When you're a young actor, there's this pressure to rush. But I hope to be doing this into my sixties and seventies,… — Felicity Jones Copy Share Image
It's fun to look at people that are so good at acting that aren't actors, like David Bowie creating a mystique about… — Val Kilmer Copy Share Image
“The Players are gentlemen,” he’d intoned, “pretending to be actors. The Lambs are actors, pretending to be gentlemen. And the Friars—the Friars… — Lawrence Block Copy Share Image
Work is good when people are responsible, and in low-budget movies a lot of the actors don't want to be there. They're… — Sean Young Copy Share Image
No actor who's any good can say truthfully to themselves, 'Yeah, I'm good; I've got this sorted.' — Gabriel Byrne Copy Share Image
The stage is like a cage of light. People are no longer afraid of you - they are the ones out there… — Gerard Depardieu Copy Share Image
Having talent is like having blue eyes. You don't admire a man for the colour of his eyes. I admire a man… — Anthony Quinn Copy Share Image
Performing on stage is addictive. The adrenaline rush is exhilarating. When I stop touring for a couple weeks, I get antsy. — Tom Green Copy Share Image
“If you're going to be a fucking rock star go be one. People don't want to see the guy next door on… — Lemmy Kilmister Copy Share Image
I like the idea of going to university and studying. I didn't do it because it was a back-up plan. In some… — Yasmin Paige Copy Share Image
To this day, to this very day, except for television, I've never had a writer. Anything I've ever done on the stage,… — Don Rickles Copy Share Image
Well, actors get very frustrated with giving control to other people. They have their own ideas and wants for their characters. Warren… — Alec Baldwin Copy Share Image
There is always a sacred hour in the theatre - after rehearsals and before performances, in the afternoon, between three and five… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
I open with a clock striking, to beget an awful attention in the audience - it also marks the time, which is… — Richard Brinsley Sheridan Copy Share Image
I can change the arrangements on stage while I am playing or singing, doing signs to the musicians to change things because… — Rokia Traore Copy Share Image
One of the things I love about the theater is that no one can tell you to stop. Once you're onstage, it's… — Carey Mulligan Copy Share Image
All actors have their own unique path when it comes to the development of their training and careers. — Cynthia Addai-Robinson Copy Share Image
Acting gets into your blood, after so many years, and I just always like revisiting it. It's fun to meet new people… — Clint Eastwood Copy Share Image
“Show me a beautiful man whose heart trembles behind the scene of a theatre, and I shall love him forever.” — Sofía Navarro Copy Share Image
I did musical theatre for about four years. One time, I did six shows in one year whilst juggling school. — Sam Smith Copy Share Image
When someone comes forward and is an individual, such as a Lady Gaga or a Katy Perry, people respond to them because… — Brad Goreski Copy Share Image
I'm a real people person and I'm very sensitive, and I've just noticed how other actors that I've worked with, as an… — Courteney Cox Copy Share Image
I had spent my entire career not wanting to talk about weight, not wanting to deal with it, wanting to be an… — Sara Rue Copy Share Image
The reason actors, artists, writers have agents is because we'll do it for nothing. That's a basic fact - you gotta do… — Morgan Freeman Copy Share Image
You work with stand-up comedians or you work with somebody in theater, you work with somebody from 'Star Search' or 'Survivor' or… — Steve Zahn Copy Share Image
I always need a reason to do something on stage, for me. I am not judging anyone: there is not a good… — Stromae Copy Share Image
I know my responsibilities as an actor and am aware that it is equally important to promote my films as to act… — Radhika Pandit Copy Share Image
You should always ask for a refund at the theatre, apart from my shows, of course, where I won't be handing out… — Joe Lycett Copy Share Image
My advice has always been to study the craft of acting if you want to be an actor. There are many great… — Peter Facinelli Copy Share Image
Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think… — Asia Argento Copy Share Image
The life of an action star is very short. I want to be an actor like Robert De Niro , like Dustin… — Jackie Chan Copy Share Image
I'm a fool for a good role in a creative piece where there are really such talented writers and wonderful actors. — Sissy Spacek Copy Share Image
We don't have a lot of men on stage doing flamboyant or theatrical. We have a lot of female pop stars doing… — Adam Lambert Copy Share Image
Directing is more comfortable for me because, as an actor, there's always something inherently false. Because I'm not that person. — Forest Whitaker Copy Share Image
All an actor has, I think, is their heart, really,...that's the place you go for your inspiration. If my heart wasn't filled… — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
I graduated college, my degree is in theatre, so I went to Chicago and tried to get into the theatre scene up… — Christopher Daniels Copy Share Image
When I moved to New York City in 1965, I wanted to be in theater. I was following my Ethel Barrymore dream.… — Bette Midler Copy Share Image
I've been training as an actor for six years. Nobody goes to acting school for six years. I mean, the college course… — LL Cool J Copy Share Image
To be a good actor, you have to be very smart. But to be a great actor, you also have to have… — Lena Olin Copy Share Image
[Marlon] Brando's a giant on every level. When he acts it's as if he landed from another planet. A planet where they… — Al Pacino Copy Share Image