The more you live, the better an actor you are, but maybe I'd like to do something else on the side. Something… — Clemence Poesy Copy Share Image
Acting is always something I thought I could do, and I thought I would be pretty good at it, but I thought… — Greg Poehler Copy Share Image
Work for the actor lies essentially in two areas: the ability to consistently create reality and the ability to express that reality. — Lee Strasberg Copy Share Image
People think acting is just memorizing lines and doing facial expressions. No it's about traveling along a path of discovery, intention and… — Malik Yoba Copy Share Image
Actors should remember they are public servants, really, and depend on the response of the people. And the public can be so… — Agnes Moorehead Copy Share Image
The person you are is a thousand times more interesting than the best actor you could ever hope to be. — Constantin Stanislavski Copy Share Image
I'd always wanted to go to drama school. My life plan was to get into drama school and become an actor, but… — Phoebe Fox Copy Share Image
I think that the reason I became an actor, probably, underneath it, was that I spent my life acting normal. — Dash Mihok Copy Share Image
And then it was like, wait, you can go to college and study theater? And act in plays? This is almost a… — Tom Hanks Copy Share Image
I never wanted to stay in one genre; I never wanted to be pigeon-holed or defined as the actor who only worked… — Dwayne Johnson Copy Share Image
I think for some actors, the fame is an unfortunate by-product of the work. I don't feel quite like that. Don't get… — Taron Egerton Copy Share Image
Actors very often are people who think it's always about 'me,' and I can see why! No one else is going to… — Rita Moreno Copy Share Image
A lot of artists fail when they try to act, and they flop. So when I get into acting, it's going to… — Bad Bunny Copy Share Image
A lot of times you'll hear horror stories about actors being incredibly selfish and only wanting themselves to shine, but for me,… — Mekhi Phifer Copy Share Image
I was annoying as hell. I forced my five siblings to do plays that I wrote, directed, and starred in. I was… — Rachel Sennott Copy Share Image
In my early years, there were a number of experiences that made me decide I could not afford the luxury of just… — Cicely Tyson Copy Share Image
Seeing as I've had loads of press now...well, not that much, and some nominations, I reckon I probably want to be an… — Asa Butterfield Copy Share Image
I actually came out of drama school and went into two years of working in film and television, which was a happy… — Morfydd Clark Copy Share Image
One of the reasons people find me a believable actor is that I don't seem like one of the gods from Olympus.… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
I made a conscious decision back then that I would rather be the best actress who ever lived than the most famous… — Sally Kirkland Copy Share Image
Acting was important, but it was not as important as getting an education, and I credit my parents with a lot of… — Alexander Gould Copy Share Image
Did I become a theater person right then, sitting in the Imperial Theater, waiting for the high piccolo note at the start… — Jean Hanff Korelitz Copy Share Image
A lot of us love seeing characters on screen who say and do things we would never dare in real life. — Marielle Heller Copy Share Image
Acting is really not what I'm interested in. I'm not an aspiring actor and you should be able to tell. — Keith Hernandez Copy Share Image
If you want to be an actor, you have to do it because you love acting, not because you want to be… — Alfonso Ribeiro Copy Share Image
I loved it, but had to forget about acting after elementary school because it was the sort of thing you just didn't… — Sherman Hemsley Copy Share Image
Sometimes in the life of an actor you're not getting offered any jobs that speak to you. The trouble with acting is… — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
I think any actor will tell you that they always assume they'll never work again, so every job becomes important. — Patrick Fabian Copy Share Image
When I met Penn, he was an actor, but he wasn't working, and he wasn't sure if he wanted to go back… — Domino Kirke Copy Share Image
I try to leave my work at work, and check my work-baggage at the door before I go outside of here. I'm… — Ashton Holmes Copy Share Image
Politics, like theater, is one of those things where you've got to be wise enough to know when to leave. — Richard Lamm Copy Share Image
My college training was primarily in theatre, with an eye to becoming a director, actor, or producer. — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
I'm unapologetic about multi-tasking. From being a television producer to a musician, an actor, and a film producer, I would like to… — Himesh Reshammiya Copy Share Image
There's a real separation between actors and all the other functions of Hollywood. If you're an actor you're somehow not a member… — Rider Strong Copy Share Image
As an actor, you want as much variety as you can muster up. Otherwise you just keep playing the same chord over… — Michelle Forbes Copy Share Image
What actor do you really take seriously who becomes a singer? It's kind of ridiculous. I can't think of anybody. — Kirsten Dunst Copy Share Image
When I left Cambridge, I applied to regional repertory theaters in the U.K. and got accepted by one of them... And here… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
It's just all about the multi-hyphenate now. No one's just doing one thing. Even working actors have businesses and are entrepreneurs. — La La Anthony Copy Share Image
When we watch a play under the standard circumstances, we've lost volition and time is passing. A still play feels like an… — Richard Greenberg Copy Share Image
Actors have to remind people that they can do different things, not just the same style of one role. — Matthew Macfadyen Copy Share Image
