I have never wanted to be typecast, one of those actors who plays a variation on a one-note theme. So just as… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
My attitude goes back to my childhood. I used to audition for theatrical roles, and you can't stand out in a room… — Jessie J Copy Share Image
What's so crazy about it is I grew up with this need to be seen, and suddenly I'm in a place where… — Naomi Ackie Copy Share Image
It's absolutely impossible to have a serious critical discussion about enthusiasms for movie stars. Because a movie star is an animal separate… — Peter Biskind Copy Share Image
I'd had an early stint in acting school, and there was something satisfying about becoming a character, about being inside another mind… — Michael Redhill Copy Share Image
As a director, I have to feel realism from actors, and they can't be plastic. The words for me are secondary, but… — Tommy Wiseau Copy Share Image
One mustn't allow acting to be like stoc kbroker - you must not take it just as a means of earning a… — John Gielgud Copy Share Image
I really just enjoy listening to talk [to John Hurt and Charlotte Rampling]... not even about acting or anything. It's interesting because… — Kirsten Dunst Copy Share Image
I don't like showing the technique. I don't like people who say, "Here, I'm going to act, but first I have to… — Clint Eastwood Copy Share Image
I feel the acting conservatory taught me how to be a working actor in the 1700s. We learned stuff like 'to the… — Eric Andre Copy Share Image
For modeling, I was always creating characters. I dress like a tomboy. So, when I'd go into a shoot, there'd be all… — Agyness Deyn Copy Share Image
I went to NYU for acting, for six years. I thought acting was the easy way out or in because I didn't… — Drea de Matteo Copy Share Image
Everybody is great and the chemistry is different with everyone. That is the joy of acting - you really don't know how… — Tom Hiddleston Copy Share Image
It's a challenge, writing about actors, especially a good actor, because you can't always tell when they're being honest and when they're… — Rich Cohen Copy Share Image
That's where you can find things and modulate your performance and give the other actors something fresh to respond to. We've probably… — Denzel Washington Copy Share Image
I've been very blessed, I think, or what do you call it... mmm... lucky to get at this stage what I have.… — Katrina Kaif Copy Share Image
I was on a show called 'SliDE' when I graduated from college, and then that set the premise of my love for… — Brenton Thwaites Copy Share Image
Never drink diet soda. It shows you have no nerve. Only drink real colas, caffeine-packed energy drinks, or vitamin water. Hate champagne… — Paris Hilton Copy Share Image
When I audition, I understand what it takes and the insecurities that come with it. If I do anything, I put actors… — Albert Brooks Copy Share Image
The biggest thing when you're playing live is that you're sitting across from the player and can get a detailed impression of… — Phil Ivey Copy Share Image
I was cast in commercials, music videos, and booked a lot of modeling jobs. But my acting career never took off because… — Angelica Ross Copy Share Image
When you spend your life acting and being other people, as opposed to being the one person that you are, you learn… — Sydney Pollack Copy Share Image
In a field like acting, there is pressure of all kinds, and it becomes tricky to navigate this space. There isn't a… — Radhika Apte Copy Share Image
Disney is very much a child's theater - it's a very specific kind of acting. It's loud and boisterous with the goal… — Cole Sprouse Copy Share Image
It's a tremendous asset if you have a visual eye because you can make huge visual statements in a very theatrical way… — Marianne Elliott Copy Share Image
When it comes to acting on green screen, it doesn't really make all that much of a difference to me because how… — Anita Briem Copy Share Image
I suddenly became aware over the last couple of years that I'm in my sixties. I never thought about it. I thought… — Geoffrey Rush Copy Share Image
I miss the physicality of drumming. There's immediateness about it that I'm always striving for in my acting. Maybe I'm in the… — Trevor St. John Copy Share Image
If I love the story, and if I really connect with my character, I'm willing to do it. I'm willing to try… — Anthony Gonzalez Copy Share Image
You don't see Indians in Hollywood films around which a story can revolve. As soon as we have a social presence in… — Amitabh Bachchan Copy Share Image
Art, especially the stage, is an area where it is impossible to walk without stumbling. There are in store for you many… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
We don't think of them as acting, but we take on certain characteristics based on where we function, and those relationships draw… — Peter Riegert Copy Share Image
To be honest, I don't see myself acting forever. I just can't imagine myself being a 70-year-old man fighting for roles. I… — Dave Franco Copy Share Image
It's extraordinary to hear waves of laughter after you've been playing something, night after night, to nothing. That's why I'm still hooked… — Eileen Atkins Copy Share Image
I just let the work speak for itself. An actor is not afraid to take risks; to put on different hats; to… — Kevin Bacon Copy Share Image
I had agents in Australia; I just never had any auditions. And if you can't audition, then you can't work. I studied… — Danielle Macdonald Copy Share Image
If there is any sense of order to the universe, acting is what I am meant to do. I'm not manufactured. I… — DJ Qualls Copy Share Image
Acting is an art form and you want to take roles that are challenged and it's more of a challenge I think… — James Franco Copy Share Image
The trick to being a good actor is getting so involved in your character that the camera disappears, the 50 bored guys… — Val Kilmer Copy Share Image
I always wanted to live outside of Australia... because I think it's good to see the world and get out of where… — Murray Bartlett Copy Share Image