There is only one thing I respect in so-called Broadway actors... and that is their competitive sense. — Elia Kazan Copy Share Image
I was always curious about motivation and intention, and really, that's a lot of what acting is. — Liev Schreiber Copy Share Image
The most fun part for an actor is the writing and the story and the character. That's very fulfilling. — Dominique McElligott Copy Share Image
I try to really focus on the actors I'm working with and kind of read and respond to their behavior. — Jaime Murray Copy Share Image
I think if someone was really rude to me in an audition, even someone quite important, I think I'd be, 'What are… — Kaya Scodelario Copy Share Image
You always read stories of people going out to California and making it as an actor with, like, two dollars, so I… — Adam Driver Copy Share Image
As a kid, I could not figure out why everyone was running after my father. But when I see him on screen,… — Akshara Haasan Copy Share Image
I've always been drawn to storytelling, and acting is the most immersive form of storytelling you can get involved with! You're actually… — Tamzin Merchant Copy Share Image
As an actor, doing animation is definitely on the list of most actors because it is such a freeing, fun, different experience… — Eric Stonestreet Copy Share Image
There's a tacit belief that actors shouldn't write books, they're sort of allowed to direct movies but there will be a lot… — James Franco Copy Share Image
If I was discovered by anyone, it would be Stephen O'Neil, who saw me in a play at Williamstown and introduced me… — Logan Marshall-Green Copy Share Image
Lance Guest in 'The Last Starfighter' had such integrity and held himself to such a high standard that I just wanted to… — Catherine Mary Stewart Copy Share Image
Since I was 18, I've been under orders from magazines and newspapers - chiefly The New York Times and Rolling Stone -… — Neil Strauss Copy Share Image
“ 'I went to one acting coach when I first started who told me that acting is reacting to the stimuli we… — Christopher Rice Copy Share Image
I was just sort of young and went with the flow. It wasn't like I was 6 and knew I wanted to… — Kieran Culkin Copy Share Image
My dad was an actor, and my older sister is an actress, and so I very much remember thinking, "Well, of course… — Kate Winslet Copy Share Image
The primary function of a theatre is not to please itself, or even to please its audience. It is to serve talent. — Robert Brustein Copy Share Image
Broadway is not about surprises. It's about rewarding the putrid, formulaic crap that makes Broadway Broadway. — Hilton Als Copy Share Image
My dad's a lighting director. Growing up in Hollywood, I was around the entertainment industry all the time. I knew I'd end… — Meghan Markle Copy Share Image
Some like to start from the inside and then go to the outside. I'm the other type of actor. First, I have… — Patrick Huard Copy Share Image
There's so many more failures than successes for actors. It's like a phobia, fear of cancellation. — Rick Hoffman Copy Share Image
I don't know an actor who hasn't let himself down at some point. I imagine it's the same in politics. There's always… — Corey Stoll Copy Share Image
I've been auditioning since I was 20, working as a waiter, getting theater gigs, doing the 'Law and Order's. — Pedro Pascal Copy Share Image
One of the tough things about being an actor, probably the hardest thing, is getting your foot in the door, and my… — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
The more you love something, the worse you tend to audition. If you don't really care about something, you kind of nail… — Lena Headey Copy Share Image
I'm happy being an actor, it's what I have always wanted to do. I'm just lucky I got to do it so… — Charlie Hunnam Copy Share Image
I think theater and church are so relatable because it's traditional call-and-response in the way that an audience interacts with the actors. — Danielle Brooks Copy Share Image
With acting, you see some of the kids are literally just off the street, untrained, and they are great. And others are… — Patton Oswalt Copy Share Image
I'm a frustrated actor. My ... goal is to beat Alfred Hitchcock in the number of cameos. I'm going to try to… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
They say making laws is like making sausages. You shouldn't watch. It's the same for acting, especially for the actor who works… — Ed Asner Copy Share Image
By the time I was on TV, I was 19, but I played a kid, and they treated us like kids, so… — Dan Schneider Copy Share Image
I had never really done voice-over. If you've ever seen me, I'm more the communicator through body language and movement... I'm a… — Daniel Logan Copy Share Image
There are only three indispensable things: the audience, the actor and the author. The rest is dross. — Peter O'Toole Copy Share Image
“Whatever genre you deem suitable for your taste – romance, comedy, action, mystery, sci-fi or anything else, make sure it has the… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
It is very hard to cast a number of plays adequately from the same company of actors without several parts being miscast. — John Gielgud Copy Share Image
I started acting when I was young, and I didn't go to drama school. It was always something that I did alongside… — Bel Powley Copy Share Image
As an actor, you tend to get excited about scenes that are weighty or meaty because you get to shift gears in… — Emma Corrin Copy Share Image
The theatre, which is my most comfortable place, unfortunately it's very hard to make a living in. — Kevin Conroy Copy Share Image
Apart from being an actor, I'm an academician. I wanted to pursue something with which I could bring about a change in… — Padmapriya Janakiraman Copy Share Image
I don't think it was a surprise that I ended up as an actor, and it was anything but a disappointment. — Martin Freeman Copy Share Image
