Just coming to L.A. to be a comic and an actor, it's not the kindest world to come to. There's a lot… — John Pinette Copy Share Image
A British actor will savour every syllable of a Shakespearean line, while a French actor will drive to the end of a… — Peter Brook Copy Share Image
Novels are nothing but evolution, but there does come a point when that stops, and the story is sealed within the pages… — Sarah Waters Copy Share Image
For me, it doesn't matter whether it's a comedy, a Western or horror. As long as you've got a good story to… — Patrick Wilson Copy Share Image
I had interest in acting. I started as a drama major in college. I got to school and said, "What am I… — Greg Kinnear Copy Share Image
Kinski was fascinating. To me he was always very nice and he never attacked me. He liked to show his power by… — Bruno Ganz Copy Share Image
As an actor, I look for the part itself. I look for the story and the role. If there's no money, but… — Bruce Campbell Copy Share Image
One of the great perks of being an actor is you're only as smart as the job you're in, you know, and… — Amy Ryan Copy Share Image
I know why people lie to themselves in life, but I'll never understand the appeal of the dishonest theater where the actor… — Jim Parrack Copy Share Image
All of the actors that have served to me as inspiration over the years have been those more associated with dramatic work… — Adhir Kalyan Copy Share Image
I’ve broken a cardinal rule of art, music, and career paths: actors are supposed to act, and musicians are supposed to music.… — Hugh Jackman Copy Share Image
[VIA DOLOROSA]'s pushing Broadway as far as it can be pushed. I stand before you as a reporter, and you have to… — David Hare Copy Share Image
There's this biological association, when you do this movement, these things happen, and you're basically trying to rewire this 4-billion-year-old reflexive circuitry,… — Alex Karpovsky Copy Share Image
So as long as I'm a working actor, I can improve. I want to work with people that frighten me and excite… — Anne Hathaway Copy Share Image
You never know when you're taking a job, ever... but you try to take good scripts. That's all you can do as… — Damian Lewis Copy Share Image
What I hope in my ideal world is that with each project, I'll either get to work with a really great script… — Laura Linney Copy Share Image
My sister happened to look at The Times, and there was advertised the Old Vic theatre school. I wrote, I suppose, and… — June Brown Copy Share Image
When I'm working on the scripts or working with the other actors or rehearsing with the director, and when the director is… — Andy Serkis Copy Share Image
For a while we were chasing a book by Graham Greene to do Brighton Rock as a musical. We didn't get the… — Neil Tennant Copy Share Image
I know that I'm an actor and I guess I could kind of put on an act, but it takes so much… — Brie Larson Copy Share Image
When you're an actor, you're so busy: people are always coming up to you and pulling your collar, making sure that things… — Clint Eastwood Copy Share Image
I was spending three days literally just kibitzing with Jack Nicholson at a table! It was heaven! And talk about a normal… — Peter Jacobson Copy Share Image
As a young actor, I played a lot of 'exotic' parts and was stuck with the tag 'sultry.' I had to refuse… — Diana Quick Copy Share Image
I started acting at seven years old. It took me 20 years to understand that if I was going to make my… — Vin Diesel Copy Share Image
Some actors actually think about what they're going to talk about during the interview - they read up and meditate and plan… — Aidan Quinn Copy Share Image
I think there has only been one time in my entire career that I've ever gone back to shoot a scene. And… — Melissa Leo Copy Share Image
You have to have the fire in your belly. I'm having more fun now with acting than I did when I first… — Dennis Quaid Copy Share Image
I always have a rule that acting is acting and truth is truth and you just go out there and you do… — James Woods Copy Share Image
Do I believe it's possible that some young person, young voting actor, or even older voting member for the Emmys, would sit… — Kelsey Grammer Copy Share Image
What I know is that the possibilities are always endless when it comes to 'Hamilton.' It's broken several records. Audiences are really… — Joshua Henry Copy Share Image
Once you're playing someone, you shouldn't be judging them in any way. That's what being an actor is - it's having empathy… — Felicity Jones Copy Share Image
I know for a fact that a lot of actors are desperate and unhappy if their careers are not progressing at what… — John Malkovich Copy Share Image
“Let me say something right here: Robert Mitchum was one fine actor. He belonged to that small tribe of actors who are… — Robert Wagner Copy Share Image
The lovely thing about being an actor is being anonymous, it's never having to explain yourself. And that's what I find interesting… — Matthew Macfadyen Copy Share Image
I love what I do, and for me, acting can be anything. It could be in America. It could be in India.… — Priyanka Chopra Copy Share Image
I first got into acting when I was 14, coming back from a junior high school basketball game. My mom picked me… — Skylar Astin Copy Share Image
It is interesting to be here and to see that for certain actors they have to live in a way that you… — Bill Condon Copy Share Image
When you want to put something into your part that is not in the play, you must ask the author-or some other… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
I never made the movies for the critics; I've done the best I could with the material and the directors and the… — Pauly Shore Copy Share Image
As a writer myself, my job has very often been to also write on the job. So you get the script and… — Sally Phillips Copy Share Image
![“[VIA DOLOROSA]'s pushing Broadway as far as it can be pushed. I stand before you as a reporter, and you have to decide whether I'm an honest reporter or not. And if you're convinced that I am honest, then I think that you will listen to me in a way that you wouldn't have listened to a fiction…” quote by David Hare](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/c71/david-hare-9074_broadway_via-dolorosa-s-pushing-broadway-as-far-a_1470265.jpg)
![“You never know when you're taking a job, ever... but you try to take good scripts. That's all you can do as an actor - take the best thing available. Even then, it's not [really] in your control. Certainly not in film and TV, because there are so many other elements. You just have to take control…” quote by Damian Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/3b4/damian-lewis-3773_actor_you-never-know-when-you-re-taking-a-job_1702940.jpg)
