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Quotes about acting and actors
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It's weird, because usually if you're British and you go to America you play baddies; but I play naughty people here and goodies in America. (Coleman Dabney)
The trouble with talking about acting is that it's like sex. It's enormously fun to do but just dreadfully embarrassing when you have to talk about it. (Coleman Dabney)
I'm sort of an experimenter; I thought it'd be interesting to play around and see what's there. (Coleman Dabney)
I'm very much looking forward to my 30-40 years of acting, and, as I get older, I'm really looking forward to some of the roles that are out there to play. (Coleman Dabney)
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Well, acting was just in me and I tried to avoid it. I didn't want to do what my parents did, you know? (Coleman Dabney)
I haven't heard from Bobby since May when we had our conversation, but then this thing broke last week, where they arrested him, and we were watching what was going on on the whole deal, and I was actually flabbergasted, at what the then police chief Parks was saying. (Coleman Dabney)
Number one, even when he was a child actor, I had heard, this is hearsay, but I had heard, that Blake's family had mistreated him. (Coleman Dabney)
The last time I spoke with Robert was back in May. When his wife was murdered, I talked to several radio stations in defense of him because I know how Bobby Blake really is, and as far as I'm concerned, there's no murder in his heart. (Coleman Dabney)
But Nature cast me for the part she found me best fitted for, and I have had to play it, and must play it till the curtain falls. (Coleman Dabney)
I don't think I would be an actor if I was that intelligent. (Coleman Dabney)
I like to work for a while, and then do nothing for some period. (Coleman Dabney)
In live stage, the actor lives. (Coleman Dabney)
I was in an awful lot of trouble in Hollywood. (Coleman Dabney)
Working with Sturges was like working with a guy who wanted to have a party all the time. He was very serious about his work, but in between shots, he was fun and we would play games. (Coleman Dabney)
Acting is the expression of a neurotic impulse. It's a bum's life. Quitting acting, that's the sign of maturity. (Coleman Dabney)
An actor's a guy who, if you ain't talking about him, ain't listening. (Coleman Dabney)
If there's anything unsettling to the stomach, it's watching actors on television talk about their personal lives. (Coleman Dabney)
The only thing an actor owes his public is not to bore them. (Coleman Dabney)
To grasp the full significance of life is the actor's duty, to interpret it is his problem, and to express it his dedication. (Coleman Dabney)
I think the greatest star in American at the moment is Kevin Costner. (Coleman Dabney)
Nowadays, in the contract that actors sign, you have to agree that you're going to do a certain amount of publicity-the hard part they don't pay you for. (Coleman Dabney)
I'm foremost an actor. I feel embarrassed being compared to the guys who really work at it. I fake it, I make believe I know all about it, which is what you're supposed to do as an actor. (Coleman Dabney)
I knew absolutely nothing about acting, and had to be taught everything. Some people are born naturals and know how to walk, talk and hold themselves. I didn't and had to learn everything. (Coleman Dabney)
I love the part of Hector as it takes me back to playing eccentric parts. He is a funny character, which is fine by me as I've been playing for laughs for decades now! It's lovely to get a laugh; it's the best thing in the world! (Coleman Dabney)
I used to make minor alterations and often shorten lines that were rather literary to make them more naturalistic. But my contribution was very small. (Coleman Dabney)
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