David Tennant Quotes

The first movie I really clicked with was 'Die Hard' when I was 6 years old, which is crazy that I was watching it that young. That was the one that made me want to become an actor.

Even if I hadn't been cast as Doctor Who, my acting would probably have been influenced by William Hartnell or Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, and all of the other guys. Because those were the actors that I really watched every moment of, as opposed to Laurence Olivier.

I remember seeing 'A Moon for the Misbegotten' with Colleen Dewhurst, and that made a really big impression on me, and I remember wanting to be like her and I still want to be like Colleen Dewhurst! My mom took me to a lot of theatre growing up, and I also remember seeing Pippin and being like, 'Wow!

Inspiration can come from anywhere. But I do love actors. I wish I could drop a bunch of names, but there are just too many.

When my mother got home from work, she would take me to the movies. It was her way of getting out, and she would take me with her. I'd go home and act all the parts. It had a tremendous influence on my becoming an actor.

From a very early age, I made my decisions based on careers that I admire. The one thing that all the actresses I love have in common is that they have diversity in their careers.

I'm an actor because of movies like 'Indiana Jones' and 'Jurassic Park.'

Growing up in an atmosphere of storytelling made me an actor.

Growing up, I always looked up to males or comedians such as Dustin Hoffman and Robert De Niro. I also love Lucille Ball, from the show 'I Love Lucy.'

I grew up seeing a lot of theatre, and it was theatre that really seduced me into acting - not film or television.

But acting had entered my world through older brothers. It was a basic thing: all that just looks cool.

I think every actor has those performances they've seen, the person who made them realize that's what they wanted to do.

Looking at magazines and being someone who wanted to act, as a kid, I was very much influenced by things I saw.

There are so many talented actors in my contemporaries and my seniors... I seek inspiration from each one of them.

Cicely Tyson was my inspiration to become an actor.

I like to work as an actor. Not just for money, but because I really enjoy acting.

I have to say as an actor I have been inspired by so many British actors throughout the years.

I was a youngster looking up to dudes like Vicky McClure, Joe Dempsie and Michael Socha - in fact, he was a big influence on how I was able to detach drama from the all-singing, all-dancing stigma.

As an actor, you usually live your life with faith.

I still credit Adrian Lester with being one of my biggest influences.

It's up to the actor to make sure they don't get typecast.

I'd say people that really inspired me at first were like, Dustin Hoffman, Jim Carrey... serious Jim Carrey though.

I have no regrets, except perhaps one: I should have tried harder to be a better actor.

I grew up in Middle America and I don't think my family was very funny, but I watched 'The Princess Bride.' I always wanted to be an actor. I didn't know anything about it. I'd never seen any plays or anything and I watched that movie over and over and over again.

I feel a little guilty only being an actor.