I've always said I would want to be a funeral director if I wasn't an actor. — Torrey DeVitto Copy Share Image
When pursued with a pure heart, acting is an entirely selfless profession. — Masiela Lusha Copy Share Image
My first play, 'The Colored Museum,' was done in '86 at the Public Theater. — George C. Wolfe Copy Share Image
I certainly always do draw upon stuff in my life. You do that instinctively as an actor. — Daniel Mays Copy Share Image
All I want to see from an actor is the intensity and accuracy of their listening. — Alan Rickman Copy Share Image
It's a pretty good job being an actor, but it's work sometimes. And when I say work, I mean it's a job.… — Matt Dillon Copy Share Image
It's more enjoyable when I'm disguised in some way; stepping into someone else's shoes is part of the reason why I became… — Emun Elliott Copy Share Image
What I love about acting is that you are exposed to so many different things. Horse-riding, sailing, travelling to amazing places. — Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Copy Share Image
I felt that for 20 years, I was wooing the people of my country and asking them to like me as an… — Amitabh Bachchan Copy Share Image
I would suggest it to any actor to get some movement classes because it really, really makes a difference. — Daniela Ruah Copy Share Image
I grew up in the theater with my mom and that's how I knew I wanted to be an actor in the… — Condola Rashad Copy Share Image
I understand that if you set out to be a celebrity, then you asked for it, but all I wanted to be… — Gwyneth Paltrow Copy Share Image
Being a son of the pastor, I was never allowed to play Joseph or any of the big parts for political reasons. — Tom Ellis 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
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
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
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 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
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
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