I never really thought of myself as being an action hero or a leading man or any of that. I'm a character… — Aaron Paul Copy Share Image
Coaching a football player is the same as directing an actor. The guy has to follow orders and be able to perform… — Hal Needham Copy Share Image
The reason that I'm an actor, or an artist, is ultimately because I'm trying to paint a self-portrait, and the most complete… — Terrence Howard Copy Share Image
As an actor, it's really exciting and challenging to play a character which is much older than your actual age. — Nithya Menen Copy Share Image
I believe in things that move people, if the audience isn't deeply caught up and moved to either laughter or tears then… — Estelle Parsons Copy Share Image
I never thought about what people would say about me. I was just a young guy who was excited to become a… — Adam Sandler Copy Share Image
Directing was a natural thing for me. Actually, it was far less stressful directing than being the lead actor. I was able… — Michael Jai White Copy Share Image
When I think about myself as a teenager going to festivals, you look to the main stage as the main entertainment of… — Romy Madley Croft Copy Share Image
My performances in auditions were so inept that I hardly got any jobs in film or TV. I just could not learn… — Charley Boorman Copy Share Image
Doing 'Prometheus' was what you imagine being an actor is like when you're five. In a spacesuit, on another planet, getting killed… — Rafe Spall Copy Share Image
“A few moments after he found himself on the stage amid the garish gas and the dim scenery, acting before the innumerable… — James Joyce Copy Share Image
I've always loved acting, even from when I was a child. But when I got on stage, I realised I couldn't act… — Claron McFadden Copy Share Image
I was like, 'I'm only going to do musical theater for the rest of my life. I'm never going to do TV.'… — Gaten Matarazzo Copy Share Image
The nice thing about being on stage is it's not that I know what to do, but I have a very clear… — Adam Duritz Copy Share Image
That's what sets apart one actor from another, and that you can't teach. You can't give someone that. When you're working, putting… — Gary Oldman Copy Share Image
When I'm on stage, my interaction with the audience is something that really makes me come alive. It's a feeling like no… — Alicia Keys Copy Share Image
It seems to me, in this culture, you need to have a subsidy to do theatre, not that I put theatre above… — Jamey Sheridan Copy Share Image
You are the spokesman for your character, you put on his case. Are you going to win or lose? There'll be no… — Clive Swift Copy Share Image
Look to your consciences and remember that the theatre of the world is wider than the realm of England. — Mary, Queen of Scots Copy Share Image
You take a plug and put it in a socket, and that's what the theatre is-it lights up right away. You speak,… — Chita Rivera Copy Share Image
The best option that you can have as an actor is pure instinct and you should be able to protect your instinct.… — Rasika Dugal Copy Share Image
I left everything I had to become an actor. So, I better be excited, or otherwise, there is no point in doing… — Sushant Singh Rajput Copy Share Image
Acting had always been the social scene I'd fallen into. It was sort of a merry band of band geeks and theater… — Adam Baldwin Copy Share Image
I don't care about the image I have. What matters to me is that with every film, I am growing more and… — Kirti Kulhari Copy Share Image
As a movie-goer, I really like to watch all different kinds of movies and, as an actor, I always feel like I… — Luke Wilson Copy Share Image
You cant be a casual observer of something humorous - you have to engage, you have to find it funny for the… — Brendan Coyle Copy Share Image
Narrative prose is a legal wife, while drama is a posturing, boisterous, cheeky and wearisome mistress. — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
It's not easy making money as an actor. It's just not an easy thing to do. There's so many that want to… — Kurt Russell Copy Share Image
I never wanted to be an actor, and then 'GH' was the first time where my managers were like, 'Quit your day… — Ryan Paevey Copy Share Image
Many plays - certainly mine - are like blank checks. The actors and directors put their own signatures on them. — Thornton Wilder Copy Share Image
I think that's what makes characters interesting - when you paint a person into a corner, and you see what they do… — Andre Holland Copy Share Image
I don't have any specific criteria on doing a drama based on where and what country. If I like the storyline, I'll… — Lee Min-ho Copy Share Image
Actors have become much more savvy about the nature of television celebrity these days. We were not. The kind of celebrity culture… — John Nettles Copy Share Image
Rehearsals and screening rooms are often unreliable because they can't provide the chemistry between an audience and what appears on the stage… — Gene Tierney Copy Share Image
I was into acting and wanted to make it as an actor but now I love direction. The hard work, sleepless nights… — Samuthirakani Copy Share Image
For me, comedy literally is way more terrifying than doing drama, so it's always about stretching what I think I can do… — Tatiana Maslany Copy Share Image
Sometimes you can just have a dialogue with an actor beforehand and shape the performance then, but other actors need more guidance… — Sam Levinson Copy Share Image
“If you live a long life and get to the end of it without ever once having felt crushingly depressed, then you… — Duncan MacMillan Copy Share Image
I'm really proud to be able to share the stage, not just with my siblings, but with incredible artists, probably the best… — Valentin Chmerkovskiy Copy Share Image
When you are in a good theatre show, it is a wonderful and very fulfilling experience, entertaining a large audience and their… — Joel Grey Copy Share Image
