You don't grow up in a town of 700 thinking you're going to be an actress. I loved doing plays, but it… — Michelle Monaghan Copy Share Image
It is unfortunate that nobody has highlighted the work done by actor-turned-politician Sunil Dutt. — Jaya Prada Copy Share Image
People always ask me, 'Hey, what's Matt Damon like?' He's just a dude, just a really good person and one hell of… — Michael Kelly Copy Share Image
Aparshakti has his own journey, and as a sibling, I can only wish him good luck. I would also love to work… — Ayushmann Khurrana Copy Share Image
I was seen dancing at school by a director, who asked me to be in a TV play. And it had a… — Francesca Annis Copy Share Image
Some days, I just love the physical space of the theater. I love theaters; they are heartbreakingly beautiful to me. — Peter Hermann Copy Share Image
I auditioned for a Pepsi commercial, and I got it, and that was incredibly fun. So I thought, Well, maybe I should… — Channing Tatum Copy Share Image
Acting is divine dissatisfaction. It's the greatest thing in the world to do, but you are never satisfied with it ever. — Jim Carrey Copy Share Image
I was working in Lexington when I recognized this actor, Michael Shannon, and I was like, 'What do you do?' He told… — Boyd Holbrook Copy Share Image
We are a typical working class northern family, big into our football... no one in the family was into acting. But I… — Faye Marsay Copy Share Image
Goethe said, 'Talent is developed in privacy, ' you know?And it's really true. There is a need for aloneness which I don't… — Marilyn Monroe Copy Share Image
Mel is a great director because he's not just a director, he's an actor, so he knows how to direct actors. I… — Monica Bellucci Copy Share Image
When you're a young actor, you don't get very glammed up. Except, I remember the first time I had a photo shoot… — Jenna Ortega Copy Share Image
We study the character's education and social experience, their likes, dislikes and places they have lived. How they speak, and so on.… — Rebecca Root Copy Share Image
I was worried before I saw the play 'The Seven Storey Mountain', thinking I don't really want to see a play about… — Will Oldham Copy Share Image
I'm obsessed with those old romance films. I also would love to venture into the silent film world. I think that's extremely… — Sami Gayle Copy Share Image
I've wanted to be an actor for such a long time that I haven't had anything else in my thoughts. I think… — Ed Speleers Copy Share Image
There was a time I thought about being a professional guide. I'm a big outdoorsman, but the acting thing has always been… — Matt Long Copy Share Image
Getting a role in 'Harry Potter' was like winning the lottery. But no one deserves an acting job. — Jessie Cave Copy Share Image
I am an actor and I don't have any language barrier. If I get a Tamil film, I will learn the language.… — Saba Qamar Copy Share Image
I got into standup because I wanted to be an actor, and then I ended up loving standup for the next eleven… — Jermaine Fowler Copy Share Image
I can meet any producer in Hollywood and look them in the eye, knowing I didn't sleep with them, or do drugs… — Morgan Brittany Copy Share Image
I told my mother I wanted to be an actress, and the next thing I know is that I'm studying in a… — Bhumi Pednekar Copy Share Image
I never planned to become a choreographer. I never planned to become an actor. I never planned to be a director. It's… — Prabhu Deva Copy Share Image
For me, Domhnall is an acting teacher as much as anything. If I turn out to be half the actor he is,… — Brian Gleeson Copy Share Image
People want their actors to do comedy, too. They don't want any comedians next to the actor. They want one solo hero… — Akshay Kumar Copy Share Image
I've never really thought of myself as just an actor; I always thought of myself as aspiring to be an artist, and… — John Leguizamo Copy Share Image
I always go for just really, hopefully, great writing and great acting, being in the company of great actors. — Paula Malcomson Copy Share Image
I mean, an actor's got to be known for something. Typecasting is an unfortunate kind of reflex punishment for having done a… — John de Lancie Copy Share Image
I think I arrived in this world to be creative: a performer, and an entertainer, and I channeled that through doing theater… — Amanda Bearse Copy Share Image
I landed the role in 'Caddyshack' auditioning, like everybody else. It wasn't a role I thought I'd get, so I had nothing… — Cindy Morgan Copy Share Image
You have to be pretty tough to be an actor, and you have to be pretty certain what you want. You can't… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
When I first started in this industry, my goal was to be some best friend. The sidekick. I thought that would be… — Janelle Monae Copy Share Image
Creative people are very insecure people because they don't know whether people like them or are in awe of them. That insecurity… — Persis Khambatta Copy Share Image
As soon as you do it, actors realize there is no difference playing a performance-captured role or a live-action role. — Andy Serkis Copy Share Image
There's a huge raft of roles that actors in our culture perform, and you can see any one of about three Hamlets… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
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
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
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
