Actor Quotes · Page 118

I would love to do a musical so hopefully I will be blessed with doing one.

— Heather Matarazzo

It's important to take risks and challenge yourself. That's why I went into acting, really.

— Roger Allam

If I hadn't been an actor, I probably would have been a social worker.

— Pierce Brosnan

I've seen many actors go awry by making the wrong choices early on.

— Rose McGowan

I had a grandmother who would always encourage me to learn about theater and film.

— Romany Malco

When you are an actor you are a very small part of a very large scheme of things.

— Dia Mirza

Acting is making it seem like it's happening now.

— Anne Jackson

The play is so close to the reality. . . . It comes out of the heart.

— Barbara Williams

My fear is that if I date or marry an actor, we would end up talking about the same issues and we…

— Jasmin Bhasin

As a filmmaker I find it much more rewarding to work with actors who are classically trained. It's about the work and…

— George Hickenlooper

I was a repertory actor, which meant that I did a play every week. I was a different character every week; for…

— Michael Caine

As an actor, it's my job to prepare myself for a role. If the character is realistic, one can't go wrong.

— Arjun Rampal

I have always tried to work with first-time actors since my first movie. I always like to do movies with debutants.

— Fedor Bondarchuk

To me, acting is like a party. It's like a fun thing to do. You don't have to worry. You don't have…

— Rob Reiner

There's a lot of creative freedom. Acting is a whole boatload of fun, but I prefer to do it on my own…

— Clara Mamet

I'm a stage actor. You know, I was - I cut my teeth on stage, you know. So I've always had a…

— Glynn Turman

It's an interesting thing when you're casting a film - especially when you're trying to discover someone - you're waiting for someone…

— Kathleen Kennedy

I always knew I wanted to act but I was really afraid to desire something that seemed so unrealistic and a long…

— Ser'Darius Blain

I sort of fell in love with it when I was in high school doing theater. And so, as sometimes happens when…

— Casey Affleck

There was one scene in which I wore a wig, full make-up and stilettos and thought, 'Oh my God, my family, all…

— Ncuti Gatwa

I think that so many actors are defined by the first thing that people see them do, and there were people who…

— Stephanie D'Abruzzo

In this business, it's important: if you consider yourself a journeyman actor like I do, you need to stay topical. So I'm…

— Ian Ziering

Everything I've done was above board, as an actor I wanted to do two things. I wanted to entertain as well as…

— Mr. T

You can make anything into a play for the simple reason that the human mind is one of the best writers in…

— Morgan Freeman

Emotions should be real; one shouldn't come across as acting.

— Mahesh Babu

And to be honest, most actors are incredibly solipsistic.

— Molly Ringwald

I've never formally trained in acting, so I'm very instinctual and visceral with decisions.

— Brittany Murphy

It is so interesting when you meet an actor in real life and they look completely different.

— Cate Blanchett

The best research for playing a drunk is being a British actor for 20 years.

— Michael Caine

I am a natural actor. I try to keep it spontaneous as far as possible. That is my mantra.

— Rishi Kapoor

The theater was the place where I felt my first crush, and it's where I got my first kiss.

— Brad Hall

One of the greatest things I've learned, as an actor, was how to talk to actors.

— Eric Balfour

The thing about Broadway, they always welcome you with open arms.

— Brooke Shields

Acting doesn't feel good. It's not comfortable to feel all this stuff, it's not

— Tea Leoni

I grew up in New York, so I fell in love with acting on a stage, not in front of a camera.

— Kerry Washington

I'd like to think of myself as an ambassador for Broadway.

— Christopher Jackson

I never went into acting to do film. I went into it to do theatre - classical roles.

— Joseph Fiennes

I never planned to become an actor but destiny had its own plans.

— Rituparna Sengupta

For the working actor, there's nothing more stable than a network television show.

— Reggie Lee

You can easily become boxed in and be only identified with musicals or plays.

— Jill Paice