I don't like to be challenged in the way that often happens, where somebody writes something and then you, as an actor,… — Hugh Dancy Copy Share Image
I'm just looking for things to steal [on working with great actors]. It's like going back to acting school. When you're around… — Benjamin Walker Copy Share Image
You know, you should start to be in plays and things like that. Write some scripts. If you're an artist and you… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
It's kind of my whole philosophy as an actor. I think that's what we're supposed to do is play a wide range… — Garret Dillahunt Copy Share Image
When you're starting out, you know, you have to do something on a very limited budget. You're not going to be able… — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
I don't think any actor can be satisfied. I am still in the learning phase and I hope I am always in… — Kajol Copy Share Image
A close friend of mine, Annie Leibovitz, who I've known for forty years, photographs celebrities every single day of the week but… — Lawrence Schiller Copy Share Image
I'm an actor. Never trust an actor, whatever their energy is. I suppose you guys see that side of me, but I'm… — Hugh Jackman Copy Share Image
My dad's an actor. Ever since I was little, I'd watch him do it, and I was always very into it. I… — Corbin Bleu Copy Share Image
It's a writer's or director's role to be cerebral, whereas for an actor it should be a visceral, gut thing. When the… — Natalie Dormer Copy Share Image
A lot of people when they make movies, the actors act like it's their journey and that everyone is on the set… — Ryan Gosling Copy Share Image
Zombies - obviously they're doing it in a much more expansive way on The Walking Dead - basically, what you used to… — David Hayter Copy Share Image
Being an actor myself I realize that all actors believe they are qualified to play any role. If you showed me a… — Richard Masur Copy Share Image
The mug is a tool. My ace in the hole. To have looks is the bonus on top of what motivates me… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Stuff that happens to you in your life when you're shooting a TV show, you have to be careful, because it might… — Thomas Jane Copy Share Image
Real quality in roles is very hard to come by. Any actor or actress will tell you that. Great movies are hard… — Holly Hunter Copy Share Image
My height can be a problem. A lot of directors and photographers are sometimes not happy because I'm pretty tall and especially… — Bill Skarsgard Copy Share Image
Most actors here go to the West Coast; I ended up going to Ireland. My buddies who left drama school, they had… — Brian F. O'Byrne Copy Share Image
I was staying on [writer/director/actor] Eric Schaeffer's couch in New York, and he said, "I've got this movie [If Lucy Fell]. Can… — Ben Stiller Copy Share Image
I have been very fortunate to be able to work and get the opportunity to play different roles. It's nice to do… — Tony Curran Copy Share Image
Actors and writers need to come back to the theater because it's a place where you can learn. You have to pay… — Joanne Woodward Copy Share Image
A really great actor, in a lucky performance, can transform himself or herself. I've seen actors do that. But often it's a… — Alan Alda Copy Share Image
There we were - demented children mincing about in clothes that no one ever wore, speaking as no man ever spoke, swearing… — Tom Stoppard Copy Share Image
I try to think of myself as a struggling competitor or specialist at my craft, much like a singer, dancer, comedian, or… — Kai Greene Copy Share Image
I really appreciate an actor who has paid their dues and who has learned hard knocks and has been rewarded in the… — Enrico Colantoni Copy Share Image
Acting can be a difficult business. When I was younger, if my mates were doing better than me, I might be a… — Max Beesley Copy Share Image
Sometimes an actor performs a character, but sometimes an actor just performs. With writing, I don't think it's performing a character, really,… — Joan Didion Copy Share Image
Unlike the people you see in Mathew Brady's photographs from the Civil War, the men and women of the Revolution seem more… — David McCullough Copy Share Image
Movies serve many purposes, and I've visited many of those genres, from the most light, frivolous comedy that is just trying to… — Antonio Banderas Copy Share Image
As regards Hillary C;inton's foreign policy actions and the powerful vested interests she seems gleefully beholden to, including all the biggest players… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
I fall in love with all the people I'm working with, women, directors, everybody. As actors, that's actually one of the real… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
Screenwriting involves an often un-personal process. Co-writers, directors, producers, everyone has a say in what you put on a page, and stories… — Chiara Barzini Copy Share Image
I feel that's a good thing as an actor that you do not feel satisfied. Whenever I go back and watch myself… — Anushka Sharma Copy Share Image
“Most of his face had been hidden by long, greasy bangs, and he mumbled in a low voice that made him difficult… — Mizuki Mizushiro Copy Share Image
When I get hired as an actor as opposed to a writer, one of things that's exciting for me is doing stuff… — Stephen Merchant Copy Share Image
I was a huge fan of comedy and movies and TV growing up, and I was able to memorize and mimic a… — Hank Azaria Copy Share Image
Some of the downbeat pictures, in my opinion, should never be made at all. Most of them are made for personal satisfaction,… — Doris Day Copy Share Image
Actually, I started to become an actress because I met someone who was just a friend and I found his life wonderful,… — Lea Seydoux Copy Share Image
I appreciate actors who work very hard to get at the truth of the character they're playing. That speaks to me, and… — Marc Platt Copy Share Image
In general, I go to see the stuff that for me is, "Thank God for that actor, he's doing something that I… — Ti West Copy Share Image
![“I'm just looking for things to steal [on working with great actors]. It's like going back to acting school. When you're around people that do it well and you get your head out of your ass, you can really learn something.” quote by Benjamin Walker](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/2fa/benjamin-walker-24846_acting_i-m-just-looking-for-things-to-steal-on_2936173.jpg)
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