I think there's a big misconception out there about actors and the choices they have. I think if you're one of a… — Famke Janssen Copy Share Image
In drama school, they do these big shows and period dramas, and I felt that none of those shows were representing me… — Michaela Coel Copy Share Image
To pursue a career in Hollywood you have to have a personality bypass. Look at the top 20 stars in the world… — Robert Carlyle Copy Share Image
I always thought Broadway's the goal, and then I moved out to L.A. with 'Wicked' and started doing guest-star spots and little… — Megan Hilty Copy Share Image
One of the things I've learned over the years is that you only do what you can do as an actor. You… — Matt Dillon Copy Share Image
I want to live for my truth, my reality, what is important to me and what I’m passionate about. I love acting,… — Mackenzie Phillips Copy Share Image
If every auditorium were razed to the ground, theatre would still survive, because the hunger in each of us to act and… — Declan Donnellan Copy Share Image
I've always been a searcher - you know, a hunter. I'm certainly not the only one. They say actors shouldn't get political… — Harry Dean Stanton Copy Share Image
As an actor and as a performer, I've felt that the education system has really helped me in a lot of ways...… — Jimmy Smits Copy Share Image
In high school, I was one of the cofounders of New Kids on the Block my freshman year in high school. But… — Donnie Wahlberg Copy Share Image
To be an actor is to be ambiguous in every form, which is a very hard way to live. You represent desire:… — Lou Doillon Copy Share Image
It's a weird profession, as I don't really consider myself an actor. I did at one point, and I went and started… — Julian Barratt Copy Share Image
What musical performers bring to straight characterizations is that physical flexibility that comes with knowing your body so well. A lot of… — Rita Moreno Copy Share Image
While actors play with guns for make-believe, the guns themselves are by no means make-believe; they're real. Even when the actor is… — Trieste Kelly Dunn Copy Share Image
I think what's dangerous about being an actor who does action movies is you think, 'Well, I can totally handle myself now.'… — Kate Beckinsale Copy Share Image
I loved Peter Sellers. I thought he was the perfect mix of physical comedy with out-of-the-box humor. I loved his tone; I… — J. B. Smoove Copy Share Image
Places like the National Theatre or Sheffield, these great engines of theatre, make us cutting edge because they can be experimental. They… — Toby Stephens Copy Share Image
I think the moment I discovered I definitely wanted to act was when I saw a play alone by myself when I… — Louis Garrel Copy Share Image
So I think it's fair to say it's even more of a challenge for some of these actors that are coming up,… — Anthony Michael Hall Copy Share Image
I confess I've got a yearning to go to Los Angeles, but I can't work out if it is because a lot… — Richard Armitage Copy Share Image
I think part of becoming a wonderful actor and part of defining your craft is defining yourself and being confident in yourself,… — Annaleigh Ashford Copy Share Image
'Skins' had been a brilliant breeding ground for young actors, young directors and young writers. It was a safe environment to experiment;… — Joe Dempsie Copy Share Image
It's a strange thing that we're actors, and we're always playing a character, and then suddenly we're at a place like Cannes,… — Rachel Brosnahan Copy Share Image
I didn't get into acting to be a public service announcer or an advocate and yet, by virtue of this show and… — Christopher Meloni Copy Share Image
I'm afraid of being too sure, to just deliver. I think that's the biggest danger for actors - after a certain time,… — Catherine Deneuve Copy Share Image
I don't want to look old and worn, but what can you do? My real focus is being an actor. I care… — Sally Field Copy Share Image
I started acting when I moved to California when I was nineteen. I started auditioning. I was waiting on my manager at… — Laura Ramsey Copy Share Image
I mean I don't think it got me interested in acting. I think it might be what makes it so that I… — Peter Sarsgaard Copy Share Image
I don't pay much attention to how the plays relate thematically to each other. I think that's very dangerous to do, because… — Edward Albee Copy Share Image
I really enjoy just being an actor. It's fun to be surprised by someone else's writing and to collaborate in creating a… — Andy Daly Copy Share Image
I think you have to be flexible above all as an actor; different characters have different demands, actors that you work with… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
“The alienated audiences was one that was aware of the performance as an arbitrary construction of the real, of the difference between… — John Fiske Copy Share Image
“Who can make sense of the roles we play? If I could draw any conclusion about the long, depressing slog of human… — James Lee Burke Copy Share Image
I always wanted to be a Broadway girl. But once I got Tony-nominated, it really messed with me, because it was like,… — Danielle Brooks Copy Share Image
'Quantum Leap' gave me a huge opportunity as an actor. The nature of the role and it's demands allowed people to perceive… — Scott Bakula Copy Share Image
An actor isn't someone who is voted in by the people, but just someone who is famous. I don't think we need… — Hyun Bin Copy Share Image
I was in a movie with Marlon Brando. Now, I didn't have any scenes with Marlon Brando, but I had scenes with… — Laurence Fishburne Copy Share Image
To be an actor or actress, you have to feel on a deep level and tap into emotions that you've never felt… — Elle Fanning Copy Share Image
What I always loved about theater is that that's an experience that a company of actors just sinks itself into for weeks,… — Zeljko Ivanek Copy Share Image
There's no private side to acting, which some people find hard. I've drawn inspiration from athletes. They manage to be themselves under… — Ty Burrell Copy Share Image
