I never said I want to be an actor. I just went quietly, quietly, I'm going to do this myself, so I… — Aaron Pedersen Copy Share Image
Rather than being a prop in a film with big actors, I would love to do a meatier and more meaningful role… — Zareen Khan Copy Share Image
I was being groomed to be the theatrical caricaturist. And I know if I got that job, I'd never quit. So I… — Martin Landau Copy Share Image
In school, I always sang in choirs. In fact, I used to do a lot of musicals in the youth theatre that… — Taron Egerton Copy Share Image
The secret lies in the actor's personal satisfaction. How can the audience be moved by a character the actor himself does not… — Saswata Chatterjee Copy Share Image
I want to try and work in different genres with different types of actors, on small movies and big movies. — Sam Mendes Copy Share Image
I'm very used to stages and dressing rooms. And dare I say it, much as I like being at home, I love… — Jay Kay Copy Share Image
My acting ability would have sent me back to the post office. It was my singing that got me jobs. Ironically, now,… — Robert Guillaume Copy Share Image
Listen, acting is not surgery, it's entertainment. You're doing something to hopefully move people, to make them laugh, to transport them. But… — Eddie Redmayne Copy Share Image
Playing Arthur, I'm sorry to sound sappy, but it was a gift from the Gods. I've always been a working actor and… — Rainn Wilson Copy Share Image
For early plays of mine, I started with character. But I think that's because I hadn't been in theaters; I hadn't worked… — Annie Baker Copy Share Image
People don't realise what a nice thing it is for an actor to go to a job where they know or like… — Katherine Parkinson Copy Share Image
It's not as though there aren't many, many art works and many other cultures, but there was something special about the civic… — Martha C. Nussbaum Copy Share Image
If I could, I want to take a page from the George Clooney-like actors of the world. They do things that are… — Alona Tal Copy Share Image
If you've ever been around a group of actors, you've noticed, no doubt, that they can talk of nothing else under the… — Christy Mathewson Copy Share Image
The reality is that there are so few roles out there for women and for women of color, and I'm a character… — Octavia Spencer Copy Share Image
Actors can have a fair amount of hate for each other, so when another actor says, 'You did your thing,' or 'That… — Chadwick Boseman Copy Share Image
My apartment is my stage, and my bedroom is my stage - they're just not stages you're allowed to see. — Lady Gaga Copy Share Image
I have been fortunate to be able to have a career playing comedy and drama. And it's awfully hard - it's like… — Jack Lemmon Copy Share Image
I was always a supporting actor. It is nice to know one has the equipment to be a leading actor. — Nigel Hawthorne Copy Share Image
I hope to do big action movies and strong dramas, and to produce films. I also want to get kids more involved… — Caity Lotz Copy Share Image
I get embarrassed when I go to an actor or actress's home and it's filled with pictures of them. — Rita Moreno Copy Share Image
I don't chalk out my career thinking that I want to first do serious drama, then a comedy or an action. I… — Kunal Khemu Copy Share Image
For me, working on stage is much more exhausting than all the other mediums, but it's also much more thrilling. — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
The theatre-acting, creating, interpreting - means total involvement, the totality of heart, mind and spirit. — Stella Adler Copy Share Image
I'm really lucky because my goal, as an actor, is to disappear into the characters that I'm playing. — Jessica Chastain Copy Share Image
I don't want to be jack of all, master of none. I want to focus completely and excel as an actor with… — Mawra Hocane Copy Share Image
I will never be a career actor, I don't think. I don't feel that I have the skill set to jump into… — Larry Mullen, Jr Copy Share Image
Too many actors try to get too much out of scenes that they ought to be leaving alone, just doing them quickly… — Howard Hawks Copy Share Image
I think when an actress marries she should leave the stage. She cannot be happy if she is married and remains on… — Billie Burke Copy Share Image
I am a method actor because I listen to a sad song when I have to act in a sad scene. That… — Krithi Shetty Copy Share Image
I see a lot of actor-bashing because they are the face of the film. Actors are just following someone else's direction. — Varun Dhawan Copy Share Image
Funny how people hate being in a situation they caused themselves. If you hate drama, don't cause it. Simple as that. — Sarah Moores Copy Share Image
If you're not learning as a human, growing as a human, you can't grow as an actor. You're just churning things you've… — Sophie Cookson Copy Share Image
I don't think I ever want to just leave comedy and become a straight dramatic actor. But if the opportunity comes, I… — Patti Harrison Copy Share Image
I ain't acting when I'm on stage. That's why all the little love bugs who'll come and see me at Lovebox love… — Lil' Kim Copy Share Image
I've been offered lots of movies. There's always some actor who's doing a project and would like to have me do it. — Francis Ford Coppola Copy Share Image
I think as working actors, it's like sales. You're only as good as your last sale, so you put your all into… — Josh Peck Copy Share Image
I think I'm a better filmmaker than actor, so I already know that. That's OK. I can handle not being a famous… — Taika Waititi Copy Share Image
I think when you're coping with grimness perhaps you do get sillier and more escapist in what you want to see at… — Sheila Hancock Copy Share Image
