... I just saw 'The Shining' again the other day; he's so brilliant. He's such a brilliant actor, just unbelievable.
Directors get to fire on many more cylinders than an actor.
I'm not anymore because I haven't kept up with my certification, but I was a certified actor combatant in rapier, dagger, hand-to-hand, and quarterstaff.
