I don't see a difference between playing a performance capture role and a live action role, they're just characters to me at… — Andy Serkis Copy Share Image
I did a lot of theater in college, and I knew that not many people make it, but I just figured, 'Well,… — Hank Azaria Copy Share Image
Knowing that my granddad was a highly respected actor wasn't necessarily intimidating, but it definitely meant there was always a pressure to… — Steven R. McQueen Copy Share Image
The meaning of a theater event is that none of us could see something so clearly as with the new energy that… — Peter Brook Copy Share Image
I think Broadway is good for sharpening your skills. It's the best for really reaching the zenith of your talent. You go… — Michael Jackson Copy Share Image
Being large and muscular, you are not taken very seriously as an actor. When bigger roles come up and the actor needs… — James Preston Rogers Copy Share Image
I'm from Mt. Clemens, Michigan. It's right outside Detroit. The suburbs. I was always very heavily involved in theater back then. I… — Paul Feig Copy Share Image
China is an old nation with a colourful history. Its booming economy has triggered an appetite and a curiosity around the world… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
I never went to stage school or anything like that. It was always plays, productions at school and things like that. The… — Ed Speleers Copy Share Image
But then I got a job selling coffee at the York Theatre, and when I met theatre people, something clicked. I felt… — Janet McTeer Copy Share Image
Having been trained as a stage actor, and then you go out there and you're on 40,000 acres and you have a… — Anson Mount Copy Share Image
Occasionally, as an actor, you're not... Sometimes, at least for me, I'm not fully in the groove until the second or third… — Kiernan Shipka Copy Share Image
I don't push my luck. I don't worry about the results and therefore everything seems to work out well. That's something I've… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
The hardest thing to do in movies is be a day-part player. You have to go in, make your mark, and get… — Brian Cox Copy Share Image
One of my career ambitions was fulfilled working with John [Hurt]. I loved his work long before I ever had the idea… — Gary Oldman Copy Share Image
The problem with acting is that there's really no control. You're at the behest of others. Everyone else decides if you did… — Leigh Whannell Copy Share Image
'Benidorm' is such a great show. There's nothing else like it. You might think the characters are far-fetched, but then you get… — Sheridan Smith Copy Share Image
Everybody in L.A. is a songwriter, producer, actor, creative. For some reason, you're supposed to go to a bar and all hang… — Lauv Copy Share Image
I think it's very easy when you're a young actor starting out to just let everything unfold around you - you're not… — Sophie Cookson Copy Share Image
The biggest thing about me, as an actor, is I'm never a finished product, you know? I always want to try something… — Aneurin Barnard Copy Share Image
It's hard to maintain a sense of dignity in an audition. I have done so many auditions where I've put it out… — Ben Stiller Copy Share Image
For an acrobat, the acting concepts of 'risk', 'a life or death situation' and 'trusting your partner' are visceral. If an actor… — Jeff Raz Copy Share Image
The first theatre I ever found was in the backyard of a new suburban community in the foothills of the Poconos. My… — Mercedes Ruehl Copy Share Image
When I came into the acting profession, it was quite hierarchical. You didn't sit at the same table as the leading actor.… — Helen Mirren Copy Share Image
One of the things on a very practical level as an actor or actress is that when you do a play, you… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
I'm always in the elements, it seems like it's pouring rain on me a lot and there's crowds of people pushing me… — Charlie Day Copy Share Image
That's how I got my equity card. I did a children's theater tour. And I was the mother in 'Hansel and Gretel.'… — Bridget Everett Copy Share Image
With big, emotional roles it's very easy, especially if you've grown up in the American school of acting, to exploit your own… — Laura Linney Copy Share Image
I thought, 'If I go to uni, I can read and watch people and take many different subjects - take philosophy modules… — Vanessa Kirby Copy Share Image
In films, you are a commodity. You are a look, something that the camera really likes, something that has struck an audience… — Brooke Adams Copy Share Image
My father being in the movie business, I thought being an actor would be great. But when I started singing to people… — David Crosby Copy Share Image
My tendency as an actor was to correct people, was to say, 'What if we tried it this way, what about if… — David Mamet Copy Share Image
I'd done some acting in high school. Then I went to Kenyon College and got thrown in jail and kicked off the… — Paul Newman Copy Share Image
I think all the actors I've worked with knew that I was an actor. Like, I get into the dirt with my… — Marielle Heller Copy Share Image
I love Chicago, but in a lot of ways it's a disappointment. You can work there for years and years, and because… — John Malkovich Copy Share Image
As for Amitabh Bachchan, I worked with him in 'Reshma Aur Shera' where he played a mute character. While shooting I noticed… — Waheeda Rehman Copy Share Image
Composers and lyricists are not responsible for storyline and casting. One can imagine actors shouldering this responsibility, since they charge for half… — Shaan Copy Share Image
From a performance standpoint, it just gives [actors] so much - I had such a great cast [ in Valley of Violence]… — Ti West Copy Share Image
Our kids are growing up with more privilege than we had; that's true for most of my friends in L.A. I don't… — Matt Damon Copy Share Image
As an ambiguously non-white actor, I've been able to play light-skinned African American guys, Latinos, and I don't think that I've ever… — Daniel Sunjata Copy Share Image
![“One of my career ambitions was fulfilled working with John [Hurt]. I loved his work long before I ever had the idea of being an actor, so I was nervous to meet him. I was like a fanboy, like that annoying character on 'Saturday Night Live'. I'm sitting there. 'Do you remember when you were in…” quote by Gary Oldman](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/3ce/gary-oldman-3797_actors_one-of-my-career-ambitions-was-fulfilled_2237564.jpg)
![“From a performance standpoint, it just gives [actors] so much - I had such a great cast [ in Valley of Violence] - and it gives them the ability to go wild with it and to have performances that are memorable.” quote by Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/105/ti-west-2310_ability_from-a-performance-standpoint-it-just-gi_1042593.jpg)
