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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
Broadway has changed tremendously from the early days when the shows were referred to as musical comedies. Musical Theater is now a… — Betty Buckley Copy Share Image
There's sort of a very symbiotic thing that happens on good TV shows with great writers, which is that they start to… — Lucas Neff Copy Share Image
“Dimple could see, flush from the endorphins of a great performance, why actors and performers got addicted to this kind of thing.… — Sandhya Menon Copy Share Image
I've been a big believer in musicians turned actor, going back to Sinatra winning the Oscar for 'From Here To Eternity.' David… — Peter Berg Copy Share Image
I got very self-conscious about the way I look. So I, especially with young people coming into the industry and young actors,… — June Diane Raphael Copy Share Image
As much as there are intellectual choices to be made and all the rest of it, a great actor has the ability… — Rebecca Miller Copy Share Image
I just think that, you know, what young actors actors and actresses have to factor into their work is all of the… — Lesley Sharp Copy Share Image
I just want to work and be in films that I like, it is so simple. I think from the outside it… — Kristin Davis 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)
