From being a writer of plays, it was not that surprising that somebody thought of giving me a job as an actor.… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
I enjoy making films, but my heart is in the stage. Every night you have to be on. There's no second take. — Fiona Shaw Copy Share Image
Shakespeare has way too many lines. My ideal theatre piece is about 40 minutes long with no interval. — Daniel Craig Copy Share Image
If you're an actor in your heart, no matter how much money they shove at you, it doesn't matter if the work… — Chris Noth Copy Share Image
Mostly I've just worked with actors and actresses that are fun and easy to talk to and had nothing but great experiences. — Kaitlyn Dever Copy Share Image
So far, I have been a spectator in this theater which is the world, but I am now about to mount the… — Rene Descartes Copy Share Image
Stage acting lets you feel the character a little better, but in the movies, you have to keep regenerating your energy level… — Yvette Mimieux Copy Share Image
A lot of people just ask me about how I can do small budgets and big budgets, but many actors do both.… — Bill Pullman Copy Share Image
No, nothing much has changed in me as an actor. Since the day I started out, I always wanted to be part… — Rajkummar Rao Copy Share Image
Not all television scripts are created equal. And the process is ridiculous. They send you a script and want you in the… — Holt McCallany Copy Share Image
I always had something to think about or draw from, which as an actor is a gift. The beautiful thing about film… — Linda Cardellini Copy Share Image
Theoretically, the actor ought to be more sound in mind and body than other people, since he learns to understand the psychological… — Uta Hagen Copy Share Image
I consider being a performer work. I come from a theater family; I've been an actor all my life. I started acting… — Torquil Campbell Copy Share Image
Writers and painters have a medium that can foster self-effacements. Actors haven't. An actor can't hide himself behind paper or canvas. If… — Elizabeth Goudge Copy Share Image
The most exciting thing I've seen is directors not only being open to actors coming in the room with different abilities but… — Michael Arden Copy Share Image
Honestly, I understand that as an actor I should be comfortable with playing different characters. I am also not degrading those actors… — Priyamani Copy Share Image
If you're lucky, and not a lot of actors are these days, you get the chance to create a character — William Hurt Copy Share Image
Every theatre worth anything has somebody in the middle of it who is driving it; like Joan Littlewood with her theatre. — Keith Johnstone Copy Share Image
Even if I'm in a movie theatre, I'll touch up an hour into the film because I know I could be a… — Jeffree Star Copy Share Image
If you take every challenge everyone has in their life and multiply it in severity you get what it's like in the… — Dee Wallace Copy Share Image
When one confesses to an act, one ceases to be an actor in it and becomes its witness, becomes a man that… — Jorge Luis Borges Copy Share Image
One day, I was sitting in a movie theater, and I said, 'What the hell? I can do better than that.' — Melvin Van Peebles Copy Share Image
If I wasn't an actor, I think I'd have gone mad. You have to have extra voltage, some extra temperament to reach… — Laurence Olivier Copy Share Image
My phrase has always been that I am looking for the versatility of theatre in film. I think I have been quite… — Miranda Richardson Copy Share Image
What I hope is that I don't just become 'Peter from 'The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.'' I want to try… — William Moseley Copy Share Image
When I was in drama school, I really got into a dark place. I went to a therapist - it was really… — Finn Jones Copy Share Image
Cinema will not go anywhere. We want to watch movies in theaters. Cinema and digital will coexist. — Shoojit Sircar Copy Share Image
The court dramas shown in films and TV are often superficial. They should have a gripping storyline, which can keep the audience… — Pankaj Tripathi Copy Share Image
I let my youth be led by this want to be an actor, for good and bad. Regardless of whether your parents… — Naomi Ackie Copy Share Image
I actually grew up seeing a lot of classical theater - a lot of Shakespeare - but I have such a passion… — Phillipa Soo Copy Share Image
If I could be something other than an actor, I'd be a chef; I've got a big interest in food. I'm a… — Will Poulter Copy Share Image
Being an actor is a religious calling because you've been given the ability, the gift to inspire humanity. Think about that on… — Sanford Meisner Copy Share Image
“If you were born with the ability to change someone’s perspective or emotions, never waste that gift. It is one of the… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
I really was a terrible actor. I did it for years in my twenties because it was like being at university again. — David Nicholls Copy Share Image
I think the only thing I've got going for me as an actor specifically is the fact that I can change. — Rufus Sewell Copy Share Image
I've taken [acting] class with Larry Moss, who's more kind of in the theater world, so he's really educated me about playwrights. — Eva Mendes Copy Share Image
My mum put me in drama classes when I was about 14. I'd been going on about it for some time, so… — Naomi Watts Copy Share Image
You'd need to polish your skills as you only get one chance. In cinema, retakes are possible but in theatre, there are… — Asrani Copy Share Image
Uncle Junior is a criminal, which makes him a villain, so it makes people want to watch him. My whole life as… — Dominic Chianese Copy Share Image
In Sweden, stardom is looked upon as phony. You walk to the theater every day like everybody else. — Lena Olin Copy Share Image
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