I was the leading star in 1945. I slowed down my pace of acting assignments after I came into direction. — Dev Anand Copy Share Image
Because I was happy in my space, I was doing commercials, masala films, love stories... But somewhere as an actor I wanted… — Nithiin Copy Share Image
Every actor and actress is possessed of the absorbing passion to create something distinctive and unique. — Hattie McDaniel Copy Share Image
Although I have been doing plays since I was 8 years old, it was only when I started doing Shakespeare at age… — Carrie Preston Copy Share Image
I am a theatre actor, but the last ten years I've taken parts in movies because it keeps me in money. — Michael Gambon Copy Share Image
I'm a firm believer in the idea that theater excels over film and TV in its ability to let people play with… — Julie Taymor Copy Share Image
“Ken didn't die for your benefit, you know. It's like everyone's a supporting actor in the flm of your life story." Of… — Nick Hornby Copy Share Image
We are cruel when someone refuses to play the role in which we have cast him. We judge a person only according… — Anais Nin Copy Share Image
People always want to ask me about my dad. Which I get because he's a phenomenal actor, and that's for the world,… — Domhnall Gleeson Copy Share Image
I auditioned for a community theater-slash-professional production of Oliver Twist in Union City when I was 11 because my cousin wanted to… — Carlo Alban Copy Share Image
You gotta understand, there weren't a whole lot of roles for Hispanics in the Eighties, so comedy was really the way I… — Steven Michael Quezada Copy Share Image
The interesting thing about the top 200 to 300 tweeters - a lot of them are musicians, actors, etc. LeBron James, etc.… — Dick Costolo Copy Share Image
I think musicals can be more than what people imagine. That'll be the case with 'Matilda.' It's such a clever thing to… — Bertie Carvel Copy Share Image
Ideally, as an actor, we all crave attention, appreciation, and to be recognised. What's the point of doing it yourself? It needs… — Kriti Kharbanda Copy Share Image
As an actor, you may do things that aren't politically correct. Unless you're an actor who only does things for political reasons.… — Rosie Perez Copy Share Image
My mum taught me that you don't have to do things the 'normal' way. I wanted to be an actress and a… — Fearne Cotton Copy Share Image
My process is very simple: I read the script, go to the set, and act. It is like living a life, day… — Arjun Mathur Copy Share Image
I'm glad that I'm being acclaimed as an actor. Today, when my hard work has paid off I can chill out about… — Akshay Kumar Copy Share Image
I didn't grow up a theatre kid, going to theatre camps. I played sports, and that was my main direction. But luckily,… — Aaron Tveit Copy Share Image
My dream roles since I was very young were Tony in West Side Story and Pippin. But, now I leave that for… — Hugh Panaro Copy Share Image
One has always got to be terribly careful, since the theater is made up of a whole bunch of prima donnas, not… — Edward Albee Copy Share Image
Playwrights are like men who have been dining for a month in an Indian restaurant. After eating curry night after night, they… — Peter Ustinov Copy Share Image
I do love comedy, I have to say. That's one of the greatest things about being an actor: You get to try… — Stuart Townsend Copy Share Image
Before 'Mad Men,' I definitely had very dry spells and I know what those feel like, and I don't think that ever… — Rich Sommer Copy Share Image
I think audiences, producers and directors included, develop crushes on actors (actresses in particular) and then lose interest and move on to… — Julia Stiles Copy Share Image
We want to pigeonhole things and people, but it is absurd to regard me just as a furry wig-and-britches actor. — Dominic Cooper Copy Share Image
I began acting when I was very young, maybe 5 or so? Just by going to acting classes and that sort of thing. — Amybeth McNulty Copy Share Image
As actors, when you can't be in the room with the casting director or the producers, you put yourself on tape and… — Ricky Whittle Copy Share Image
The best way to learn how to work with actors is to have had experience of trying to act yourself - it… — Alexander Mackendrick Copy Share Image
You know, I've kind of been lucky enough to always work with established actors or big names or people that are really… — Amber Heard Copy Share Image
I've always played nice guys, so I'd love to be someone that creates a bit of confrontation. I know that sounds bad,… — Dean Geyer Copy Share Image
Musical chairs or Russian roulette? Sometimes there's as much tense drama in the casting of a Hollywood movie as there is in… — Richard Corliss Copy Share Image
You can learn a lot from somebody's video bio: if you're not going to gel with the actor or a crew. — Dana Brunetti Copy Share Image
If you're an actor, you tend to fool yourself into thinking you're much younger than you are because you're playing parts and… — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
I think that anybody who says 'This is the one way to go about being an actor' has probably not done a… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
To be a Dumont actor was considered to be a great honor for an actor, yet it also had its disadvantages. — Leon Askin Copy Share Image
As an actor, my desire was always to be different, there was a desire to associate yourself with projects that bring about… — Pankaj Kapur Copy Share Image
Sometimes being an actor is being a song in someone else's mixtape, so I really understand why more and more actors are… — Clark Gregg Copy Share Image
When I come into the theatre I get a sense of security. I love an audience. I love people, and I act… — Vivien Leigh Copy Share Image
I'm sure there are actors out there who work with other actors on a consistent basis - I am not one of… — Patti LuPone Copy Share Image
