When I was about 9 years old, man, I realized that the real thing was not only to do what you were… — Jim Carroll Copy Share Image
I wish I were a character actor. Of course, if I played hockey without a mask, I could become one — Michael Vartan Copy Share Image
As an actor, one should be aware of all their capabilities. This is important, as films are becoming more realistic. — Rajiv Menon Copy Share Image
Emma Watson is my kids' favorite actor on the planet. They never took me more seriously than when I was working with… — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
I never wanted to be one of those desperate actors, just waiting for their next gig, who might have to take something… — Wendi McLendon-Covey Copy Share Image
Being an actor sometimes requires that you ask yourself questions youd rather not know the answers to. — Kevin Spacey Copy Share Image
Most young actors, that's all they're trying to do: Get better at acting and be able to keep doing it. And that… — Ben Mendelsohn Copy Share Image
When I told my mom I was going to audition for 'The Hobbit,' she said, 'Well, you've always loved Tolkien.' And she… — Richard Armitage Copy Share Image
I've always been kind of precocious, but my journey sort of solidified when I was in college and majored in theater. That's… — Natasha Rothwell Copy Share Image
There's nothing more exciting as an actor than getting to do something that you're not entirely sure that anyone would let you… — Anna Paquin Copy Share Image
I was born and raised in Vancouver. I moved to Beijing in 2010 just before the Olympics. Being an Asian Canadian actor,… — Osric Chau Copy Share Image
You know Marques Houston, you know I'm a dancer, I'm a singer, but I wouldn't want to do a movie that I'm… — Marques Houston Copy Share Image
Bad acting, like bad writing, has a remarkable uniformity, whether seen on the French, German, or English stages; it all seems modeled… — George Henry Lewes Copy Share Image
The reason I wanted to start directing is that as an actor I felt I came into a job late. There's a… — David Morrissey Copy Share Image
Auditioning is a skill. There are actors who are not very talented but know how to audition and know how to be… — Noah Galvin Copy Share Image
I don't see that many plays, and for me, musicals are rarely pleasing. I feel the actors are being put through a… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
I spent most of my time as an actor in television, so directors in television - it's such a machine that's already… — Taylor Sheridan Copy Share Image
I've always been an actor who works in every medium - I've worked in theater and film and television - I've never… — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
It's important for me to not be put into any type of box because that steals the fun of acting. I want… — KiKi Layne Copy Share Image
I was 10 years old, and I went to the Marigold Arena in Chicago, and I was hooked, just like that. — Bobby Heenan Copy Share Image
I went to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and that was amazing. I absolutely loved my three years at Guildhall. — George Blagden Copy Share Image
I'm learning more and more to share creativity with the crew and actors. A film crew is more powerful if you listen… — Denis Villeneuve Copy Share Image
Acting is a sort of pressure cooker that allows the fizz to come out the top. God knows what I'd be like… — Andy Serkis Copy Share Image
I don't think I really have a talent for movie acting. I'm not bad at it, but I don't think I really… — Alec Baldwin Copy Share Image
I've always said I prefer theater, but there's only ever been one play that I really loved doing, and that was The… — Carey Mulligan Copy Share Image
For me, a theatre is a dark place. It should be mysterious; it's where we go to get away from all the… — Anohni Copy Share Image
As an actor... at some point you've got to forget that the crew's there in order to do your job. — Cliff Curtis Copy Share Image
If I get the opportunity to be an actor and do some cool, fun and interesting projects, I'm going to do that. — Anthony Mackie Copy Share Image
I have my dream job! As a young person training as an actor, walking on the WB studio lot is a dream… — Keegan Allen Copy Share Image
I love an actor who comes in, ready to work. It's like a good tennis player. They hit the ball where you… — Martin Landau Copy Share Image
I was always the kid who was putting on plays, and so I have no idea how to describe it. I just… — Josephine Langford Copy Share Image
As actors, our bodies are our instruments - it is what we have - and so we have to be able to… — Mike Faist Copy Share Image
I didn't come to Hollywood to drink or get high, and I don't want to be considered a cool actor - I… — Tom Sizemore Copy Share Image
We, as actors, see luxury around us, but when we step out, we see the struggle and reality which people are going… — Mrunal Thakur Copy Share Image
People rewrite the play so much to make it palatable to the audience, to make something clear, that they just deaden it.… — John Guare Copy Share Image
I don't know if I've become a better actor or a more sensitive one. But I've learnt what not to do. — Prabhu Deva Copy Share Image
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In Bollywood, once an actor becomes a fairly established name, he or she usually starts taking things for granted. — Koena Mitra Copy Share Image
Anytime you cast a movie and you need someone famous in the lead part, you're a prisoner of whoever happens to be… — Alexander Payne Copy Share Image
As an actor, I like to get a bit of momentum going with a character and kind of work a bit quicker.… — Colm Meaney Copy Share Image
