Everett McGill
Everett McGill

I know I may never emerge as a leading man.

Gary Cole
Gary Cole

I was initially a leading man, but only on television.

Geoffrey Rush
Geoffrey Rush

I was never a leading man. I've always been in the outer concentric circles in the company, being a character actor, which is a good place to be. It gives you that diversity.

Harry Dean Stanton
Harry Dean Stanton

I was offered a series by John Carpenter after I did the movie 'Christine,' and I would've been a leading man after that. I would have played a private investigator. And I was offered a great deal - I would be involved in the direction, casting, everything, and whatever. It was whatever an actor wants, and I didn't take it.

Hedy Lamarr
Hedy Lamarr

The ladder of success in Hollywood is usually a press agent, actor, director, producer, leading man; and you are a star if you sleep with each of them in that order. Crude, but true.

Henry Golding
Henry Golding

I don't want to be defined as the Asian leading man. I want to be the leading man. Henry Golding.

Ioan Gruffudd
Ioan Gruffudd

When you're younger, you're going to be cast as the heroic, earnest leading man.

Irrfan Khan
Irrfan Khan

Hollywood isn't ready for an Indian leading man.

Isaac Mizrahi
Isaac Mizrahi

I'd love to talk to Joaquin Phoenix because he's a very private guy. Also, he's creating a new kind of sexy leading man. To me, his face is new and might be legendary someday.

James Nesbitt
James Nesbitt

I've never thought of myself as a classic leading man. I'm a character actor who happens to play leading roles. Come on, look at me. I'm really Desperate Dan.