I went to schools that were small enough that basically everyone was in a play. I played a bouncing ball in a… — Lena Dunham Copy Share Image
I don't understand the actor who plays the same role from movie to movie. Maybe it's because I worked on long-running television… — Guy Pearce Copy Share Image
Having children has helped me become a better actor because they remind you to play make believe. It's the ease and naturalness… — Matthew McConaughey Copy Share Image
Sometimes your body language is enough for an actor to know that you're not happy. And you don't really need to say… — Tom Hooper Copy Share Image
Acting for me is liberating. It's almost like therapy, because I grew up in a blue-collar environment where you're not supposed to… — Kurt Yaeger Copy Share Image
I'm too much of a Libra. I too often see the other person's point of view and capitulate, even though I have… — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
I think the first thing is don't give up. If you love the craft. If you love being a detective and discovering… — Lin Shaye Copy Share Image
Don’t ever underestimate the power of mentoring someone, or helping some young actor, doing a favor for them, or introducing - everyone… — Allison Janney Copy Share Image
Boxers, that first round, they're barely touching each other. And as a viewer, we're like, 'Will you fight already?' That's because they're… — Da'Vine Joy Randolph Copy Share Image
Write plays that matter. Raise the stakes. Shout, yell, holler, but make yourself heard. It's time for playwrights to reclaim the theatre.… — Terrence McNally Copy Share Image
No, writing musicals is the hardest thing in the world. And it was really funny, because I remember when the South Park… — Trey Parker Copy Share Image
Any actor working a long time should know how a shot is set up, where to place themselves, how to handle the… — Jodie Foster Copy Share Image
I don't understand when people say character actors. You either have the protagonist or the antagonist and I've played both. It's an… — Kay Kay Menon Copy Share Image
As a younger actor you want to be approved of, you want to gain respect, be admired. All of those things. To… — Kristin Scott Thomas Copy Share Image
There's a difference between truth and facts, right? That is something that in theater you think about every time, because you're creating… — Celine Song Copy Share Image
The life of a play begins and ends in the moment of performance. This is where author, actors, and directors express all… — Peter Brook Copy Share Image
I don't want to know about the lives of other actors and I don't want people to know too much about me.… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
I love actors, and I love the casting process. It's funny, like, some writers don't like actors because, I think, they are… — Bryan Fuller Copy Share Image
If someone's lying to us, then it's rare that we know that they're lying to us. It's only in bad films that… — Michael Haneke Copy Share Image
I'm not a method actor per se, but if I'm playing a character that, at its core of its persona, has experiences… — Joel Kinnaman Copy Share Image
When I'm not acting, I try to be normal, play golf, play hockey. It's funny because you're in this little bubble when… — Taylor Kitsch Copy Share Image
My first scene ever on camera was a dinner scene and I ate all the food. They yelled cut and the actor… — Phoebe Fox Copy Share Image
I can never remember a time when I didn't want to be an actress, to be honest. And so, all through high… — Mikaela Hoover Copy Share Image
GOOD AS NEW was born out of the idea of writing a play where the stakes were high and the collisions were… — Peter Hedges Copy Share Image
I never wanted to be an actor. Because when you're an actor, you depend on other people to come to you with… — Vikram Bhatt Copy Share Image
The reason why I found acting is because my father passed away. He passed away really young. I was going to go… — Adepero Oduye Copy Share Image
I loved doing school musicals [as a kid], I even started at an early age to write little plays for the school… — George Ogilvie Copy Share Image
A good actor is like a racehorse or a Ferrari. If a cylinder is missing on a Chevy, it's doesn't matter that… — Christopher Walken Copy Share Image
As an actor, you are always waiting for someone else to be able to tell you when it's okay to work, and… — Matt Letscher Copy Share Image
I remember the senior class play I was in. I was also in the musical, although I can't sing at all, but… — Beth Ostrosky Stern Copy Share Image
For one thing, when I started working in the musical theater, there was no such thing as shows which ran 20 years.… — Stephen Schwartz Copy Share Image
What theatre people love about theatre - and I totally understand it, I just don't share it - is that they feel… — Rupert Friend Copy Share Image
I was fortunate enough to work at the peak of the great golden age of musicals. And then for awhile, I think… — Julie Andrews Copy Share Image
In the life of any actor or actress, there is inevitably a time when they will be eligible to act in a… — Ed Stoppard Copy Share Image
Being an actor is a good way to earn a living. And to meet fabulous people. It's great to live very comfortably.… — Gary Oldman Copy Share Image
After graduating college, I finally allowed myself to strive for what I loved to do, even if there were no guarantees that… — Karen Fukuhara Copy Share Image
Sondheim informs us, more than any other composer, about the joys, passion and pain of being a woman living in various social… — Hannah Waddingham Copy Share Image
There is some information that an actor doesn't need, and that's okay. I can't control everything. I don't want to control everything.… — Javier Camara Copy Share Image
I literally think that if you're in this business, it has to be the only thing you can and want to do,… — Lindy Booth Copy Share Image
I am capable of directing, and I am good at that. In order to have longevity as actors, you have to keep… — Kirsten Nelson Copy Share Image
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