The best thing about switching from being an actor to being a director is that you don't have to shave or hold… — Dick Powell Copy Share Image
In theater, the show must go on, so you train yourself to be able to nail it every single time because that's… — Corey Reynolds Copy Share Image
I love gritty drama. I'm passionate about films and drama that make you think - hard-hitting, gravelly characters. — Emma Rigby Copy Share Image
For 'Astitva,' I needed actors who were good and committed and could portray the character's growth over a period of time -… — Mahesh Manjrekar Copy Share Image
It's quite liberating to have a director stand beside the camera and say: "Do this now, and do that now..." It's also… — James McAvoy Copy Share Image
Television theatre, as is implied in its name, should rely on adaptations of scripts written for the theatre. — Andrzej Wajda Copy Share Image
It is probable that television drama of high caliber and produced by first-rate artists will materially raise the level of dramatic taste… — David Sarnoff Copy Share Image
I've never been in jeopardy, but being an actor is a pretty shady place to be because you never know where your… — Kat Dennings Copy Share Image
I learn more about how to run a set teaching six-year-olds. You go into a classroom as a teacher, and the most… — Matthew Porterfield Copy Share Image
There are more things to worry about in the world than a messed-up audition. It's out of your hands. So often, it's… — Gregg Sulkin Copy Share Image
With 'Guardians,' I knew way from the start what the plan was on this one. The harder thing for some actors is… — Michael Rooker Copy Share Image
I'm not really looking for anything. I don't really have a dream role that I'd like to play. When I read a… — Lydia Wilson Copy Share Image
On stage I have to amplify some of my emotions with my back or make something a little bit more obvious because… — Francesca Hayward Copy Share Image
I knew I wanted to pursue a career in the theater the minute I graduated from college having not pursued it! So… — Nancy Allen Copy Share Image
Please just look at those Indonesian cities: Jakarta, Surabaya, Medan... are there any other cities on earth, of that size, with such… — Andre Vltchek Copy Share Image
I will carry on acting as long as I have breath and as long as I have energy and as long as… — Frank Langella Copy Share Image
As a writer, I haven't delved into dramatic writing. As an actor, I could always, even more so than comedy, do drama. — Jonah Hill Copy Share Image
I think digital. I think digital and I was terrified about it for a long time. But I think digital because it… — Fredrik Bond 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
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
The fact that I wound up doing television and film was just a thing that happened, but I was trained for the… — Martin Landau 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
