Acting will always be my first passion, it's what I live to do and I hope to be lucky enough to do… — Devon Werkheiser Copy Share Image
I don't think I'm even close to fulfilling my potential. And I think also that, unlike a pianist or a flutist, an… — Kerry Washington Copy Share Image
But so much of being an actor isn't so great - the auditioning, the rejection, the financial insecurity. — Douglas Wood Copy Share Image
Acting is fun for me and it doesn't really matter how, whether it's hard work or easy work, it's always fun. — Tommy Lee Jones Copy Share Image
I was a banker in Morocco when I first saw 'American Graffiti.' It was before I was an actor, a melancholy time… — Jean Reno Copy Share Image
My first, big, silly role at school was as Arthur Crocker-Harris in Rattigan's 'The Browning Version,' where my job was to make… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
I don't care what anybody says. Stick to the spirit of the play and you're doing it right. It's about embracing the… — Suzan-Lori Parks Copy Share Image
A lot of directors straight out of film school are very technically minded, but they don't have an understanding of actors or… — Peter Dinklage Copy Share Image
Everyone always tells you that you're the only one that can do this or that role right, and if you say no,… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
I think any actor hopes to have variety and range in what they do. Everybody has a certain range, so you take… — Warren Christie Copy Share Image
Acting can be a very cruel mistress. It's not a meritocracy. In other walks of life, by being good at what you… — Mark Strong Copy Share Image
I sort of thought acting was just about arranging your face into emotions. I didn't realise it was about actually allowing yourself… — Mae Martin Copy Share Image
I'm really not an actor of any kind. I've always seen myself as an entertainer, someone who makes people laugh. That's all… — Tom Baker Copy Share Image
I felt quite confident - when you come out of drama school you feel like you're on top of everything. I always… — Tom Burke Copy Share Image
There's something about the first time an actor runs the material over his or her face you know when they kind of… — Clint Eastwood Copy Share Image
When I'm working with Red One, we all have to do everything, from making sets and costumes to tearing tickets. Forget about… — Joe Dinicol Copy Share Image
I got better as an actor, and still I'm getting better. That's only been possible because there's always been work. — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
Salman has always been a warm person. I have seen him grow as an actor and its always lovely working with him. — Satish Kaushik Copy Share Image
Not knowing what's happening, from script to script, as an actor and as a character, lends itself to the same tension and… — Matthew Davis Copy Share Image
I think people want the intimacy in the engagement of sitting in a theater with people and seeing something happen live and… — Colin Callender Copy Share Image
An actor should be ready to play any role within reason. For example, I think the most ridiculous thing for me to… — Glenn Ford Copy Share Image
People used to always ask, and I would say I wanted to be an actress. When they would ask why, I would… — Jennifer Ehle Copy Share Image
In terms of likeability, that's something that I don't think about as an actor when I approach a role. — David Duchovny Copy Share Image
Through all permutations and youthful poetry, I came to believe that the film actor was the great "literateur" of his time. — Jack Nicholson Copy Share Image
When the major studios flourished many years ago, an actor was groomed, developed, and worked frequently at his craft. The studios really… — James MacArthur Copy Share Image
Sword fighting in film is not about how good the fighter is, but how good the actor receiving the blows is. — Takeshi Kitano Copy Share Image
As an actor, I've just gotten insanely lucky. I quite like being surrounded by lots of different talented people lots of different… — Domhnall Gleeson Copy Share Image
I played the Apollo Theatre as a novelty act when I was about eight-nine-10. I'd stand in the wings in case some… — Demond Wilson Copy Share Image
People keep referring to 'Sing Street' as a musical, but I really never felt it was that. I can't really define it… — Lucy Boynton Copy Share Image
I know how to be strong. I know how to be ruthless. It's part of my nature. I wouldn't be an actor… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
The actor should understand the script and come prepared to play the role. At the same time, they should be flexible enough… — Rajiv Menon Copy Share Image
As an actor, that's the best thing you can do, really take people along on a story and tell them something. — Austin Peck Copy Share Image
I like watching the other actors, but the hard thing about watching yourself is that the performance is done, and no matter… — Linda Cardellini Copy Share Image
What I love about a play is that it's such an investment because only time can create a lot of what happens… — Laura Linney Copy Share Image
I believe acting is very physical, and when you have to fight or do those kinds of things, it takes a lot… — Giancarlo Esposito Copy Share Image
As an actor, my job is not to always play characters who make everybody happy. That's not interesting. — Anna Gunn Copy Share Image
I want to make a clear distinction between people who take acting seriously and people who call themselves actors because they've been… — Damian Lewis Copy Share Image
I don't know the first thing about acting and I don't want to know. I just go out there and do it. — Ken Wahl Copy Share Image
Musical theatre goes through cycles. I came in when it was at the absolute height of musical theatre as I remember it.… — Ruthie Henshall Copy Share Image
The best way to tell an actor he's going to be working more and much harder is to appeal to his ego. — Robert Picardo Copy Share Image
