True, I don't begin with an idea for a play - a thesis, in other words, to construct the play around. But… — Edward Albee Copy Share Image
It's important that the actor doesn't feel like they're working in a vacuum. If the actor is told, 'Oh, it's a secret;… — Jed Mercurio Copy Share Image
I acted at school but got very bad parts - things that they'd made up in Shakespeare plays like 'Guard 17' -… — Jack Whitehall Copy Share Image
Confidence. That's huge as an actor. Confidence can get you a long way. Maybe it's a cultural thing, being Korean, but my… — Steven Yeun Copy Share Image
I think that kids need to grow up watching what I grew up watching - great entertainment; you know, Judy Garland and… — Tammy Blanchard Copy Share Image
“Just doing the audition was going to be an experience, and I am a true collector of life experiences. I live for… — Stacey Turis Copy Share Image
I did 'Degrassi' for five years in Toronto, and I made the decision to quit the show to go to theatre school,… — Jake Epstein Copy Share Image
...no man of genuinely superior intelligence has ever been an actor. Even supposing a young man of appreciable mental powers to be… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
A theatre is not a blank page for editorial, it is not a soapbox or a Tannoy system: it is a conscience… — Andrew O'Hagan Copy Share Image
The great thing about theater is that when it's great, you'll remember it for the rest of your life. But if you… — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
Trying to give an individual a voice has always kind of been my mission in my life. As an actor, I've always… — Johnathon Schaech Copy Share Image
What matters is performances, regardless of what the name is, whether it's The Rock - which is my nickname and people call… — Dwayne Johnson Copy Share Image
It is wrong if nearly every time we hear a black or Asian actor portraying their lives they are actually speaking the… — Lenny Henry Copy Share Image
It's like one of the best things that can ever happen to you as an actor: to have your story reach people,… — Jay Ellis Copy Share Image
My dad was an actor, and my older sister is an actress, and so I very much remember thinking, "Well, of course… — Kate Winslet Copy Share Image
Since I was 18, I've been under orders from magazines and newspapers - chiefly The New York Times and Rolling Stone -… — Neil Strauss Copy Share Image
“ 'I went to one acting coach when I first started who told me that acting is reacting to the stimuli we… — Christopher Rice Copy Share Image
I was just sort of young and went with the flow. It wasn't like I was 6 and knew I wanted to… — Kieran Culkin Copy Share Image
Lance Guest in 'The Last Starfighter' had such integrity and held himself to such a high standard that I just wanted to… — Catherine Mary Stewart Copy Share Image
If I was discovered by anyone, it would be Stephen O'Neil, who saw me in a play at Williamstown and introduced me… — Logan Marshall-Green Copy Share Image
There's a tacit belief that actors shouldn't write books, they're sort of allowed to direct movies but there will be a lot… — James Franco Copy Share Image
My theater professor once said to me 'Leslie, you are capable of genuine artistry but you're the laziest actor I know. And… — Leslie Jordan Copy Share Image
As an actor, doing animation is definitely on the list of most actors because it is such a freeing, fun, different experience… — Eric Stonestreet Copy Share Image
When I was at Stratford, the very first thing that I was commissioned to work on was trying to make a musical… — Trevor Nunn Copy Share Image
I would rather give up acting than become world famous, because I think you pay a very high price. Writing and putting… — Lindsay Duncan Copy Share Image
The place you have to start to be any good at this, at acting, is with yourself. Everything is inside of you,… — Jane Lynch Copy Share Image
You have to understand the medium you're writing for. People jump into writing musicals without realizing how complicated they are. Knowing one… — Jason Robert Brown Copy Share Image
I did fine at school. Because of my acting work, I did miss all my mocks, which I was absolutely delighted about,… — Robert Sheehan Copy Share Image
I started in theater when I was 14 in the Henry Street Playhouse on the Lower East Side in New York. You… — Jackee Harry Copy Share Image
For most artists, you take what you have and who you are, and then you expand on it to make it more… — Tinashe Copy Share Image
I was a football player at college and dislocated my thumb. I was out for a bit and passed the theatre and… — Clark Gregg Copy Share Image
When you walk on the set, whatever it is, you commit yourself to the job. You're committing yourself to doing the best… — David Morse Copy Share Image
I really loved working with Michael Caine. He's a really skilled and experienced actor. I learn something from everybody, but when you… — Bruce McGill Copy Share Image
I just had a throwaway part, really, if you think about it. I'm not a natural actor, you know? I'm a comedian,… — Louie Anderson Copy Share Image
I'm not in this for the achievement. I'm in it for the illumination. That's how I choose my roles, that's how I… — Vera Farmiga Copy Share Image
Mail is processed. It arrives at Paramount Studios! It's sorted, and a pile is brought to the production offices for each of… — Justine Bateman Copy Share Image
I'm very aware of the fact that Broadway musicals being brought to the screen are very few and far between, and it's… — Rob Marshall Copy Share Image
The main key for me is to always find the truth of the character, and to find where that is and stay… — David Morrissey Copy Share Image
We have the best driver in the world in drifting and best guy in rally racing and stuff like that. So obviously… — Sean William Scott Copy Share Image
I was always a closet lover of acting. My mom was very practical. She never, ever restricted our dreams, always told us… — Octavia Spencer Copy Share Image
