As an actor, you're always playing different people, so you yourself are always kind of going through an identity crisis. — Josh Hutcherson Copy Share Image
I just can't afford to get bored, because if you've been blessed with a generous imagination, which a lot of actors have,… — John C. McGinley Copy Share Image
“What would Samuel Becket say if he knew that Broadway musicals are all that survived of the theatre world?” — Amber Dawn Copy Share Image
I think there's actually a benefit to working with teen actors: they've got such boundless energy, and everybody is willing to try… — Peyton Reed Copy Share Image
You put yourself on tape as an actor a lot - and you send them off, they go out into the ether,… — Kelly Reilly Copy Share Image
Poetry is almost like my foundation for everything. I almost feel I am a better actor and writer because of it. — Omari Hardwick Copy Share Image
I have a list in my mind and in my heart of actors who have been extraordinarily kind, and Hugh Laurie is… — Yvette Nicole Brown Copy Share Image
I've been blessed. Starting with Steppenwolf Theater and onward, learning from wonderful actors and getting to play with wonderful actors. — Jeff Perry Copy Share Image
I'm a bigger fan of my directing than in acting. Acting is just harder. You know, not harder, per se, because directing… — Jordan Peele Copy Share Image
Being an actor is wonderful and it's a lot of fun, but eventually you look old and you can't fit this or… — Gabourey Sidibe Copy Share Image
I figured most of the best actors around 20 years old would all be at drama school, where they're tied up and… — Matt Milne Copy Share Image
People call my family a dynasty, but I'm not sure what a dynasty actually is. And I don't feel part of one.… — Joseph Fiennes Copy Share Image
“Truth in theatre is always on the move. As you read this book, it is already moving out of date. it is… — Peter Brook Copy Share Image
I worked at Dollywood when I was a kid. Then I worked at Opryland. I worked at a variety of theater things… — Diana DeGarmo Copy Share Image
I was born in the theatre. My father was a small time impresario on the West Coast and I was acting from… — Anita Loos Copy Share Image
But one of the satisfying things about performing a play is you know for that piece of time exactly what you're going… — Roger Allam Copy Share Image
As an actor, it is easy to be so self-critical, saying to yourself, 'Am I good enough? Am I good looking enough?… — Chris Pine Copy Share Image
You know, it's recently come into focus for me why I want to be an actor: It's because of the connection I… — Jessica Chastain Copy Share Image
I always had a thought about acting but it never seemed practical to take it as an option because I do not… — Vaani Kapoor Copy Share Image
The fixation of the theater in one language--written words, music, lights, noises--betokens its imminent ruin. — Antonin Artaud Copy Share Image
People always call me a comedian. And I don't really see myself like that. I guess I just consider myself an actor… — Kristen Wiig Copy Share Image
I wound up graduating from the Los Angeles County School for the Arts as a theatre major and then was honored to… — Josh Groban Copy Share Image
I'm not a really firm believer in theatre that is 'about anything.' I don't think theatre can be about anything other than… — Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Copy Share Image
Because I've done so many hour dramas, people tend to think of you as more of a dramatic actor and don't see… — Amy Acker Copy Share Image
It's part of the actor's job to show up with a head full of steam, to have their own take on this.… — Casey Affleck Copy Share Image
Acting is very sacred. Anyone who stands in front of a crew with the camera recording their emotions is a brave individual. — Milo Ventimiglia Copy Share Image
As an actor, I feel like I'm somebody who, when somebody gives me a mark, I don't want to hit it. I… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
As an actor, you can have your own backstory and prepare all the details that you need to know for your character. — Dwayne Johnson Copy Share Image
You want a place where you can say that this is your show that you invested in with other actors, but there's… — Gbenga Akinnagbe Copy Share Image
I applied to only one drama school - if I didn't get in, I would give up the whole notion. That's how… — Ruth Jones Copy Share Image
I think as you mature as an actor things open up to you in a lot of ways, especially if you do… — John Leguizamo Copy Share Image
On Broadway, you are working with some incredible people, and they have great reasons for doing things the way they do. — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
I seldom get into the mood of the story. It's acting. I go in, I act, I quit. I don't take anything… — Morgan Freeman Copy Share Image
Acting is invigorating. But I don't analyse it too much. It's like a dog smelling where it's going to do its toilet… — Liam Neeson Copy Share Image
I started off as a director, so when I see other actors directing, it gives me hope that maybe they'll put me… — Niall Matter Copy Share Image
The crushing, pitiful, and frequently just plain risible pathos of an unsuccessful actor/performer's life is well charted. — Arabella Weir Copy Share Image
I walked onstage in a play at prep school, and with childish naivete, told myself, 'Wow, I'm an actor!' — Efrem Zimbalist, Jr Copy Share Image
My job stays the same, whether we're acting by candlelight, against a green screen, or on a stage somewhere. Which is just… — Luke Perry Copy Share Image
I will never be a Robert De Niro or Meryl Streep, the kind of actor that disappears into a role. — Leslie Jordan Copy Share Image
Acting means living, it's all I do and all I'm good at. If I weren't getting paid well, I would still be… — Morgan Freeman Copy Share Image
