I didn't become an actor to make money. And I didn't become an actor to be famous - though people always gasp… — Ruth Negga Copy Share Image
I think it helps, as an actor, to never know when you're going to get that next script and you're done. — Jon Bernthal Copy Share Image
As a boy, I was never interested in theater because I came from a working-class Scottish home. I thought, 'I want to… — Brian Cox Copy Share Image
A lot of actors I had worked with seemed mentally unbalanced. It's only a matter of time before I go nuts myself. — Craig Bierko Copy Share Image
I'm an egotistical actress, the shows I like are the ones where I have lots to do. The one where I got… — Neal Baer Copy Share Image
Sometimes I think the experience of a play is finished for me when I finish writing it. If it weren't for the… — Edward Albee Copy Share Image
I think actors always have that fear of unemployment so when the opportunities are there, you just jump on them. — Rosemarie DeWitt Copy Share Image
Actors have an innate sense of self and humanity, the good ones do, and of being generous of heart and generous of… — Pierce Brosnan Copy Share Image
I went to Northampton College of Further Education. I left there - when I was 16, I left Kingsthorpe Upper - and… — Marc Warren Copy Share Image
What I learned, in the two months that we shot, I don't think I could have learned in two to four years… — Steven Yeun Copy Share Image
The longer you are in acting business, the more you cherish the times when you're working with people that do great work,… — Scott Bakula Copy Share Image
The hardest work that actors have done, including myself, is on poorly written scripts. And when you first start out you do… — Bryan Cranston Copy Share Image
I was in theater school playing Lady Macbeth and doing these great dramatic parts, and then I got out into the real… — Marielle Heller Copy Share Image
I hate auditioning; it makes me more nervous than anything ever, and I always feel like I wasted my time and I… — Grace Helbig Copy Share Image
“Yes, it really knocked my confidence. I was really young when I went in, and I really wanted to please. I don’t… — Decca Aitkenhead Copy Share Image
The great trap for non-American actors trying to play Americans, I think, is to start thinking of American-ness as a characteristic. It… — Hugh Laurie Copy Share Image
In all of my press junkets for 'Spy Kids,' I was saying that my two favorite actors are Johnny Depp and Steve… — Mason Cook Copy Share Image
I think the public doesn't understand the rigors of shooting a show for an actor, much less when you're on location and… — Gina Torres Copy Share Image
Honestly, one of my favorite things about a director is when they understand what an actor brings to their role. — Chris Messina Copy Share Image
People are lazy when they cast. It's natural to think of the most obvious fit to your character. — Soni Razdan Copy Share Image
The actor's life, but also the Australian's life. We're wanderers. We like to walk about - we're curious people. I have felt… — Rose Byrne Copy Share Image
A lot of actors think they can't be happy without the acting... But I think I couldn't be happy with it anymore. — Genie Francis Copy Share Image
I am glad that after 'Rustom,' I did 'Mubarakan' and then 'Baadshaho,' as it explores my range as an actor. — Ileana D'Cruz Copy Share Image
I went to the High School for Performing Arts in New York for acting. I've studied it on and off for years… — Carole King Copy Share Image
I worked on new plays at the Traverse and did my best work in Scotland for years, so I never had ambitions… — John Tiffany Copy Share Image
I am not sure for how long I'll stick to this industry. Acting is just a part of my nomadic life. — Nithya Menen Copy Share Image
When I saw my first Broadway show, 'Beauty and the Beast,' I was like, 'Okay, I'm definitely gonna do this.' After that,… — Lilla Crawford Copy Share Image
When I lived in New York, I was still ascribing to this idea of being a somewhat tortured artist. I thought that… — Greta Lee Copy Share Image
My characters have to talk, or they're out. They audition in early scenes. If they can't talk, they're given less to do,… — Elmore Leonard Copy Share Image
Everything I did growing up was with that as the real goal - doing Broadway; doing theatre. That was always the big… — Jennifer Westfeldt Copy Share Image
When you're an actor starting out, you have no control. All you can do is prepare the best you can for auditions… — Emma Corrin Copy Share Image
It's my job as an artist and as an actor to use this platform to make people learn and grow, to change… — Ashton Sanders Copy Share Image
One usually dislikes a play while writing it, but afterward it grows on one. Let others judge and make decisions, — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
Working on a big-budget summer blockbuster with a built-in fan base is a dream come true for any actor. — Pete Ploszek Copy Share Image
I never really think much about the size of a production because I think as an actor, once you're in it, it's… — Eric Bana Copy Share Image
It's hard for me to play this loving, supportive father/husband/ friend on TV but be the guy in life that is telling… — Damon Wayans Copy Share Image
The one thing for an actor that is complete death is if you're bored, because that boredom will show in your work. — Benjamin Bratt Copy Share Image
I think acting is a gift. I think certain people for some reason just have a gift that they were meant to… — Jonathan Jackson Copy Share Image
Chris O'Dowd is a very special talent. He's one of those very, very rare actors who can be the clown, or he… — Jim Piddock Copy Share Image
Obviously, being an actor I am very self-critical and I will always want to serve the fans, but I've always tried to… — Anya Chalotra Copy Share Image
