I think that's foolishness on the part of the playwright to write about himself. People don't know anything about themselves. — Edward Albee Copy Share Image
I have played various kinds of roles. There are various territories that I have explored as an actor. — Javed Jaffrey Copy Share Image
With supernatural type of movies, if they're not done correctly, there are a lot of actors just running and screaming and looking… — Robert Sheehan Copy Share Image
[Reanu Reeves] is a very imaginative actor. He can have this wonderful balance of humor and fear. He's got these skills to… — Nicolas Winding Refn Copy Share Image
I feel like 'Sweat' arrived on Broadway at the moment that it needed to. I feel like a commercial audience was not… — Lynn Nottage Copy Share Image
I love just being an actor. I love writing, but I'm not a writer. I have no aspirations to direct. — Charlie Weber Copy Share Image
I love acting. When I'm acting I feel like I'm on vacation. I'm just having a wonderful time. The nightmare is just… — Elizabeth Pena Copy Share Image
For me, acting is a series of impressions rather than trying to find one line through to the end, which risks becoming… — Ken Stott Copy Share Image
I cast people from right around me. I was at my alma mater. It's special to have most of the graduate students… — Kalup Linzy Copy Share Image
I have a friend who says that roles choose you at the time that you need them most, and you have to… — Emma Stone Copy Share Image
I had a brilliant drama teacher while I was at Roland Park: Ann Mainolfi. But the school was mostly rich in academics.… — Nicole Ari Parker Copy Share Image
Never stop training, no matter what level you're at. Never, ever stop putting your talent under a microscope and asking, 'Yeah, yeah,… — Jordan Gavaris Copy Share Image
I think good actors can sort of see into people and immediately you have a chemistry with them or not. It's like… — John Cusack Copy Share Image
We did a lot of that in drama school: intellectualising and maybe justifying your position. 'I am a thinking actor and I… — Michael Fassbender Copy Share Image
I've been reading scripts where they've been doing a lot of singing now, but within the dark, realistic story line. I would… — Alia Shawkat Copy Share Image
Well, I always try to look at my characters as being better than I am. That's one of the reasons I guess… — Bruce Davison Copy Share Image
Any role that big is going to be a challenge for any actor, but for an actor of a young age, it's… — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
My first big role was when I was 17 and I got the part playing Maria in 'West Side Story' in my… — Olivia Cooke Copy Share Image
From thinking proceeds speaking; thence to acting is often but a single step. But how irrevocable and tremendous! — George Washington Copy Share Image
Acting is one of those things that anybody can do because no one can learn it, but only a few people can… — Kurt Fuller Copy Share Image
I had one drama teacher who was amazing, Ms. Perkins. She really tried to inspire me and get me going. — Carlos Pena, Jr Copy Share Image
People will consider me a part of their lives for however long 'Downton Abbey' lasts. It's a lovely thing to feel as… — Michelle Dockery Copy Share Image
As an actor, you get to sort of bounce back and forth in terms of the age range you play and the… — Jonathan Keltz Copy Share Image
I didn't want to be an actor. I wanted to design historical movies like 'Ben-Hur'. I saw this as my life. — Dante Ferretti Copy Share Image
Like many actors, I'm very grateful, I feel very fortunate, very lucky to be able to make a living with what I… — Gregg Henry Copy Share Image
Really, acting is like anything else. The more time you put in, the more you learn and the more you can give… — Kris Holden-Ried Copy Share Image
With comedy, it's really hard to tell if something's working on the page - you really need the actors to bring it… — Maggie Carey Copy Share Image
Initially, I resisted going into acting. You want to have your own identity, and I thought about doing other things, but that… — Brian Gleeson Copy Share Image
Developing aesthetic sense is vital for actors. They must understand that there is no small role, only small actors. A good actor… — Rajiv Menon Copy Share Image
Hollywood constantly wants to label you and type you into a certain category, 'Oh he's a comedy guy,' or the weirdo character… — Sam Rockwell Copy Share Image
I'm trying to get an acting gig on 'CSI' or something like that, so we'll see how that works out. I'm a… — Jason Aldean Copy Share Image
I'm not ashamed of being a bubbly, funny person. I think that's as valid as being the dark, brooding, tortured Oscar-nominated one. — Cameron Diaz Copy Share Image
I've seen what can happen to an actor when he's just working for the sake of working. All of a sudden it's… — Chris Pine Copy Share Image
If you want to be an actor, my advice is to learn your lines and don't bump into the other actors. — Cary Grant Copy Share Image
How was I going to make a man fly? How was I going to convince the public that an actor could fly? — Richard Donner Copy Share Image
I couldn't remember ever having seen a young man with such power, so many facets of expression, so much sheer invention as… — Hedda Hopper Copy Share Image
The show is like an Edwardian play - emotional life gets stepped on for the sake of accepted manners, and that's terrific… — Jason Alexander Copy Share Image
I'm not entirely comfortable saying I'm an actor, because it seems like a very weird, almost dorky thing to say you are. — Seth Rogen Copy Share Image
When I was a little girl in the 1950s, it would not have been possible for me to say, I want to… — Jessica Savitch Copy Share Image
Hit songs did not come out of musicals. Pop-rock was creating the hits. There were very few songs that made the charts… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image