As an actor, I need to get excited about something that I can actually relate to. — Mike Colter Copy Share Image
Any actor worth his salt has a responsibility to reinvent himself from part to part. — Matt Smith Copy Share Image
I was a diction, speech and method acting professor before I became an actor. — Puneet Issar Copy Share Image
Musicals are finally kind of coming back to a degree, perhaps out of a sense of nostalgia. — Carmen Ejogo Copy Share Image
My dad was a theater actor, so I would follow him backstage. And my mom was a casting director. The moment I… — Christian Slater Copy Share Image
I don't even draw on my life experiences when I'm acting. I just try and make it feel like I'm living through… — Aaron Paul Copy Share Image
I just wanted to be an actor. I was hoping for opportunities to unveil, and I wanted to make the most of… — Mithila Palkar Copy Share Image
I came to Mozambique in 1986, when I first became involved with Teatro Avenida - a theatre company that stages plays concerned… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
There isn't really a theatre culture in L.A., which is odd when there are so many brilliant actors there. — Raza Jaffrey Copy Share Image
They say that theater is the actor's medium, television is the writer's medium and film is the director's medium, and it's really… — Charlie Hunnam Copy Share Image
I came to New York to study theater and stayed and was doing exactly what I wanted to do. It's because of… — Michael Stuhlbarg Copy Share Image
I had been doing something for more than half of my life that I wanted to continue doing - I really loved… — Emma Watson Copy Share Image
In '92, I got my first Broadway show as a performer - 'Crazy for You.' I was in the ensemble. In fact,… — Casey Nicholaw Copy Share Image
Before he became 'a working actor,' as he now proudly calls himself, Jamie Dornan initially caught the public's attention as a model… — Elvis Mitchell Copy Share Image
The only way to really portray a character and tell a story well is to be flexible internally. And one of the… — Kristin Lehman Copy Share Image
“When you come into the theater, you have to be willing to say, "We're all here to undergo a communion, to find… — David Mamet Copy Share Image
I find that the majority of the year, I don't spend acting. I spend it either writing or editing or producing, or… — Charlie Day Copy Share Image
It's really nice to be able to do something that you've never done. I think that's the gift of being an actor… — Matt Dillon Copy Share Image
One actor in my life is enough, and that's me. With actors, it's too easy to go into this world of complaining.… — Bojana Novakovic Copy Share Image
If you love acting and you've ever experienced theater, then you know that in a movie it's almost impossible to live out… — Scott Caan Copy Share Image
Zooey Deschanel loves music, loves musical theater, loves the show of it. — Jake Johnson Copy Share Image
I'd definitely love to do more acting. My heart cries out for it; it's such a deep longing. — Kylie Minogue Copy Share Image
I started going to acting school when I was 14, and I would always have my own take on things. — Barbra Streisand Copy Share Image
I'm still very much about being an actor. That's why I'm not married with kids. — Elliot Cowan Copy Share Image
Most of the early part of an actor's career, you do the jobs you get. — Jack Nicholson Copy Share Image
I started out as a music teacher; I never planned on becoming an actress. — Li Bingbing Copy Share Image
Acting was the first thing that obsessed me when I was 8-9 years old. — Deepti Naval Copy Share Image
Focus on making you the best you can be as an actor, and follow your own path. — Craig Sheffer Copy Share Image
My parents said, Oh, he's going to be a director someday. I wanted to be an actor. — Quentin Tarantino Copy Share Image
I talked to everyone about the project: actors and extras, members of the crew and passers by. — James D'arcy Copy Share Image
Acting is not very good for relationships - but very good for when they are over. — Hugh Dancy Copy Share Image
