I was very driven in high school. I worked a bunch of odd jobs. I never partied. I never drank. I was… — Aaron Paul Copy Share Image
Actors are conditioned to develop a system for expressing as much as they can in the shortest amount of time because you're… — Campbell Scott Copy Share Image
I went for an audition, which was shrouded in all kinds of secrecy to keep the storyline under wraps, and 5 days… — Lauren Cohan Copy Share Image
Work-home-work-home, that's being an actor. Being a rock star? I get to travel the world, meet all the fans in person, party… — Mitchel Musso Copy Share Image
The challenge and love, for me, of acting is if you get to transform or do something you haven't done before. That's… — Matt Ross Copy Share Image
We all have our secrets, and we all have our deceptions. Acting, at its best, is all about deceiving people, and this… — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
Whether or not I am a 'character actor' or any other kind of actor, I really don't know. When people call me… — Kay Kay Menon Copy Share Image
I've always thought one of the tricks of being an actor for a long time is keeping yourself interested once you've figured… — Martin Short Copy Share Image
Although I started off as a child artist, I left acting in between, as I felt that I was missing the fun… — Fatima Sana Shaikh Copy Share Image
I moved to New York to work in theater, so my range of motion was really from where I lived - which… — Stark Sands Copy Share Image
I would love to act for the rest of my life, but I also know that it could be taken away in… — Shailene Woodley Copy Share Image
Being an actor and a successful one at that, is the stuff fairy-tales are made of, as you reach unimaginable heights. But… — Shweta Bachchan Nanda Copy Share Image
Theatre is a game of hide-and-seek. For both the hiders and the seekers, the thrill is in the discovery. When the rules… — John Lahr Copy Share Image
Well, all the plays that I was trying to write were plays that would grab an audience by the throat and not… — Arthur Miller Copy Share Image
You deal with failure - strike, strike, strike - all the time. Acting is like that. You have to have a very… — Benicio Del Toro Copy Share Image
Acting is acting, and who you are will still remain to be who you are. You know, that part won't change it.… — Gabourey Sidibe Copy Share Image
In Bollywood, the film's stakes are as high as the actor. In Hollywood, they are way above, and the day we realise… — Ali Fazal Copy Share Image
I did drama at school and when I was doubling Xena, one time for my birthday mom and dad bought me an… — Zoe Bell Copy Share Image
I think you always learn something in every character you play onstage, either personally or creatively. — Jared Harris Copy Share Image
I started dancing at age three and then got involved in musical theatre and acting around age seven. I think I've probably… — Tiya Sircar Copy Share Image
When you're working as an actor when you're younger, or even when you're older, it's carney life. You go from one show… — Emily Hampshire Copy Share Image
I never went to acting school. I started in the circus, music hall, I was in a group, did kids' bits. I've… — Rupert Graves Copy Share Image
As an actor, you have to give up all control to the director. He's the boss, and has all the power. I'm… — Ebon Moss-Bachrach Copy Share Image
Don't chew gum at an audition and wear really bad clothes. That doesn't work. You need to hear that! You need to… — Julie Halston Copy Share Image
Yes I have acted before. I was in a production of Oklahoma! in the 7th grade. I played the part of Mutey… — Dwight Schrute Copy Share Image
There's a conventional reaction when you see a star: You anticipate he'll be a part of a particular denouement down the road,… — Kathryn Bigelow Copy Share Image
It's good to feel tired at the end of the day. It's not often as an actor that you're like, "Oof. Ow.… — Melanie Lynskey Copy Share Image
I don't believe in overcooking the actors too much. Especially when it's a real performance that I'm looking for. — Jennifer Yuh Nelson Copy Share Image
I thought, I don't want to move to L.A., because I'm kind of an atypical actor. I think it's going to be… — Lily Gladstone Copy Share Image
Both are two different things. As a VJ, you are yourself. But as an actor, you are playing a character that you… — Rhea Chakraborty Copy Share Image
I really feel that the best actors out there are very centric. They're really connected. They're not in a, 'What about me'… — Cameron Mathison Copy Share Image
The stakes are so high because auditions are make or break. You get the job or you don't. The stakes are about… — Madeline Zima Copy Share Image
I realize that acting is my job, and I have a life outside of my career to help keep me grounded. It… — Olivia Stuck Copy Share Image
As an actor, you’ve got to live and learn, and you gotta just kind of form a hard shell and be confident… — Jessica Stroup Copy Share Image
People are confusing me with a good actor when I'm just a good mimic. When someone asks me to play a nun… — Jemima Kirke Copy Share Image
So many actors say, 'Oh, I can't bear to see myself on screen,' but it's not true. Everyone loves to see themselves… — Pete Doherty Copy Share Image
Actors are players and if they're hot, or onto something, you let them go, or you and the actor can both get… — William Monahan Copy Share Image
There's an incredibly grand attitude towards musicals. I don't understand why my profession is so snooty about it. — Sheila Hancock Copy Share Image
[As an actor] I have ideas, but things should always be fluid. You should always be ready to follow an instinct. Something… — Michael Fassbender Copy Share Image
I don't think musicals are my thing. I'm not a big fan. Definitely have to get on the stage and do something… — Ed Westwick Copy Share Image