“An actor’s success has the life expectancy of a small boy about to look into a gas tank with a lighted match.” — Fred Allen Copy Share Image
Maybe I can't act, but I know the gimmicks. I studied acting all my life and know what's good for me. — Alan Ladd Copy Share Image
Acting, taken to the highest level, requires a fierce, total focus of your time and energy at the cost of just about… — Charlton Heston Copy Share Image
I got pigeonholed a bit. When I wanted to be an actress, I never wanted to be the kind of actress I… — Rachel Ward Copy Share Image
Today if any actor says that he has done theatre before, he is considered to be a good one, which is ridiculous. — Himani Shivpuri Copy Share Image
We are adjusters. We empathize, we change rhythm and above all we listen to our fellow actors-if they're good actors. — Ben Kingsley Copy Share Image
When you come from a star family in the South, you're expected to be really good in dance and fights. It's really… — Akhil Akkineni Copy Share Image
Nothing is forever in the Theatre. Whatever it is, it's here, it flares up, burns hot and then its gone. — Celeste Holm Copy Share Image
I love the art of acting, so whether I do it on film with a million people seeing me or I do… — Lauren London Copy Share Image
I remember the first film I did, the lead actor would, in between scenes, be reading a newspaper or sleeping and I'd… — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
I grew up in the '70s and in Los Angeles during the new blockbuster era. 'Star Wars' was the first film that… — Giovanni Ribisi Copy Share Image
Broadway has a lot more razzle-dazzle than the West End. In terms of the everyday work routine, it's not different, but there's… — Richard McCabe Copy Share Image
I think naturally, if you're an actor, there's a high level of assertiveness that you need to have to survive this business.… — Bryan Cranston Copy Share Image
I think I'm an actor. You can hire me. I can do a good job. But you also have to get lucky… — Rutger Hauer Copy Share Image
It's my privilege to work with an actor like Vikram who gets into the skin of the character he is playing, so… — Anushka Shetty Copy Share Image
Actors go, 'I just want to act.' And I say to them, 'You know, stop for a second and think about what… — Jason Alexander Copy Share Image
You've got to trust your instincts, your judgment and trust the storytelling that came before and the quality of the acting with… — Jean-Marc Vallee Copy Share Image
Even with limited success as an actor, you usually have a more interesting life than in many other professions, so it's not… — Stellan Skarsgard Copy Share Image
When I came to Mumbai from Dubai to become an actor, I used to entertain people at parties by showing some card… — Rithvik Dhanjani Copy Share Image
I was never a leading man. I've always been in the outer concentric circles in the company, being a character actor, which… — Geoffrey Rush Copy Share Image
As an actor, you're like, 'Yeah, I want that phone call from Peter Jackson saying, 'You're my first choice for Thorin Oakenshield.' — Richard Armitage Copy Share Image
Actors are just entertainers, even the serious ones. That's all an actor is. He's like a serious Bruce Forsyth. — Bob Hoskins Copy Share Image
Initially, it was my dream to get into RADA. Then I got in. So it became my dream to show them I… — Andrew Buchan Copy Share Image
I'm basically a movie actor now, and my big roles are mostly horror movies - unless I'm doing a guest star or… — Robert Englund Copy Share Image
I think that ultimately what drives my decisions is if I think the opportunity is going to challenge me in a way… — Dane DeHaan Copy Share Image
I grew up on sets, because both my mom and dad were commercial and TV actors, so I've always felt very comfortable… — Camila Morrone Copy Share Image
Acting is such a bizarre way of life. Unless you're really passionate about it, you should give it up. Don't beat yourself… — Stockard Channing Copy Share Image
It took a long time for me to have any impact in the business because I didn't look like an actor, I… — Brian Dennehy Copy Share Image
To me, the theatre - I don't like to say it, but I'll say it - is a temple in a kind… — Shelley Winters Copy Share Image
I am fond of my writing in the film 'Mondi Mogudu Penki Pellam,' one of the first films to feature a mainstream… — Tanikella Bharani Copy Share Image
At a very early age I knew I wanted to be an actor and then more specifically that I wanted to be… — Andrew Rannells Copy Share Image
The first thing you must know as an actor or director is the space you will inhabit. See the architecture; imagine where… — Robert Wilson Copy Share Image
The new critique you're gonna start hearing about James Franco, is 'He's spreading himself too thin.' — James Franco Copy Share Image
I remember once when I told Lindsay Anderson at a party that acting was just a sophisticated way of playing cowboys and… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
Acting is never done. We're trying to keep it real and make sure that you're entertained and it seems unrehearsed. — Tom Sizemore Copy Share Image
Mostly, I have to say as an actor, to find a character that's been rich enough for 10 seasons of shows... that's… — Jon Cryer Copy Share Image
Just cos I'm an actor, there's a lot of other stuff that I really like to do. Definitely writing and things like… — Dominic Monaghan Copy Share Image
My music doesn't exist in a vacuum; there's a script and there's an actor and it's about to come together. — Ayshay Copy Share Image
It's not like I'm the lead actor or anything. But it's really cool to be in a Steven Soderbergh movie. — Donovan Mitchell Copy Share Image
I think good actors - good, collaborative actors who see themselves as leaders in a given production - can and should offer… — Joe Mantello Copy Share Image
