In the theater the audience wants to be surprised but by things that they expect — Tristan Bernard Copy Share Image
If you're a 'character actor,' you get hired to play baddies a lot. — Ben Mendelsohn Copy Share Image
I had no idea how one became an actor. I didn't know things such as drama schools existed. It all just sort… — David Thewlis Copy Share Image
The child has a primary need to be regarded and respected as the person he really is at any given time, and… — Alice Miller Copy Share Image
It is for the latter that I always wanted to be an actor: to play characters who are always on the move. — Tony Curtis Copy Share Image
Being an actor is hard. It's so true... auditioning is literally our full-time job, and then, if we are so lucky to… — Lana Condor Copy Share Image
I'm lucky that I don't feel I have the pressure some actors do. I'm proud of what I've accomplished and I'm not… — Sarah Michelle Gellar Copy Share Image
It would be difficult to break away from a set image, but as an actor, one would love to experiment with roles. — Alok Nath Copy Share Image
I grew up being fascinated by accents and dialects. One of the things that interested me were actors that were doing different… — Sharlto Copley Copy Share Image
For us, performance is everything. If we can get great actors in there who like us, and we really like, we feel… — Mark Duplass Copy Share Image
What is a wife and what is a harlot? What is a church and what is a theatre? are they two and… — William Blake Copy Share Image
Same job, whether it's comedy or drama. Regardless of the weight of the role, I feel like the job is always kind… — Greg Kinnear Copy Share Image
Every now and then, when you're on stage, you hear the best sound a player can hear. It's a sound you can't… — Shelley Winters Copy Share Image
I don't really know Hollywood, but living and shooting in L.A. was very motivating, inspiring. The lights, the extras, their American faces,… — Jean Dujardin Copy Share Image
I think the more people you add on stage, the more locked it things become. Whereas fewer members on stage gets the… — Chris Cain Copy Share Image
The thing about anything in life is you have to get ready for it. Study, learn and in terms of acting, there's… — Jacqueline Bisset Copy Share Image
My education was a huge influence. I trained at the Lee Strasberg Institute at Tisch, which is a huge foundation for young… — Roberto Aguire Copy Share Image
When I choose projects, I don't stipulate between film or theatre or television. I receive scripts and I read scripts - and… — Dominic Monaghan Copy Share Image
I started to see acting as a real science. That really helped me grow as an actor. — Matthew Lewis Copy Share Image
I want to do entertaining films, where a woman gets the respect of being an actor. — Bipasha Basu Copy Share Image
Religion is close to theatre; much of its power comes from the effects of staging and framing. — Teju Cole Copy Share Image
I just loved being in the theatre with all those crazy, creative people. — Kristin Davis Copy Share Image
I've always said that I benefit, as an actor, from not having the illusion of security. — Hal Sparks Copy Share Image
I went to drama school in the U.K., where we did endless Chekov plays. — Joe Anderson Copy Share Image
Tim Burton... as an actor you wait and wish and hope and pray you'll work with him. — Casper Van Dien Copy Share Image
I'm not particularly fond of the hybrid writer-director or actor-director. — Melissa Leo Copy Share Image
I know I'm a black actor, but really, I'm an actor who happens to be black. — Stephan James Copy Share Image
I'm fascinated with actors, and I've never quite understood the process. — George Saunders Copy Share Image
