When you tell people you're a playwright, their eyes sort of glaze over. But when you say you write the 'Fantastic Four'… — Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa Copy Share Image
Few rash of any modern nation have a proper sense of an aesthetical whole; they praise and blame by parts; they are… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
Being a playwright of any race is difficult, and Lord knows it gets more difficult the further you get from the middle… — Suzan-Lori Parks Copy Share Image
I decided to have a regular childhood and not pursue [acting] until I left school, although I wrote plays, directed plays, and… — Karl Urban Copy Share Image
I don't know if I ever realized, initially, that I didn't tic when I was so focused on my acting. I think… — Dash Mihok Copy Share Image
There are definitely things about acting that have helped me growing up and finding myself, but there are also things that make… — Rowan Blanchard Copy Share Image
I've always seen myself for who I am, which is a lot of things. So, I guess that when I walk into… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
If you're locked to the words on the script, as good as those scripted words are, if you didn't have the time… — Mark Duplass Copy Share Image
This friend of mine said he was surprised to find that - I don't think it's quite a majority - a bigger… — Jacki Weaver Copy Share Image
Here's the thing about movies, all movies end up on television. That's their life. Whether you like it or not, I don't… — Greg Kinnear Copy Share Image
I had a very linear story line for this particular play, and I wanted to open the piece up a bit, so… — Philip Kan Gotanda Copy Share Image
The great exception to that, of course, is Johnny Depp, who is absolutely the ultimate character actor. Johnny Depp is the future… — David Suchet Copy Share Image
Film is an emotional medium; it's not a logical medium. It's not an intellectual medium, so every decision you make as a… — Paul Haggis Copy Share Image
When I look in the mirror, I see the ageing process at full pelt, the hairline in retreat, the bags under the… — Robert Webb Copy Share Image
If you do a musical, it's really thrilling and it's a lot of work, but it's very rewarding. I would say, for… — Debbie Reynolds Copy Share Image
You think when you start getting jobs that it'll get easier, but that's the biggest lie ever. It gets harder. You have… — Kerry Condon Copy Share Image
I'm really passionate about pantomime because it is often the first introduction for a child to theatre, and if that child has… — John Barrowman Copy Share Image
There aren't as many roles, and I think there's a lack of openness in casting an Asian character in a leading role… — Kimiko Glenn Copy Share Image
I always knew that I wanted to be an actor. I made my debut on stage when I was 12, and I… — Mithila Palkar Copy Share Image
I think the therapeutic part of acting is allowing myself to step into another human being's shoes. It allows me the ability… — Sterling K. Brown Copy Share Image
Create a life outside of acting work that fulfills you and feeds your soul. Nurture your relationships - family and friends. Stay… — Melanie Nicholls-King Copy Share Image
When someone bestows something on you, no matter how true it is, when someone says, 'Sexiest Man Alive,' I'm honestly going, 'Thank… — Matthew McConaughey Copy Share Image
I'm a big Harrison Ford fan. I kind of pattern a lot of things after him, the way that he's an every… — Michael Jai White Copy Share Image
I got into acting in high school mainly because I wasn't doing anything else and started to hit a few bumps in… — Matt Letscher Copy Share Image
When I was in high school, my parents had this power over me - if I ever lied or got caught doing… — Dan Byrd Copy Share Image
I sort of have open invitations from a lot of people to do TV. But it's very hard for me to do… — Norm MacDonald Copy Share Image
I was 16 and standing on Tottenham Court Road when this woman came over and asked me if I was an actress.… — Georgina Campbell Copy Share Image
I was told, 'You are not beautiful and glamorous enough,' 'Oh no, you're too serious an actor...' 'You're not good enough an… — Taapsee Pannu Copy Share Image
That's not part of me that I have to do something dark to prove to people that I'm an actor. The fuel… — Jerry Trainor Copy Share Image
I was not treated like a serious young actress, and that was very hard. It sent me into psychotherapy, which is one… — Rita Moreno Copy Share Image
As a jobbing actor, you can't afford to be choosy; if you're typed, you're generally working. I still feel that way, and… — Robert Englund Copy Share Image
You tell yourself that you're not auditioning but of course you work like crazy, and you prepare like mad. And you think,… — Bill Nighy Copy Share Image
I've had some interesting roles along the way, but they tend to be cause-driven. They're always about something. There isn't time for… — Bonnie Bedelia Copy Share Image
Commissions suit me. They set limits. Jean Marais dared me to write play in which he would not speak in the first… — Jean Cocteau Copy Share Image
I really need to work. People think that I'm no longer interested in acting and only interested in work-ing with the animals.… — Tippi Hedren Copy Share Image
I think that it's worthwhile to explore the ways in which you write the person that's writing your plays as opposed to… — Tony Kushner Copy Share Image
“But -- my dear, my heart is BROKEN! I have seen the perfect Peter Wimsey. Height, voice, charm, smile, manner, outline of… — Dorothy L. Sayers Copy Share Image
There's nothing like an opening night or like the curtain going up and having a full house, but also having weeks and… — Aidan Turner Copy Share Image
I'd love to have written a film and it to be regarded as good. I'd just like to be doing things that… — James Corden Copy Share Image
Robert de Niro has always been fascinating to me. And if John Cazale were still alive, that would be a man I'd… — Tatiana Maslany Copy Share Image
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