Film actors reach a certain level, but they don't get beyond it unless they work in the theater. — Shirley Knight Copy Share Image
I like to go from film to film, meeting new people and playing new roles. Because actors are like children: They want… — Udo Kier Copy Share Image
I went to school for clothing and textiles and thought this is what I was going to do. Then I started working… — Melissa McCarthy Copy Share Image
If someone doesn't want to work with me because I'm playing a gay character, I don't want to work with them. They… — Gale Harold Copy Share Image
The delineation between the actor and his part is a practical matter. When the camera runs, you want the actor to be… — Mike Leigh Copy Share Image
At the worst it was eight hours of makeup, and I couldn't sit down; I was in this crouched position. [on the… — Jim Caviezel Copy Share Image
As an actor, you can have your own backstory and prepare all the details that you need to know for your character. — Dwayne Johnson Copy Share Image
I think as you mature as an actor things open up to you in a lot of ways, especially if you do… — John Leguizamo Copy Share Image
I share with a lot of people who have seen The Green film at gay film festivals when you are the only… — Paul Marcarelli Copy Share Image
You never stop thinking about technique, but really, the reason we're actors is because of the sheer joy of those few moments… — Caitlin Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
In avant garde drama ... primitivism goes hand in hand with aesthetic experimentation designed to advance the technical progress of the art… — C. D. Innes Copy Share Image
It's important for a director to provide as much information, especially when we're working with things that we have to conceive out… — Zoe Saldana Copy Share Image
What's difficult for American audiences is that they're used to a system here where you can get an actor for five years… — Julian Fellowes Copy Share Image
And, Bruce and I are pretty close as well. We're both from Texas and we both understand each other. When I'm having… — Angie Harmon Copy Share Image
After all these years in the business, I really feel that actors are used. People treat actors worse than they treat children.… — Diane Ladd Copy Share Image
I hate the word "method acting." It's just so silly. You hear people going, "Yeah I'm a method actor." I'm like, "So… — Jeremy Irvine Copy Share Image
When you know your cast well and their strengths and weaknesses, you can start writing for them, just the way Shakespeare wrote… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
The trouble with marrying an actor is they grab you in their arms, hold you close and tell you how wonderful they… — Shelley Winters Copy Share Image
I started off as a director, so when I see other actors directing, it gives me hope that maybe they'll put me… — Niall Matter Copy Share Image
I had to learn the image is not the word, which is a jolt for a literary soul. But it has served… — Rita Mae Brown Copy Share Image
Every actor hopes that the character that they're playing continues to be a challenge throughout their tenure of their show. — Reshma Shetty Copy Share Image
As an actor, you're always playing different people, so you yourself are always kind of going through an identity crisis. — Josh Hutcherson Copy Share Image
I just can't afford to get bored, because if you've been blessed with a generous imagination, which a lot of actors have,… — John C. McGinley Copy Share Image
So I went and did an audition and became the biggest radio actor in Sydney, and that's how it all started. — Rod Taylor Copy Share Image
I have a list in my mind and in my heart of actors who have been extraordinarily kind, and Hugh Laurie is… — Yvette Nicole Brown Copy Share Image
As an actor, it is easy to be so self-critical, saying to yourself, 'Am I good enough? Am I good looking enough?… — Chris Pine Copy Share Image
As an actor, I feel like I'm somebody who, when somebody gives me a mark, I don't want to hit it. I… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
I always want another actor to shine in my scene because it makes the film stronger. I would encourage people to scene… — Vin Diesel Copy Share Image
I had a really nice time on [Alphas]. It was a bunch of really good actors, and I was particularly thrilled to… — Brent Spiner Copy Share Image
With actors, normally I don't like to have any conversation about background and about motivations and all this. — Werner Herzog Copy Share Image
It's just nice to do something a bit different, and I guess when you're an actor, you have the license to do… — Luke Evans Copy Share Image
I always knew I wanted to be an actor. I was talented in college but not the most talented. But I knew… — Susanna Thompson Copy Share Image
I hope to see more programming, more shows, more actors of mixed ethnicity, more young kids of mixed ethnicity choosing to be… — Charles Michael Davis Copy Share Image
I love theater. I love sitting in an audience and having the actors right there, playing out what it means to be… — Elizabeth Strout Copy Share Image
If you play a gay role, it sticks more than it does if an actor were to play a murderer or a… — Harry Hamlin Copy Share Image
I consider myself a 'local' actor in France. I started out in France, I went to drama school in France and the… — Diane Kruger Copy Share Image
There are only so many hilarious actors so when they cross-pollinate, people assume it's always the same actors and directors. — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
When you deal with a film that takes place in Europe, and you're going to work in English, you'd better work with… — Norman Jewison Copy Share Image
When actors first come up, you're auditioning for everything - you're trying to sniff it out like a pig with a truffle… — Bryan Cranston Copy Share Image
“We follow our scripts like actors in a very large, very long production. And even with no audience, none of us gives… — Ann Brashares Copy Share Image
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