I just would never go audition, and yet I was in very visible places where people would come looking for actors. I… — Ellen Barkin Copy Share Image
When I was about 6, my cousin was very active in a Filipino repertory company, doing musicals and plays. Her aunt was… — Lea Salonga Copy Share Image
Well, I grew up in Maine, so it was an unlikely place to start. But my parents were really, really cool about… — Anna Kendrick Copy Share Image
Getting the role in '300' saved me. I'd been out of work for 11 months after 'The Brothers Grimm.' Once the film… — Lena Headey Copy Share Image
Whenever you take a subject you're obsessed with or that haunts you, and make a movie about it, you're converting it into… — Guy Maddin Copy Share Image
Leonardo is the most incredible actor, on the planet, with a couple of people alongside him. Getting to act with him is… — Carey Mulligan Copy Share Image
It's like with Smallville, I'm sure those creators didn't know I had done a ton of Star Trek work. I was just… — Phil Morris Copy Share Image
When we started out we got a lot of positive press around the single 'Step Into My World', and a lot of… — Andy Bell Copy Share Image
Doing the movies and meeting the people, and I like the stories of the movies. I like names a lot, too. When… — Dakota Fanning Copy Share Image
I had started acting when I was 7, and I was always wrong. I would always get to the very end [of… — Brie Larson Copy Share Image
Some of the best auditions I've ever had have been when my agent called and said, "They want you 20 minutes ago,… — Billy Campbell Copy Share Image
If I spend all my time being upset about having lost a job, then the next however many auditions I have are… — Henry Cavill Copy Share Image
I went in for an audition [for As Good As It Gets], but the audition was with James L. Brooks. I was… — Julie Benz Copy Share Image
I've always wanted to be a voice actor. Well I think at first I wanted to be a singer. Then in middle… — Ashly Burch Copy Share Image
When you're trying to look pretty, it's a lot easier to compare you to other people. I always felt intimidated in pilot… — Marin Ireland Copy Share Image
I think we all understand disappointing yourself. Especially in the acting profession, which is probably similar to a political career, even the… — Corey Stoll Copy Share Image
There were definitely auditions and even bookings and jobs where I played your typical Asian model minority: an IT tech guy or… — Manny Jacinto Copy Share Image
Don't ever give up on your dream. Ever. The most valuable thing I have gained from this whole TMNT experience so far… — Tohoru Masamune Copy Share Image
I can go back to my very first movie, Thirteen, and think about that exact moment when I saw Nikki Reed and… — Catherine Hardwicke Copy Share Image
[ Being director] is really reassuring to me that it's just about who is right for that role and less about if… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
There are challenges in life, and it was a great challenge to have [became a member of Judas Preist]. The situation I… — Richie Faulkner Copy Share Image
There was a period that black film had no chance of making it in Hollywood. So, people just made the made the… — Reginald Hudlin Copy Share Image
I started writing because it was hard to find acting jobs. I didn't like any monologues in auditions, so I started to… — Kirsten Vangsness Copy Share Image
One year you go in for auditions, and everybody thinks you're the queen of comedy, and the next year, you're so 'yesterday,'… — Sally Phillips Copy Share Image
It wasn't exactly a cattle call. I had an agent, and they were seeing people for the parts, so my agent said,… — Brent Spiner Copy Share Image
What we're going for, in those humorous moments, is the absurdity of it all. The craziness of the night manager offering them… — Remi Aubuchon Copy Share Image
I feel most vulnerable when I am underprepared - for instance, if I have an audition and haven't worked through the material… — Renee Marino Copy Share Image
I realized that the actors that I liked and admired all went to drama school and got an agent that way. So… — Aneurin Barnard Copy Share Image
Directing is a reactionary job more than a creation job. The job is to react whether it's moment one, the first time… — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
![“Leonardo is the most incredible actor, on the planet, with a couple of people alongside him. Getting to act with him is just [amazing]. I walked away from my audition for that and I couldn't believe that I'd been acting with him. I've worked with amazing people, but my friends freak out that I'm…” quote by Carey Mulligan](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/723/carey-mulligan-8664_acting_leonardo-is-the-most-incredible-actor-on_905055.jpg)
![“I had started acting when I was 7, and I was always wrong. I would always get to the very end [of the audition], but I wasn't a perfect package of one thing. I wasn't a cliche, and it always worked against me. I wasn't pretty enough to play the popular girl, I wasn't mousy enough to be the mousy…” quote by Brie Larson](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/909/brie-larson-9823_acting_i-had-started-acting-when-i-was-7-and-i_2223272.jpg)
![“I went in for an audition [for As Good As It Gets], but the audition was with James L. Brooks. I was the first girl in that morning, and there was a whole waiting room of girls waiting to read for it. So I did my audition, and he asked me to step outside. So I stepped outside, and when he asked me…” quote by Julie Benz](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/140/julie-benz-7666_auditions_i-went-in-for-an-audition-for-as-good-as_2954427.jpg)
![“[ Being director] is really reassuring to me that it's just about who is right for that role and less about if you ace the audition. It's just about getting to know people, not about who's a better actor a lot of the time. It's about who fits that particular suit, you know?” quote by Alden Ehrenreich](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/0e0/alden-ehrenreich-2752_aces_being-director-is-really-reassuring-to-m_903296.jpg)
![“There are challenges in life, and it was a great challenge to have [became a member of Judas Preist]. The situation I was getting into, I knew what it stood for to me and to millions of people around the world. You get an opportunity like that, a chance to audition, you've got to do it. It worked…” quote by Richie Faulkner](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/35b/richie-faulkner-55462_around-the-world_there-are-challenges-in-life-and-it-was_1666554.jpg)
