Theatre Quotes · Page 274

It seems like they never say anything bad about actors, they just pump them up.

— Casey Affleck

I never had a boundary as an actor and I am open to interesting scripts.

— Shweta Menon

I'm primarily an actor and only make documentaries when I see a story others have missed.

— Keith Allen

So, when I write, I am the last choice as an actor.

— Anoop Menon

I think if I were to go back on stage I might be in great danger of acting.

— Ben Kingsley

If I wasn't an actor, I probably would've tried to get a job with the Braves.

— Matt Lanter

I'm a musician. Anything I've done as an actor has come from that.

— Harry Connick, Jr

I never wanted to be an actor as I wasn't passionate about it.

— Karan Kapoor

Listen, most people go to movie theaters with an open mind - not knowing how they're going to react to the film…

— Deon Cole

A lot of amazing films are happening, a lot amazing TV shows are happening, and people are not afraid to pick actors…

— Barun Sobti

I had very few skills. If I hadn't been a producer I'd been a failed actor. That would have been really disastrous.

— Laura Ziskin

Directors are the captains of the ship, and it's your job as the lead actor to make sure that the rest of…

— George Clooney

Wouldn't it be grand if we thought that theater could have that impact on the political life of a country?

— Patrick Stewart

You go to a theater now and you literally see parents watching the movie and they suddenly cover their kid's ears. I…

— Garry Marshall

I moved to New York to do theater, and I got cast in a play that was funny, and then I was…

— Steve Zahn

Directing a film requires a different set of skills. It is a difficult job, and I am happy being an actor.

— Mahesh Babu

“I don't care where an actor acts. It can be in summer stock, it can be over a radio, it can be…

— J.D. Salinger

Yes, it is a rehearsed show, yes, it was analogy of going to see a play at the theatre, where everything has…

— John Deacon

I used to teach acting in a maximum security men's prison. I worked with guys with the most dysfunctional behavior problems. I…

— Diane Farr

I was five years old; I got addicted to being on stage. I felt like it was the most wonderful place on…

— Shakira

When I was younger, I was nervous and didn't have a huge amount of confidence as an actor. Comedy is something -…

— Lucy Punch

We have the script, we have the actors, and we're trying to figure out what this is, and you don't know what…

— Charlie Kaufman

Adult actors are really childish, and thats nice to be around when youre a kid. So the big reason I wanted to…

— Jack Davenport

I got an agent when I was 12, and I started working in more amateur productions well before that. But even as…

— Claire Danes

It is hard to sit in the theatre and have people turning round and looking at you.

— Jerry Springer

The professional's love for the theater is less pure than that of the non-professional's.

— Van Heflin

Sometimes being an actor is kind of demanding in very different ways.

— Casey Affleck

I thought I was an actor until they pointed the camera at me.

— Salim Akil

People order clothes out of a catalogue, put it on an actor and everything is generic.

— Sandra Bullock

As an actor, I usually have to find something to love about my character in order to play her.

— Lorraine Toussaint

Everytime I get offered theatre I get offered a film role too.

— Melissa George

Acting is characterization, the process of two entities merging-the actor and the role.

— George C. Scott

I'm sure one reason I became an actor is my basic unwillingness to live one life.

— Scott Glenn

Eventually, I'd love to be known as a character actor.

— Jess Weixler

For an actor like me, there are very few options to choose from.

— Varun Sandesh

You never know where you're going to find a great actor.

— Lenny Kravitz

I'm a great company actor, a great supporting actor. I serve the piece.

— Noma Dumezweni

I love working with good actors as it gives me a lot of experience.

— Vatsal Sheth

Directing, editing, and everything about filmmaking has definitely changed me as an actor.

— James Franco

Actors are real egomaniacs. They get into a movie, they think the whole movie's about them.

— Frank Vincent