Theatre Quotes · Page 215

Working with actors is something I've never done before. I find it tremendous. It's hard work.

— Anton Corbijn

If there is one thing I object to, it's actors talking about how tough their jobs are.

— Kevin Spacey

That's your job as the actor, to understand the human part of the character, to make it real.

— Morgan Freeman

Best performance of the year: Aston Villa v. Milan, September 1994

— Alec Guinness

Rumours are a part and parcel of being an actor, and I am okay with that.

— Uday Kiran

As an actor, you need that constant change, or things will get stale.

— Tyler Posey

As an actor, you are aware of how a role can seep into your real life.

— Benedict Cumberbatch

The energy of live theater is indescribable. You are just in the moment for an hour and a half.

— Adrianne Palicki

“Death is a monster that chases the rapt spectator from the theater before the play he is watching with infinite interest has…

— Giacomo Casanova

Well, I knew I wanted to be an actor, and I didn't necessarily need or want to be famous or a celebrity…

— Jenna Fischer

I went to an all-girls boarding school in Maryland. I used to laugh at the girls in the theater program - I…

— Yvonne Orji

I use so much of myself in everything I do. I think every actor does because you have no one else to…

— Pierce Brosnan

I did theatre all my life and then went into the film world. I then kind of segued into TV land, which…

— T. J. Thyne

I'm a character actor - always have been, always will be - and historically, character actors don't come into their own until…

— Annie Potts

I've been doing theater for a long time, so that's something I understand. I'm such a babe in the woods when it…

— William Jackson Harper

My first big show in Denver was 'Ruthless! The Musical.' I played Tina Denmark at the Theatre on Broadway. It was my…

— Annaleigh Ashford

Seeing other people perform inspires me. I couldn't be a good performer if just relied on my own talents. Seeing what other…

— Andrew Keenan-Bolger

I'm interested in putting something on stage that will have a very wide appeal without being condescending; that will reach an audience…

— Alvin Ailey

What I enjoy most with acting is when it's a good scene with one or two other actors, and you feel a…

— Joel Kinnaman

I feel like what Director Bong is so amazing at is taking so many things and presenting them to you - never…

— Lily Collins

In my first stand-up acts there wasn't material even. You know, I'd go on stage and cry and read a Dear John…

— Bobcat Goldthwait

Wanting to be in a Western film won't get me very far. Unless the opportunity arose, it doesn't matter how much I…

— Zhang Ziyi

It's a good time for me, but it's only recently I've become comfortable in my job. At the start, it's hard having…

— Ruth Wilson

I find that a lot of actors who are good and open to challenges have lived a full life. When you walk…

— Idris Elba

When I was in college, all the pretty women were in the theatre, so I auditioned for a play.

— Judd Nelson

Every actor comes with their own experience, method, methodology.

— Todd Haynes

Every actor - every human being - looks for security.

— Lorne Greene

I weren't an actor, I'd be a wildlife biologist or forest ranger.

— Ricky Schroder

I was a drama-class nerd. I did whatever school production we put on.

— Jessica Pare

Actors know what actors are insecure about - and they're all insecure.

— Clint Eastwood

I'm not a natural performer: I have a natural stage fright.

— Dan Mintz

Yes, I am a very greedy actor. I love acting, and I want to do all kinds of roles.

— Bhumi Pednekar

It is better to be making the news than taking it, to be an actor rather than a critic.

— Winston Churchill

Growing up, I thought it would be great if I could do big theaters. Now we're doing arenas.

— Jeff Dunham

I am not a heroine, I am an actor, and that's why I don't think there is any expiry to me.

— Shweta Tripathi

Some actors need to be rattled and some need to be focused

— Liev Schreiber

I don't want to be doing a show that's negative, that's filled with drama.

— Leah Remini

It's all you want as an actor: to have a story people want to be told.

— Jamie Parker

As actors, we exhaust ourselves emotionally and physically, which no one sees.

— Parineeti Chopra

I think most actors feel an obligation to do right by the people they're playing.

— Kyle MacLachlan