Actor
One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer.
A theatrical performer; a stageplayer.
An advocate or proctor in civil courts or causes.
One who institutes a suit; plaintiff or complainant.
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Actor Quotations
While we look to the dramatist to give romance to realism, we ask of the actor to give realism to romance.
Oscar Wilde
How can a president not be an actor?
Ronald Reagan
There is but one stage for the peasant and the actor.
Henry David Thoreau
Acting deals with very delicate emotions. It is not putting up a mask. Each time an actor acts he does not hide; he exposes himself.
Rodney Dangerfield
Show me a great actor and I'll show you a lousy husband. Show me a great actress, and you've seen the devil.
W. C. Fields
If you catch me saying 'I am a serious actor,' I beg you to slap me.
Johnny Depp
The term 'serious actor' is kind of an oxymoron, isn't it? Like 'Republican party' or 'airplane food.'
Johnny Depp
In the beginning was the Word. Man acts it out. He is the act, not the actor.
Henry Miller
And my dad, you're a great actor but you're a better father.
Angelina Jolie
An actor's popularity is fleeting. His success has the life expectancy of a small boy who is about to look into a gas tank with a lighted match.
Fred Allen
Actor Translations
actor in Afrikaans is akteur
actor in Danish is skuespiller
actor in Dutch is speler, komediant, acteur
actor in German is Schauspieler, Schauspieler {m}, Akteur
actor in Italian is attore
actor in Latin is ludio
actor in Norwegian is skuespiller
actor in Portuguese is actor, ator
actor in Spanish is actor
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