Also, to get to work with serious filmmakers on this kind of a movie, has elevated these movies. We were so lucky,… — Elizabeth Reaser Copy Share Image
Actor training should be broadly humanistic, involving the study not just of dramatic literature and theatre history, but of languages, literature, and… — Richard Hornby Copy Share Image
Sylvester wins, obviously [best actor in a supporting role in 2016]. That's the whole point of this. We're all getting dressed up… — Bun B Copy Share Image
I've always been slightly self-conscious as an actor, and I guess that sometimes reads as pomposity. Starting when I was 30, I… — Charles Kimbrough Copy Share Image
A lot of black actors will sit there and go, 'Every role is about being a gangster' - then they get an… — Ashley Walters Copy Share Image
I think that all actors find they go down and then they come back up if you work on your craft. They… — Johnathon Schaech Copy Share Image
Most actors don't understand acting. I think it's an art form that craft is out the window. I don't think people get… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
The love scenes that worked, regardless of the director, were the ones where the actors weren't fearful. When somebody was fearful, you… — Jennifer Beals Copy Share Image
I started my career by becoming a stalker, watching women in the street, the way they greet each other. I thought if… — Bob Hoskins Copy Share Image
Here in America, every single actor, since they were little boys, they sing and dance and perform like angels. We don't do… — Javier Camara Copy Share Image
We are born at the rise of the curtain and we die with its fall, and every night in the presence of… — Micheal Mac Liammoir Copy Share Image
When I was coming up in the '80s television, if you were on television that meant either you were a young actor… — Billy Bob Thornton Copy Share Image
The reason it's important is that there was a point, earlier in my career, where I really worried that it wasn't possible… — Emma D'Arcy Copy Share Image
I've acted with all types, I've directed all types. What you want to understand, as a director, is what actors have to… — Ron Howard Copy Share Image
As an actor you have to bring to the table your creative input. But when a director like Ridley Scott says I… — Cuba Gooding, Jr Copy Share Image
I have a tradition of working with actors, over and over again. I've worked with Jason Bateman, over and over again. You… — Peter Berg Copy Share Image
I think movies say a lot [about real life], even more than theater. It says a lot about the invisible, that movies… — Isabelle Huppert Copy Share Image
With directing, you have to wake up early, which stinks, but you get to hang out with the crew, you're laughing, you're… — Amy Sherman-Palladino Copy Share Image
Without discipline and detachment, an actor is an emotional slob, spilling his insides out. This abandonment is having an unfortunate vogue. It… — Bette Davis Copy Share Image
Before I start directing a show, I try to spend a few weeks hanging around the set, getting to know the crew… — Eric Stoltz Copy Share Image
I just always liked the company. The people who hung around her were amazing storytellers, whether it was actors or crew. They… — Kiefer Sutherland Copy Share Image
Actors in general have become very spoiled in the roles they choose these days. When I first started in this profession -… — Brian Cox Copy Share Image
Once you walk off the set, if you're an actor, the rest isn't your responsibility, which I like a lot. I'm not… — Justin Kirk Copy Share Image
I've always believed that the director does whatever the hell he wants. That's what you sign on for as an actor -… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
I lived in Hollywood and, ironically, I didn't know you could just go out and get an agent and go on auditions… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
I don't consider myself very brave in any sense. I'm interested in this kind of behavior. My job is to try to… — Julianne Moore 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 never wanted to be a mother, and when I got the show I was really upset. I was like "I'm not… — Jackee Harry Copy Share Image
My best advice to actors is if you love acting, do it every chance you get. Success does not mean success. All… — Matthew Gray Gubler Copy Share Image
An actor cannot say no, it's against his job. If he wants the part he has to say yes. [But] it's very… — Olivier Martinez Copy Share Image
As actors, you like to think about the luxury of having choices in your career, but for the most part you kind… — Marin Ireland Copy Share Image
We actors are superstitious creatures. We do all the homework and we put all of the components together, but there's always one… — Lorraine Toussaint Copy Share Image
I think I always wanted to be an actor - sounds a bit boring, doesn't it? And I pretended once that I… — Sophie Thompson Copy Share Image
The political arena is the funniest.They [politicians] are always pretending to change, but they never change. They're the best actors and actresses… — Paul Mooney Copy Share Image
Good evening, ladies and gentleman. My name is Orson Welles. I am an actor. I am a writer. I am a producer.… — Orson Welles Copy Share Image
I think there are a lot of actors who are excellent at cold reads, and they go to an audition, and they… — Jeff Baena Copy Share Image
I think a lot of times, when you're working in this business, and you're both actors or somehow involved in the industry,… — Katie Aselton Copy Share Image
People stopping you in the street, though, is very different from being hounded by the press, which is the kind of attention… — Grace Coddington Copy Share Image
A female's career as an actor is very different from a male's career as an actor. That's just the way it is.… — Abbie Cornish Copy Share Image
There are some guys I know for a fact, like Louis C.K., who always talk about how not-great of an actor he… — Denis Leary Copy Share Image
![“Sylvester wins, obviously [best actor in a supporting role in 2016]. That's the whole point of this. We're all getting dressed up to go to the Oscars to hear Sylvester Stallone, let no one get this twisted. The academy can't pay for a better moment than this: this is the Oscar's original darling.” quote by Bun B](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/b11/bun-b-10711_academy_sylvester-wins-obviously-best-actor-in-a_583113.jpg)
![“I think movies say a lot [about real life], even more than theater. It says a lot about the invisible, that movies are so fascinating. The camera lens is like a microscope that goes beyond the surface. It's like you're exploring a secret, so you explore the director's secret, you explore the…” quote by Isabelle Huppert](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/1ee/isabelle-huppert-9895_actors_i-think-movies-say-a-lot-about-real-life_458939.jpg)
![“An actor cannot say no, it's against his job. If he wants the part he has to say yes. [But] it's very bad for you to say you can do something and then not do it, so you have to manage to do it.” quote by Olivier Martinez](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/58b/olivier-martinez-13058_actor_an-actor-cannot-say-no-it-s-against-his_2395579.jpg)
![“The political arena is the funniest.They [politicians] are always pretending to change, but they never change. They're the best actors and actresses in the world. They've always been hilarious since the beginning of time.” quote by Paul Mooney](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/4d7/paul-mooney-9583_actors_the-political-arena-is-the-funniest-they_2988271.jpg)
