I see my face in the mirror, and I said, No, my ambition is not to be an actor. — Dino De Laurentiis Copy Share Image
Once, he was chosen to play Ram in a small Ramleela company, but his parents were against it. — Raj Kapoor Copy Share Image
The more auditions you go on, the more you will learn not to take it personally. — Paula Abdul Copy Share Image
I never planned to be an actor. It turned out I could make a living doing it. — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
As a measure of acting skills, film can be very deceptive. — Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Copy Share Image
If you ever discover that what you're seeing is a play within a play, just slow down, take a deep breath, and… — Jack Handey Copy Share Image
You know, I really wish now I'd had the nerve to become an actor. Because I'd have been Robert Redford, no question. — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
I started in theater, and I love to go back to theater, just to have the experience and recharge my batteries, creatively. — Zachary Levi Copy Share Image
I don't think I'll ever stop writing. I write almost every day. I'd write plays even if they were never done again.… — Horton Foote Copy Share Image
That's the only way to do it. Just like an actor. You can get a great performance if you do a bunch… — Lindsey Buckingham Copy Share Image
Artistic ambition is important. And it seems it would be a great time to do some theatre, like a new extreme. — Emile Hirsch Copy Share Image
Acting is also working with people who invite you into their dreams and trust you with their innermost being. — Catherine Deneuve Copy Share Image
I do tend to like movies that challenge me professionally. That's mostly on a smaller scale, when you have one or two… — Ayelet Zurer Copy Share Image
On the acting side, they actually tell us to lie about things that we don't know and later scramble to learn. "Do… — Yvette Nicole Brown Copy Share Image
They're done by guys who have talked a good game and then have scrambled together the simulacrum of a drama, so actors… — William Monahan Copy Share Image
I think every actor tries to put a little bit of themselves into each character, and I think if you watch very… — Chris Demetral Copy Share Image
The Crucible became by far my most frequently produced play, both abroad and at home. Its meaning is somewhat different in different… — Arthur Miller Copy Share Image
It's a tough business. To my parents or to their friends, I was not a success, but to me I was a… — Christina Hendricks Copy Share Image
I just wanted to be in show business. I didn't care if I was going to be an actor or a magician… — Steve Martin Copy Share Image
I used to drive up from theatre in Michigan to Stratford, Ontario to watch every show. I idolized the actors from Stratford.… — Robert Englund Copy Share Image
Our job is to make manifest the story, to be it. In a sense, the theatre is such a big star itself,… — Mark Rylance Copy Share Image
If I could walk into the 'Friends' audition again and go or not go, I have to say it's 50-50. — Matthew Perry Copy Share Image
Acting is a freelance career... you never stop having to prove yourself and fight for work. — Miranda Otto Copy Share Image
Acting is really about showing up that day and telling the writers what you feel like saying. — Tina Fey Copy Share Image
Show-wise, I love 'Little Shop' and 'Big River', 'Avenue Q,' and 'Spring Awakening'. — Eric McCormack Copy Share Image
As I didn't belong from a filmy background, I didn't know how to become an actor. — Nidhhi Agerwal Copy Share Image
I think the first thing I did was several scenes from Romeo and Juliet. — Sally Field Copy Share Image
I think that if you're a good enough actor you hope that eventually the material will find you. — John Michael McDonagh Copy Share Image
