My interest in theatre started in high school, mostly because my dean forced me to do it. I was creating trouble in… — Michael Weston Copy Share Image
Directing a film was something I always wanted to do, something that seemed an inevitability in my development as an actor. — Martin Donovan Copy Share Image
I love people who go out and say, 'If cinema is God, then I'm the pope.' As an actor working with these… — Pilou Asbaek Copy Share Image
It takes a lot out of you to do a one-hour episodic lead of a show. I don't think actors realize that… — Jane Krakowski Copy Share Image
Both back when I was acting and now that I'm writing, I've always wanted the same thing out of my career: to… — Tana French Copy Share Image
Whether or not I would be able to be an actor without the music I'm not sure, but I feel pretty lucky… — Tyler Hilton Copy Share Image
I knew that I always wanted to be a filmmaker, an actor, a writer and a director, that was always my plan. — Jaime King Copy Share Image
I discovered early on that some performers live their life in order to act, so all their relationships are simply an experience… — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
My parents are actors as well, so I grew up around that world. It was always a very romantic, mythical world. They… — Phoebe Fox Copy Share Image
I tried four times to get into the Central School of Speech and Drama before I got accepted. I started when I… — Catherine Tate Copy Share Image
It's never been important to be a huge star or to have some breakout role. If you're the lead, you get a… — Famke Janssen Copy Share Image
Auditioning is a horrible experience because you know you are being absolutely scrutinized and judged. There are days where you can do… — Kelly Reilly Copy Share Image
When an actor gets a role, especially in series television where he really is the part, the audience never thinks of another… — Robert Picardo Copy Share Image
A good actor always sets you straight. If you've written a false moment and thought it was probably pretty great, the actor's… — Sam Shepard Copy Share Image
I think that actors are terrible communicators as people by and large. I think our tendency is to kind of be self-centered… — Rainn Wilson Copy Share Image
I personally love auditioning. It's not just about that part: it's about getting to meet new people and really introducing myself to… — Claudia Kim Copy Share Image
Acting is a business and a political act and a craft, but I also feel like it's a service - specifically, for… — Adam Driver Copy Share Image
It's no fun to be a struggling young actor. It's a desperate thing, no way to be happy. If you have any… — Tommy Lee Jones Copy Share Image
The maddening thing is as actors of either sex, we get better as we get older, and so when you are 65,… — Joanna Lumley Copy Share Image
The biggest quality of good actors is that they know how to respect their co-actors, whether they are as big a name… — Rasika Dugal Copy Share Image
I enjoy acting, and it's given me a ton of happiness and it's affected my life and my family's lives in ways… — Jay Baruchel Copy Share Image
I started doing drama after school, and it just developed into something that I did and I enjoyed very much. — Dominique McElligott Copy Share Image
I'm a con artist in that I'm an actor. I make people believe something is real when they know perfectly well it… — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
An actor really is a kind of intermediary between an audience and the piece, whether it's a play or movie. — Christopher Walken Copy Share Image
I get very irate with actors when they talk about how distressing it all is. I mean, it's only acting. Please. — Maxine Peake Copy Share Image
The reason I'm an actor and am trying to make my way in drama is to move people, to affect people, to… — Rob James-Collier Copy Share Image
I virtually grew up at Air Force bases, and when I was younger, I'd dream of wearing a uniform like my father… — Tahir Raj Bhasin Copy Share Image
Acting is not a normal job, no, but I don't think that takes me out of the game as far as having… — Lucas Till Copy Share Image
I've been trying to make a difference as an actor. I want to play characters that move people, have them look at… — Hill Harper Copy Share Image
As an actor, I give 60 days to act in a film, but the writer takes nearly two to three years to… — Vijay Antony Copy Share Image
I knew every one of my father's lines in 'Glory' - I broke the VHS tape - but I hid my love… — John David Washington Copy Share Image
My college degree was in theater. But the real reason, if I have any success in that milieu, so to speak, is… — Alton Brown Copy Share Image
“A real actor can’t love anyone. Cause he/she only pretends to be lover. Cause he/she still in the role of a lover… — Salman Aziz Copy Share Image
As an actor, most of the time, you only have so much say in how, what and where things go. As a… — Eric Balfour Copy Share Image
I was definitely a thespian of sorts in elementary school. I went to a real small private school, and every year, I… — Ariel Pink Copy Share Image
I grew up watching film shootings as I always accompanied my father during my holidays. So I was not scared about facing… — Kalyani Priyadarshan Copy Share Image
As an actor, I do not restrict myself by saying it has to be like this only. What matters in the end… — Rubina Dilaik Copy Share Image
You can't ignore the system and the power you acquire as an actor if you're in films that are successful. — Saffron Burrows Copy Share Image
I never thought I would actually become a professional actor. I just kept going with it. One thing led to another. — Laura Harrier Copy Share Image
“They are actors playing parts that are real only for us; they are the masks behind which we see our own faces.” — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
