Every kid wants to be an actor. When I was a kid, I thought, 'Oh, it'd be great to be like Errol… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
I had the training at drama school where I studied Shakespeare and Brecht and Chekov and all these period historical playwrights and… — Orlando Bloom Copy Share Image
It is all about marketing; that is where the real craft comes in. The best actors do not necessarily become the biggest… — Dirk Benedict Copy Share Image
What's exciting about theatre is observing human behaviour. You're constantly making judgments about body language, the physical, the emotional, the intellectual. — Hattie Morahan Copy Share Image
My parents had a difficult divorce. My dad had to take a backseat for a few years, and my grandfather came in.… — Christian Camargo Copy Share Image
The good thing about being an actress is that it's very children-friendly. I can work for three months, and then I can… — Gal Gadot Copy Share Image
Being a writer is a solitary life. So the little part of me that's an actor still enjoys the theatrical part of… — Jeffrey Eugenides Copy Share Image
Great theatre is about challenging how we think and encouraging us to fantasize about a world we aspire to. — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
I was never that famous, but I do think going to college and really getting away from the business and taking a… — Gaby Hoffmann Copy Share Image
I've been to acting school and I think that at the end of the day, when you just focus on the work… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
It's not uncommon to hear people say that the re-entry into their lives is very hard. A lot of actors say that… — Jason Schwartzman Copy Share Image
I spend a long time casting, but once I've cast a film there's a reason why I selected those people. So I'm… — Alexander Payne Copy Share Image
I don't think optimism is always the best quality for an actor, in the same way you wouldn't want a super-optimist to… — Mia Goth Copy Share Image
Being an actress has the same requirements as being an actor, but it needs more. Fair, reed thin, tall, can lip-synch, can… — Shefali Shah Copy Share Image
If I only did TV show, I'd probably not be the happiest girl. I love the show, but I'm an actor and… — Jane Levy Copy Share Image
For an actor to have a role that they're recognized and remembered for over the years, it's unusual. It's very lucky if… — Curtis Armstrong Copy Share Image
Start drinking vodka instead of beer, and try to get a six-pack as early as possible and you'll be a much more… — Robert Pattinson Copy Share Image
As an actor, there's nothing worse than having to hide anything, because you're just so aware of it. — Melanie Scrofano Copy Share Image
It's the weird thing that actors do: You jumped across that building because the scene required it. — John Cameron Mitchell Copy Share Image
From an early age, I knew I wanted to pursue a life in the arts, and so I was acting in plays… — Jason Priestley Copy Share Image
If I make my audience feel something and they respect me as an actor, that is my reward. That is where I… — Sanjay Mishra Copy Share Image
It was fun being an actor, but by the time college rolled around, I was ready to try some new things. By… — Jeff Cohen Copy Share Image
I think good actors are born with a kind of native gift. When you study too much with an acting teacher, that… — Titus Welliver Copy Share Image
There's a certain arrogance to an actor who will look at a script and feel like, because the words are simple, maybe… — Mary Steenburgen Copy Share Image
I don't like when actors go around and talk a ton about how they approach their roles, because it's a little like… — Jim Parrack Copy Share Image
There is a kind of invisible thread between the actor and the audience, and when it's there it's stunning, and there is… — Maggie Smith Copy Share Image
I can't compete with really big stars. I'm not a big star; I'm just an actor who came from Delhi to pursue… — Huma Qureshi Copy Share Image
I think Michael Caine is a perfectly good actor but it's obvious he's not going to be in one of my films. — Mike Leigh Copy Share Image
It was the first time that I was on Broadway, and I got to run as fast as I could to keep… — Gregory Harrison Copy Share Image
The number one reason for the death of young actors' careers is people get so used to seeing them playing that one… — Denzel Whitaker Copy Share Image
I'm an actor, and part of my joy and my curiosity about the job that I do, is that actors have the… — Tom Hiddleston Copy Share Image
It was shameful and embarrassing that there were two years in a row without a single actor of color nominated. That's insane. — Matt Damon Copy Share Image
When you're a young actor you like to go for characters with a bit of flair, so in many films I ended… — Kiefer Sutherland Copy Share Image
It's a great challenge to get to play a real-life character. Every actor would love to get a chance, at least once… — Madhur Mittal Copy Share Image
Nothing gives me more pleasure than acting. But I don't enjoy going for award functions or giving interviews. — Anushka Sharma Copy Share Image
Because I used to go and watch him rehearsing for pantomime, and I have adopted some of those priciples, like try to… — Dennis Brown Copy Share Image
Most good actors have a huge intelligence about the human condition and a real open heart to different kinds of people and… — Tim Robbins Copy Share Image
I'm curious about other people. That's the essence of my acting. I'm interested in what it would be like to be you. — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
In that way, as an actor in particular, you're powerless. And so in that way as an actor in particular you can't… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
I have never really believed that acting is very difficult. I think some people have a skill and are able to act,… — Mark Strickson Copy Share Image
