I've seen a lot of actors in a lot of different stages of their careers, and I've seen it come and go.… — Bill Pullman Copy Share Image
During the shooting of a scene the director’s eye has to catch even the minutest detail. But this does not mean glaring… — Akira Kurosawa Copy Share Image
If I think back to every rehearsal process for every play I've ever worked on, there's just so much crying at home.… — Annie Baker Copy Share Image
I didn't know what to do. How do you tell an eight-year-old boy his mother's going to die? I tried. In my… — James Dean Copy Share Image
Directing takes a good chunk of your life out. It's a very hard thing. As an actor, you go in for a… — Billy Bob Thornton Copy Share Image
In a play, a few actors perform a few characters, and they need to perform those characters with a certain level of… — Pankaj Kapur Copy Share Image
It is only when an actor feels that his inner and outer life on the stage is flowing naturally and normally, in… — Constantin Stanislavski Copy Share Image
A Murphy [Eddie Murphy] movie is like a Sidney Poitier comedy - he's that intensely good... He revolutionized acting. He's literally black… — Scott Raab Copy Share Image
As an actor, early on, you learn that the audience is never wrong. And if you think they are wrong, you need… — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
I get the greatest joy from just doing anything, being an actor. Doing music, and doing what I love to do. I… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
There's really no reason for any musician, writer, actor to ever take themselves seriously. If you work in a needle exchange, take… — Moby Copy Share Image
It's a real testament to the amount of skill and talent involved, across the board, whether it's the production design, the construction,… — Harry Treadaway Copy Share Image
There's a subtleness to camera work. You can really create intimate moments on camera, and sometimes that requires a little more precision… — Corey Reynolds Copy Share Image
All actors have to believe that our characters have a point that makes sense. Hopefully, they make sense to the crowd watching… — Mads Mikkelsen Copy Share Image
If the goal is to get the best artists, actors, and filmmakers in the world to create the best movies, Hollywood does… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
If you want to be watched 24 hours a day in everything you do, you can't turn that around. You can't wake… — Ali MacGraw Copy Share Image
I don't have many actors in my family, but I do have a Great Uncle that is a film-maker in Philadelphia, and… — Aubrey Plaza Copy Share Image
I mean, the question actors most often get asked is how they can bear saying the same things over and over again,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I love TV now, and 'Modern Family,' but what draws me back to theater is that initial instinct of wanting to be… — Jesse Tyler Ferguson Copy Share Image
Every actor has periods of their life that are a little less busy than others, and that was just a time when… — Eric McCormack Copy Share Image
I don't know how that budget would have been worked out, but that was the initial idea. Obviously, we couldn't have had… — Mitchell Hurwitz Copy Share Image
I could wish there were a treaty made between the French and the English theatres, in which both parties should make considerableconcessions.… — Lord Chesterfield Copy Share Image
I've worked with a couple of these really cool, great actors like Ted Danson and Glenn Close. They all have their own… — Vanessa Ray Copy Share Image
The theatre demanded of its members stamina, good digestion, the ability to adjust, and a strong sense of humor. There was no… — Helen Hayes Copy Share Image
In terms of pure acting, my role model has always been Philip Seymour Hoffman; I really always loved what he did. I… — Constance Wu Copy Share Image
On the set, everybody is different, so you have to deal with different sensibilities. I don't have a method. Usually, I try… — Quentin Dupieux Copy Share Image
People get on a show and they fought tooth and nail. Almost 95% of the actors out there want to be on… — Victoria Pratt Copy Share Image
I lost 90 pounds and my blood pressure went down to a normal level and the salt in my urine disappeared. And… — Ron Perlman Copy Share Image
I've never done a [Berthold] Brecht. In the 1960s when the Berliner Ensemble came over [to England] with Helene Weigel [Brecht's second… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
Acting is not a lofty performance; it is simply the source of becoming and existing transparently. Acting, I find, is the art… — Masiela Lusha Copy Share Image
The Australian film industry is a small industry, so you have to really be flexible within working in different mediums. A lot… — Deborah Mailman Copy Share Image
To me, performing means trying to do the most you can with the partner in front of you, with the story you're… — Clemence Poesy Copy Share Image
In terms of the stars, the only ones I cast were Billy Connolly and Pauline Collins. I was in Los Angeles working… — Dustin Hoffman Copy Share Image
When you're training as an actor, a lot of the big work you're learning is to treat fictional characters like real people.… — Toby Jones Copy Share Image
The most starstruck I've been is when I met Sol Campbell when he was a Tottenham Hotspur player. I don't get starstruck… — Roger Lloyd-Pack Copy Share Image
You know, the truth is that us actors would all like to believe we re-invent the wheel, every time we play a… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
I never quite understood these actors - though I envy them sometimes - who can lie out for a year or two.… — Sylvester Stallone Copy Share Image
I'm a very physical actor. I use everything - toes, teeth, ears, everything. I don't simply mean physical in the sense of… — Peter O'Toole Copy Share Image
I think the biggest shift for me is - this is going to sound like a wanky actor, but - getting in… — Zoe Bell Copy Share Image
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![“A Murphy [Eddie Murphy] movie is like a Sidney Poitier comedy - he's that intensely good... He revolutionized acting. He's literally black Brando. Before Eddie Murphy, there were two schools of acting for a black actor: Either you played it LIKE THIS or youplayeditlahkdis. He was the first black…” quote by Scott Raab](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/536/scott-raab-19060_acting_a-murphy-eddie-murphy-movie-is-like-a-si_2423987.jpg)
![“Every actor has periods of their life that are a little less busy than others, and that was just a time when I needed that. And to be back on a sitcom stage, with Julia [ Louis-Dreyfus], was really, really fun.” quote by Eric McCormack](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/fa6/eric-mccormack-2915_actors_every-actor-has-periods-of-their-life-th_1057046.jpg)
![“I've never done a [Berthold] Brecht. In the 1960s when the Berliner Ensemble came over [to England] with Helene Weigel [Brecht's second wife], I saw all the Berlin actors. It was an amazing time, very exciting early 1960s.” quote by John Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/76e/john-hurt-1669_1960s_i-ve-never-done-a-berthold-brecht-in-the_871014.png)
![“In terms of the stars, the only ones I cast were Billy Connolly and Pauline Collins. I was in Los Angeles working and a lot of this took place on the telephone. I'd met Maggie [Smith] once and I'd come back-stage, which I'm usually loathe to do because as an actor you don't want people coming back…” quote by Dustin Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/88a/dustin-hoffman-4662_actors_in-terms-of-the-stars-the-only-ones-i-ca_1411943.jpg)
![“The most starstruck I've been is when I met Sol Campbell when he was a Tottenham Hotspur player. I don't get starstruck by actors I work with, because you have some sort of relationship with them. Like, I worked with Tom Cruise [on Interview With The Vampire], so if I saw him again I'd speak to…” quote by Roger Lloyd-Pack](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/2cd/roger-lloyd-pack-58107_actors_the-most-starstruck-i-ve-been-is-when-i_2012481.jpg)
