Part of what I love about being an actor is I get to become that character and not impose any of my… — Nicola Coughlan Copy Share Image
The thing about being an actor is that as we get older, there are more and more characters to explore and, in… — Victoria Clark Copy Share Image
Seeing Jennifer Holliday from 'Dreamgirls' perform on the Tony Awards telecast and later discovering Barbra Streisand by listening to her albums at… — Billy Porter Copy Share Image
You don't always realize the impact you have on people's lives. You just think 'I'm an actor, I don't think I'm doing… — Sarah Lancashire Copy Share Image
The problem with my mind is it sways from side to side. The idea of me fantasizing about becoming an actor quickly… — Gerard Butler Copy Share Image
It was always my dream, to do a leading role on Broadway. It's what I went to college to do, in hopes… — Patina Miller Copy Share Image
I'm still an athlete, I'm still a stockbroker, I'm still an actor. I think of it as more of an opening of… — Brian J. White Copy Share Image
It's only when a project or film doesn't work, that you think about what you could have done differently - whether you… — Farhan Akhtar Copy Share Image
We make a contract within ourselves as actors or directors or writers about how much of ourselves we let into projects. You… — Ajay Naidu Copy Share Image
Actors are steeped in a world of agents and where the next job is coming from and what are their expenses and… — Danny Boyle Copy Share Image
The most surprising thing - and the thing I really didn't think I would have an opportunity to do when I was… — Danielle Macdonald Copy Share Image
You know how they do that effect in movies, where they make it look like you have a twin, but it's really… — Zach Braff Copy Share Image
There's always something more to be accomplished with a character. Theater is a human experience. There's nothing shellacked or finished off about… — Sada Thompson Copy Share Image
All directors are different. Certainly, the directors that I respond to the most are guys that figure it out by doing it,… — Michael Pitt Copy Share Image
I think a reason why TV is exciting and getting so much better is because we [authors] get to play off of… — Michael Brandt Copy Share Image
It was just a series of accidents that I became an actor. My first job was when a friend called and said… — Ken Berry Copy Share Image
You work on a show like 'All My Children' - we know what it is, but you're still able to grow outside… — Michael B. Jordan Copy Share Image
When you're working on a film, it's not theater; you don't have a few weeks of rehearsal. A lot of times you… — Ben Schnetzer Copy Share Image
The territory has changed, and a lot of really good actors want to do cable series, but they don't necessarily want to… — Richard LaGravenese Copy Share Image
Whenever you move to a new atmosphere, the first few days are difficult. But I always felt that an actor needs to… — Fawad Khan Copy Share Image
The actor shouldn't edit themselves or be anxious. And the actors that I admire are always the ones who are inventive and… — Ralph Fiennes Copy Share Image
I think sometimes you can think up a story, but it's because you're comfortable doing that, but when you're an actor, one… — Himesh Patel Copy Share Image
Although I began acting when I was a child I didn't really think about it as a profession until I was around… — Allison Mack Copy Share Image
I just feel that God gave me a certain gift, and that was to go out, do storytelling and be an actor.… — Eric Close Copy Share Image
'American Idol' gives people really wonderful opportunities, and they shouldn't take flak for what people do with that opportunity after they leave… — Katie Stevens Copy Share Image
I am thrilled to receive the Sondheim Award from the wonderful Signature Theatre. I have already received the invaluable gift of over… — James Lapine Copy Share Image
I did a movie called 'The Savages' with Laura Linney and Phillip Seymour Hoffman, where I played a nurse, and it showed… — Gbenga Akinnagbe Copy Share Image
I work very physically as an actor. The biggest thing for me has been the challenge of how to be this person… — Kerry Washington Copy Share Image
You work [as an actor] for a bit, and then the job ends 'cause you get thrown off a bridge. And then,… — David Oakes Copy Share Image
It is inevitable that popularity will fade. That's why I must always be prepared. I don't want a meteoric rise in popularity.… — Song Joong-ki Copy Share Image
You want to do movies that you are proud of - telling a story that you want to tell, not a story… — Joel Basman Copy Share Image
I love being an actor so much because, as a person, I would be conscious about pimples and weight because I love… — Bhumi Pednekar Copy Share Image
There's something about that relationship between actor and audience. Whether you get it on Broadway or in a fine local playhouse, there's… — Roger Bart Copy Share Image
My sights have always been on acting, on the creative process, never the lifestyle. Growing up in Northern Ireland when I did,… — Colin Morgan Copy Share Image
I've always believed that as actors, one of the biggest advantages of being in the film business - not just of being… — Deepika Padukone Copy Share Image
Never the less, it is no light thing to enter into a profession absolutely foreign and alien to the people among which… — Robert E. Howard Copy Share Image
As an actor, I can still play a cop, but the bullets are fake, I don't have to get injured, and I'm… — Titus Welliver Copy Share Image
I think the only reason I've had the career life that I've had is that someone told me some secrets early on… — Bill Murray Copy Share Image
I remember seeing this picture my mother had of Dick Clark. It didn't inspire me to be an actor or anything, but… — Tom Verica Copy Share Image
Every actor has three versions of each scene - the one that you rehearse the night before, in your bedroom, the one… — Zac Efron Copy Share Image
![“I think a reason why TV is exciting and getting so much better is because we [authors] get to play off of an actor's strengths and challenge them on their weaknesses. On a feature [film], you don't necessarily get to do that. You hope that they cast the right guy, who comes in and plays your part.” quote by Michael Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/74b/michael-brandt-64425_actor_i-think-a-reason-why-tv-is-exciting-and_252269.jpg)
![“I work very physically as an actor. The biggest thing for me has been the challenge of how to be this person [Olivia Pope] with the personal transformation that's going on for me physically... That hasn't been easy. It's been an awesome challenge for me...because so much of how I access character…” quote by Kerry Washington](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/ade/kerry-washington-7918_access_i-work-very-physically-as-an-actor-the-b_2830316.jpg)
![“You work [as an actor] for a bit, and then the job ends 'cause you get thrown off a bridge. And then, you suddenly don't have a career and you have to wait for the next bit to come along. It's the most strange profession in the world.” quote by David Oakes](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/b94/david-oakes-50362_actors_you-work-as-an-actor-for-a-bit-and-then_1733309.jpg)
