“An actor doesn't have a regular job. He is dependent upon the roles wh...” — Van Heflin Quote

An actor doesn't have a regular job. He is dependent upon the roles which are given him.

If I pull in a fish I have no intention of eating, I release him immediately or give it away. If he's swallowed the hook and you know the fish is going to die, rather than leave him to the sharks you should bring him in for the vitamin content. Aquariums welcome fish for feeding the dolphins and whales.

Acting is a creative business.

I'm not good-looking enough, and I don't have the personality it takes to play myself like the big box-office stars.

Nothing creative functions well when fenced in or leaning on a prop. A contract is a fence and a prop.

I think most actors are shy. I really do. The greatest actors can disappear. I had friends call me the Blend-In Man.

I like some of the early silent films because I love to watch how actors had to play then. What would interest me today is to do a silent film.

Every actor wants to, in our own sort of weird sort of way, we really want to push ourselves and test ourselves.

Every actor has his own identity. I don't aspire to be Bond. My quest is to do something new, something different.

For me it would be unhealthy to be a method actor; I'm not mentally stable enough for that - I need to separate my two worlds.