Back in school, some of my friends asked me to participate in the school's dramatic society. I did, and it opened up… — Joe Don Baker Copy Share Image
Many of us go through life feeling as an actor might feel who does not like his part and does not believe… — Mignon McLaughlin Copy Share Image
My play Safe Sex was picked apart because critics thought it was untrue. It was a play in which no one had… — Harvey Fierstein Copy Share Image
Actors love the big speeches and love to be the center of attention. I mean, that's why we do it. — Michael Pena Copy Share Image
Acting is too often looked upon as a 'gifted art.' This may be, but having the gift is only the beginning. It… — Agnes Moorehead Copy Share Image
I'd rather a young black actor read about success as opposed to how tough it was. I get these roles because I… — Idris Elba Copy Share Image
The theater is so disappointing, really, that it's hard to go again and again. It's just too heartbreaking. I'd rather watch football… — John Malkovich Copy Share Image
It's difficult to judge other actors, because as an actor you're looking at different things than what an audience is looking at. — Henry Cavill Copy Share Image
I like working fast, but I got to the age where the real difference between television and the movies is, I'm not… — William Devane Copy Share Image
If you are a Northern Irish actor, maybe subconsciously more than consciously, you do have an instinctive responsibility at some point to… — James Nesbitt Copy Share Image
As a young actor, there's a lot of hubris. You come in with guns blazing, all kinds of ideas as to how… — Ng Chin Han Copy Share Image
“What's the best part of acting? It's the indescribable feeling of being someone you are and someone your not, all at the… — Chris Coppernoll Copy Share Image
Becoming an actor wasn’t a choice – it was something I was forced into. At 3, you can’t make those choices... I… — Corey Feldman Copy Share Image
Everyone has to do the same work as actors - I teach acting. But there are those people who come on, and… — Jeffrey Tambor Copy Share Image
A lot of filmmakers and actors say, "It's so important to bring an authenticity to the role," blah, blah, blah. But then… — Winona Ryder Copy Share Image
I feel like I've been hit by a car every night, that's how I feel emotionally after The Race show. But it… — Naomi Watts Copy Share Image
I didn't become an actor to be famous. I genuinely love acting and never expected to make a penny at it. — Justin Chon Copy Share Image
Repertory theater is all about being part of the whole, one of the many colors in this vast palette. — Tom Hanks Copy Share Image
The most important thing you can do as an actor is bring as much of yourself to the character to ground the… — Michael Kelly Copy Share Image
I wouldnt call acting a job - its a pleasure. I love getting to play different characters, getting to play dress up,… — Rooney Mara Copy Share Image
My mother, Evelyn, was an actress and singer, and my father, Jack, was an actor. My earliest recollection of my father is… — David Cassidy Copy Share Image
In regard to performing, it couldn't be funnier that I ended up being an actor, because I'm really shy. Unless I'm really… — Dylan O'Brien Copy Share Image
I knew how to act and had studied acting and enjoyed it, but I'd never pushed myself to really perform as an… — Eli Roth Copy Share Image
Seven actors have played Batman on the big screen, and if you can name all seven without reading any further, your youth… — Grant Morrison Copy Share Image
You need three things in the theatre - the play, the actors and the audience, and each must give something. — Kenneth Haigh Copy Share Image
Being an actor: that's a pretty big net. That's a big playing field. The Screen Actors' Guild is filled with many, many,… — Timothy Olyphant Copy Share Image
They were always my favourite scenes working with Don Warrington. He's such a brilliant actor, he has such a presence, you don't… — Ardal O'Hanlon Copy Share Image
I'm not a comedian. I'm what you call a good, old-fashioned working actor who has had delusions of grandeur for my entire… — Chris Diamantopoulos Copy Share Image
My auditions for drama school were miserable, but one thing I had on my side, although I had no experience or skill… — Rupert Friend Copy Share Image
I stay away from the elf roles; I stay away from playing a leprechaun. All the roles I try to do are… — Verne Troyer Copy Share Image
It's a pretty good job being an actor, but it's work sometimes. And when I say work, I mean it's a job. — Matt Dillon Copy Share Image
Amitabh Bachchan is such a senior actor, a big star, everyone is in awe of him, but he is such a great… — Vijay Krishna Acharya Copy Share Image
It's true you can end up as rich as Croesus but the thing I enjoy about acting is doing lots of different… — Roger Allam Copy Share Image
Acting is not in the blood. My parents weren't actors, but I imagine that if you've been brought up with actors, you… — Eileen Atkins Copy Share Image
Almost every actor goes into almost every picture very frightened. He is positive he really can't do it. The bigger the star,… — Paul Mazursky Copy Share Image
Acting is one thing, but actually trying to change the world and the way people think to make people's lives better? That's… — Josh Hutcherson Copy Share Image
The theater is the place where people create ideas and send messages out, and you learn, and I think it's a fair… — Joel Grey Copy Share Image
I think my advice to other actors would be to get in classes. Get out in front of people. Put up scenes… — Chelsea Kane Copy Share Image
I always thought that family was the most important thing in life, and no matter what I do, whether being a chef… — David Burtka Copy Share Image
I feel bad for young actors who become huge stars too quickly, because you haven't had a chance to practice your craft… — Topher Grace Copy Share Image
