I think theater ought to be theatrical ... you know, shuffling the pack in different ways so that it's -- there's always… — Tom Stoppard Copy Share Image
“It is a masterpiece,' said Jules Fougler. 'I hope you will prove yourself worthy of it, Peter. It is the kind of… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Take any movie with an actor you like. Turn your head and just listen to the performance. In some cases, the physical… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
The next night I got on an airplane, and flew to New York and looked into acting schools. Four or five acting… — Dabney Coleman Copy Share Image
You wanna do a lot of backstory for your character - as an actor, you wanna research that. But on the show,… — Alison Brie Copy Share Image
The wonderful thing about theater is that anything, no matter how tendentious, no matter how stupid it sounds at first glance, can… — Terry Teachout Copy Share Image
In the beginning my energy and passion for acting came from an almost punk rock need to express a lot of anger… — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
As a kid, I was going to be a marine biologist or an actor. When I became successful as an actor, I… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
When does a session of The Theatre of the Oppressed end? Never – since the objective is not to close a cycle,… — Augusto Boal Copy Share Image
I think Ryan Gosling is a really great actor who's meticulous about his work. And I'd love to have the guts that… — Ashton Kutcher Copy Share Image
Regarding pushing the form, ideas interest me more than form. I think you can write a very subversive play in a three-act… — Caridad Svich Copy Share Image
I've given just as much of my life to that, and I practiced it with the same zeal, as I have acting.… — Frances McDormand Copy Share Image
In the theater, I've found that, in general, reaction and laughter come easier at an evening performance, when the audience is more… — Beatrice Lillie Copy Share Image
When you're studying drama, when you're a young actor, there are simple rules about acting. "Why am I here? What prevents me… — Matthew Modine Copy Share Image
There's no way, of course, to fully understand what an illness does to someone or what emotional state or physical state it… — Hayden Panettiere Copy Share Image
So many actors are lively-minded, creative people who just tread water in this awful way, waiting for the phone to ring and… — Nina Conti Copy Share Image
I was a glamorous actress in Mumbai. I had done Sanjay Gupta's 'Musafir.' I wanted to know how Buddhada thought of me… — Sameera Reddy Copy Share Image
As an actor you're only as good as the things you're offered. And there just weren't any female directors offering me things.… — Nicole Kidman Copy Share Image
Being an actor really, really strengthens me as a director. There's just a certain type of understanding that comes from having been… — Aaron Ruell Copy Share Image
You start at a young age, going on auditions, and you think you did a good job and expect to get that… — Michael B. Jordan Copy Share Image
My generation of Americans, the scions of daring dreamers, the children of the fearlessly faithful and the offspring of many of history's… — Cory Booker Copy Share Image
I always knew I'd be an actor. I always knew I'd at least be on a big screen somewhere. Everyone else I… — Keith Stanfield Copy Share Image
I have a very healthy growth of both head and facial hair. People always want to attribute further superhuman powers to me.… — Nick Offerman Copy Share Image
I was trying to get into the film industry in Mexico and nobody was letting me in. I was looked down upon… — Melissa Barrera Copy Share Image
I didn't have to do too much "research" or acting to play this guy. (laughs) It is actually very difficult to manage… — Joel McHale Copy Share Image
Processionalism is primary - how you get from one place to another, the relationships and effects of spaces as you move about… — Philip Johnson Copy Share Image
My first thought about acting, growing up here in New York, was theater, and I feel like I need to force myself… — Paul Dano Copy Share Image
I've got to find a compromise where I don't feel compromised. I've got to find something equally good that they don't feel… — Harold Ramis Copy Share Image
“It is a matter of artistic instinct. In his own thoughts and feelings and way of doing things an actor is worth… — Maurice Chevalier Copy Share Image
It was a very, very intense film for me. I almost lost my mind because there are scenes where I have to… — Tinsel Korey Copy Share Image
It seems to me that the thing that makes the theater worthwhile is the fact that it attracts so many people with… — Brooks Atkinson Copy Share Image
I'm not saying that Sam J. Jones was Flash Gordon - there's no such thing. No actor can be the person, that's… — Sam J. Jones Copy Share Image
I am really fortunate to have parents who supported my plan to become an actress when I was a little kid. And… — Keiko Agena Copy Share Image
The basic answer is that I wasn't happy or fulfilled by the job I had and I wanted my life to mean… — Gil Gerard Copy Share Image
I've proven I'm courageous. I'm gutsier than anybody; I've got a better imagination than anybody; I'm essentially more creative than any other… — Michael Keaton Copy Share Image
People in the film industry always want to save for a rainy day. Many early actors died in small houses with no… — Salman Khan Copy Share Image
One of the reasons why I went to the Yale School of Drama is because I felt that I was acting off… — Lupita Nyong'o Copy Share Image
When you work on a movie, especially an independent movie, it's a lot of work to make it! It's not just our… — Zooey Deschanel Copy Share Image
The first time I thought I should be an actor was in school. I thought, 'At least this is something for which… — Ranbir Kapoor Copy Share Image
When I was growing up, I didn't do plays in downtown Boston, and my parents weren't putting me in auditions. They never… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
