#leading men

My parents thought it was nice to develop my imagination, but they never seriously thought that anything would ever come of it. They said that I couldn't be an actress because I would be taller than all my leading men, so I thought I would be a writer instead. ↗

— Nicole Kidman

#anything #because #come #develop #ever

I have friends who are leading men, and they're only ever allowed to play leading men of a certain type. But as a character actor, there's a wider variety of projects available. On the big Hollywood films, all they care about is having their lead in place, so it's actually easier for someone like me to slip in. And I'm happy to do so. ↗

— Eddie Marsan

#actor #actually #allowed #available #big

The depth of John Candy's talent did surprise me. He was one of my all-time favorite leading men. ↗

— Maureen O'Hara

#candy #depth #did #favorite #john

Some of my best leading men have been dogs and horses. ↗

— Elizabeth Taylor

#best #dogs #horses #leading #leading men

As far as the lack of hits goes, I think perhaps it's because I've played a lot of different roles and have not created a persona that the public can latch on to. I have played everything from psychopathic killers to romantic leading men, and in picking such diverse roles I have avoided typecasting. ↗

— Jeff Bridges

#avoided #because #created #different #different roles

A handful of older, romantic leading men, like Sean Connery, Jack Nicholson, and Robert Redford are still landing parts. ↗

— Charles Dance

#handful #jack #jack nicholson #landing #leading

I've worked with leading men so worried about losing their charm that they were always winking to the audience. ↗

— Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

#always #audience #charm #i #leading

It's the unusual leading man. Most of the Hollywood leading men are powerful and capable and strong, heroes. He has this vulnerability, he's fragile, he struggles to find a way to live from day to day that we can identify with, that we can understand. ↗

— Mark Rydell

#day #day to day #find #fragile #heroes