Nothing can ever be a rule in drama, because then you're saying certain things won't ever happen, and that would be very… — Steven Moffat Copy Share Image
All of my scenes were with Jason Isaacs. I could definitely see myself going on an adventure with him, and learning as… — A Fine Frenzy Copy Share Image
I was never the class clown or anything like that. When I was growing up and doing theatre in Seattle I was… — Anna Faris Copy Share Image
I think I started out because I was desperate for approval and acceptance and praise. Some actors never break away from that.… — Judge Reinhold Copy Share Image
Coming up through the theater in America, while I have had success, I have had success in certain types of roles. — LaChanze Copy Share Image
I know I'm really good at writing for the theater. I can deny it all I want. Other people can fight me… — Jason Robert Brown Copy Share Image
I feel like my responsibility as an actor is to make characters as compelling and believable as possible. — Kevin Bacon Copy Share Image
I don't think any actors love taking their clothes off on film, unless you're an exhibitionist, which I'm certainly not. — Tamsin Egerton Copy Share Image
I think there's an attitude these days that you can go straight from a studio to the stage, and it isn't really… — Rag'n'Bone Man Copy Share Image
I think somewhere in the '90s, it started to shift, and you started to see a lot of film and television actors… — Zachary Quinto Copy Share Image
The idea for Anthem the play began over twenty years ago. I was assisting in the production of another Ayn Rand work,… — Jeff Britting Copy Share Image
When actors get pigeonholed, that's their own doing to a large degree. Because if you do something that people like, obviously they're… — John Larroquette Copy Share Image
Any athlete or any actor who's preparing for a long time to step on a stage or step on a field or… — Dwayne Johnson Copy Share Image
I love the idea of longevity in this career. But [producing] is not about, "Let me do this because this might happen… — Charlize Theron Copy Share Image
I grew up near New York, and there were a lot of summer stock theaters in the area. I started an apprenticing… — Christopher Lloyd Copy Share Image
I think a lot of people become actors because they have a great reservoir and repertoire of many different emotions they felt… — Maria Bello Copy Share Image
I tell stories through dance, and I think that's why I'm so attracted to the theatre because even the choreography in theatre… — Susan Stroman Copy Share Image
But I've always been hard to cast, I've never been an ingenue, I've never been the romantic lead. I'm an actor; give… — Edie Falco Copy Share Image
Some movies I see today have the most dramatic plot points but the actors are not playing them dramatically. — Aaron Eckhart Copy Share Image
I actually got started in acting when I was in pre-school. I was really into dance and performing, so my mom had… — Fiona Gubelmann Copy Share Image
When you're doing 22 shows on network television, the writers are going on vapors towards the end and, as an actor, you're… — Jimmy Smits Copy Share Image
I started out in the theater, and my background is classical. I'd love to be in a film version of a Shakespeare… — Jimmy Smits Copy Share Image
Drama is more focused, and it reveals itself to you, whereas comedy is just right there when you first read it. — Bob Odenkirk Copy Share Image
Black actors on the road, flying around the country working as poets. Those people are inspirations for millions of kids who write. — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
Although my other ambition was to be a musical theater star (and I would attend college on a voice scholarship), writing was… — Alex Flinn Copy Share Image
I hate it when theater people go on about professionalism - aren't they boring? I try to be as unprofessional as possible.… — Barry Humphries Copy Share Image
As an actor, the joy lies in being able to play roles that you are not. If I get a chance to… — Shefali Shah Copy Share Image
I always loved stage combat at drama school so I can't wait to get on set and kick some evil monsters into… — Pearl Mackie Copy Share Image
My first Broadway show was with Elizabeth Taylor and Maureen Stapleton. Maureen Stapleton, a legend in the theatre; Elizabeth Taylor, a legend,… — Dennis Christopher Copy Share Image
Stage performance is obviously a much grander sort of depiction. The audience isn't right in your face as close as a camera… — Amanda Schull Copy Share Image
For me, theatre and cinema are both pillars of an actor's life; I'd feel very half-baked if I was only doing one… — Neeraj Kabi Copy Share Image
I never say, 'I only want to do things like this,' I am not that sort of actor. I don't have that… — William Fichtner Copy Share Image
I've done so much different stuff, people kinda go, 'Do you live in Islington?' 'Did you used to go to so and… — David Harewood Copy Share Image
Almost said 'theater'! But I know the blacks don't go! Unless it's that My Arms Are Too Short To Box With God… — Jimmy Pardo Copy Share Image
I can tell stories to other actors about the level of aggression on stage in the '70s between actors - it was… — Jonathan Pryce Copy Share Image
When I'm shooting, I don't care who the star is. I have an actor playing a part, and I'm serving the script,… — Alexander Payne Copy Share Image
It is a weird thing that actors have people applaud when they're done working. I still find that entertaining. — Val Kilmer Copy Share Image
Shooting a new story out of order every week is a fundamentally different beast than stage work, where you tell the same… — Hale Appleman Copy Share Image
What's great about being a character actor is you know that you can survive forever. It's not about the gloss of your… — Martin Short Copy Share Image
The ultimate aim of the training is to create an actor who can be responsible for his artistic development and achievement. — Stella Adler Copy Share Image
![“I love the idea of longevity in this career. But [producing] is not about, "Let me do this because this might happen 20 years down the line." Sleepwalking wasn't a vehicle for me, it was a film that pushed the envelope. I want to produce good stories, versus creating a niche where I can look…” quote by Charlize Theron](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/a61/charlize-theron-1430_actors_i-love-the-idea-of-longevity-in-this-car_35587.jpg)
