Actors who have tried to play Churchill and MacArthur have failed abysmally because each of those men was a great actor playing himself.

Quote by William Manchester

Topics: Actors And Acting Quotes, Politicians Quotes

An Edwardian lady in full dress was a wonder to behold, and her preparations for...

An Edwardian lady in full dress was a wonder to behold, and her preparations for...

Men do not fight for flag or country, for the Marine Corps or glory or...

Men do not fight for flag or country, for the Marine Corps or glory or...

Japanese naval officers in dress whites are frequent guests at Pearl Harbor's officers' mess and...

Japanese naval officers in dress whites are frequent guests at Pearl Harbor's officers' mess and...

As she sallied forth from her boudoir, you would never have guessed how quickly she...

As she sallied forth from her boudoir, you would never have guessed how quickly she...

I wondered vaguely if this was when it would end, whether I would pull up...

I wondered vaguely if this was when it would end, whether I would pull up...

He was a great thundering paradox of a man.

He was a great thundering paradox of a man.

Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting a particular way. You become just by...

Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting a particular way. You become just by...

When a radio comedian's program is finally finished it slinks down Memory Lane into the...

When a radio comedian's program is finally finished it slinks down Memory Lane into the...

I want to do movies that mean something, that make people laugh and cry great...

I want to do movies that mean something, that make people laugh and cry great...

Being an actor is the loneliest thing in the world. You are all alone with...

Being an actor is the loneliest thing in the world. You are all alone with...

I can see clearly now... that I was wrong in not acting more decisively and...

I can see clearly now... that I was wrong in not acting more decisively and...

Acting is nothing more or less than playing. The idea is to humanize life.

Acting is nothing more or less than playing. The idea is to humanize life.

It is the habit of every aggressor nation to claim that it is acting on...

It is the habit of every aggressor nation to claim that it is acting on...

My advice to actresses is don't worry about your looks. The very thing that makes...

My advice to actresses is don't worry about your looks. The very thing that makes...

Actors are an insecure breed. It's hard to have your career depend upon other people's...

Actors are an insecure breed. It's hard to have your career depend upon other people's...

When I was doing 'This Boy's Life' I wanted to be as old as Robert...

When I was doing 'This Boy's Life' I wanted to be as old as Robert...

Acting deals with very delicate emotions. It is not putting up a mask. Each time...

Acting deals with very delicate emotions. It is not putting up a mask. Each time...

My skin is hard when it comes to my music. But with my movies, I'm...

My skin is hard when it comes to my music. But with my movies, I'm...

Any actress who appears in public without being well-groomed is digging her own grave.

Any actress who appears in public without being well-groomed is digging her own grave.

Actors are an insecure breed. It's hard to have your career depend upon other people's...

Actors are an insecure breed. It's hard to have your career depend upon other people's...

Americans, endowed by their solicitous government with an ever-expanding array of entitlements, now have the...

Americans, endowed by their solicitous government with an ever-expanding array of entitlements, now have the...