The best actors are the ones who can live their whole lives and never tell that certain somebody how much they hate… — Charlie Anders Copy Share Image
Hollywood typecast me as the secretary. I could have worked as the quirky secretary for the rest of my life, but I… — Felicia Day Copy Share Image
I didn't think of myself as a singer. I'm an actor who recites words, and sometimes that happens to be on musical… — Mandy Patinkin Copy Share Image
I did one or two plays at school. Once I played a tree, so I never thought I would be a good… — Suraj Sharma Copy Share Image
I'm an actor. My life as an actor depends on who sends me what. I'm just taking the best stuff that I… — Alan Arkin Copy Share Image
Wouldn't Ponochio II be a great musical, now that he has to face the real world and get a wife... job. Now… — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
I'm an actor. I can do whatever I want. As an actor, not everything has to be the most obvious choice. And… — Vin Diesel Copy Share Image
Maybe it's because I've been an actor for such a long time, but I think, unless you're a big star, you don't… — Peter Capaldi Copy Share Image
There's a part of me as a human being and, certainly, as an actor - I'm not on Twitter and Facebook and… — Rosemarie DeWitt Copy Share Image
My dad's always been a famous actor, so I've grown up with that, and with the lifestyle. In a way, I think… — Alice Eve Copy Share Image
I write plays, and I have a musical that's starting to get produced now. That's what I would love to do, but… — Jesse Eisenberg Copy Share Image
I'm an actor, and I want to play flawed characters, and I'm a writer that wants to write flawed characters, trying to… — Brett Gelman Copy Share Image
The first acting thing I ever did was my senior year I decided not to play a sport in the Spring and,… — John Krasinski Copy Share Image
Stage is the ultimate test; I like watching established screen actors on stage to see if they can really do it. But… — Lesley Manville Copy Share Image
When someone pitches a joke for a character that is just perfect, and you can imagine that actor reading that line at… — Michael Schur Copy Share Image
I wanted to be an actor. That was my real goal. But I wasn't any good at it, so I wrote my… — Lou Reed Copy Share Image
[ Gareth Edwards] never wanted to force anything that wasn't true. He's very much an actor's director, and it was loose. — Alan Tudyk Copy Share Image
A lot of actors overthink about the kind of roles they wanna do. I am open to kind of any kind of… — Karan Wahi Copy Share Image
It's easier to see in someone else, another actor, how they kind of disappear and then this other persona appears. A great… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
Ninety percent of a good performance of an actor is based on the material. If you've got the material there, you can… — Justin Kirk Copy Share Image
TV and films are same for me. I took a decision to be an actor, and I am an actor. I never… — Ram Kapoor Copy Share Image
Once I started taking drama classes, I asked myself why I had ever wasted so much time on a football team. — Paul Newman Copy Share Image
The best notes are action-based and less, I don't know, heady, theoretical, because, as actors, we're too much in our heads anyway. — Josh Peck Copy Share Image
I'd rather be called a good actor than be labelled a good-looking guy. I have been working towards it all along, and… — Varun Tej Copy Share Image
I'd taken some classes at UCB in New York and again at the Magnet Theater and the PIT Theater. I definitely never… — Reid Scott Copy Share Image
The essence of acting is the conveyance of truth through the medium of the actor's mind and person. The science of acting… — Minnie Maddern Fiske Copy Share Image
The Dutch film industry is a pretty small community, so within Holland, I think most actors know each other and have worked… — Michiel Huisman Copy Share Image
Why can I not get seen for parts in 'Emma,' 'Great Expectations,' or 'Downton Abbey?' Is it because I'm not 'the right… — Paterson Joseph Copy Share Image
In almost any profession, even if you're the kid of an actor, people are very supportive and want to see the next… — Dhani Harrison Copy Share Image
There's that thing where every actor is like, 'I want to be the lead' and I certainly had that written on my… — Simone Missick Copy Share Image
Acting is like sex: you either do it and don't talk about it, or you talk about it and don't do it.… — Humphrey Bogart Copy Share Image
I just really enjoy the ritual of going to work and playing, which is essentially what we do. We play pretend. Acting… — Bailey Chase Copy Share Image
I had heard about how people struggle and how hard it is to get into acting. But I did not care because… — Bai Ling Copy Share Image
It's one of the functions of the theater to shock and titillate and appall, apart from entertain and delight. — Jacki Weaver Copy Share Image
Trust your actors. That's why I work with the same actors time and time again. I encourage them to change the dialogue… — Edward Burns Copy Share Image
Theater is like boxing - having the audience ringside. It's instant gratification. Or horrification. — Sylvester Stallone Copy Share Image
I didn't know where film came from when I was under 10. I just thought I'd be a stage actress. I always… — Rosamund Pike Copy Share Image
I Googled every actor from my favorite film 'Annie.' Albert Finney was also from Manchester and he went to the Royal Academy… — Wunmi Mosaku Copy Share Image
I got a job right out of drama school as assistant stage manager at the Bristol Old Vic. I've been lucky enough… — Prunella Scales Copy Share Image
When I was 13 I asked my mother if it was possible for this to end - I'd had enough of it.… — Linda Blair Copy Share Image