I almost failed one drama course. All the actors talked in phony accents. It shocked me. I went out for track instead. — Jason Robards Copy Share Image
The theatre, for all its artifices, depicts life in a sense more truly than history, because the medium has a kindred movement… — George Santayana Copy Share Image
In terms of jobs, I'm an actor. There's gotta' be depth there. I'd never say yes to something just to play the… — Bill Skarsgard Copy Share Image
Once you've been booked, people in Hollywood say, 'Oh he must be good.' All the while you're the same actor. — Joel McHale Copy Share Image
I mean, I've always had scattered interests, but I never went on stage to get an agent or anything like that — Todd Barry Copy Share Image
As an actor you can't build up proper relationships with the people you work with, because after six months, you're done. — Dakota Blue Richards Copy Share Image
I have a career I am proud of as a child actor. I'm not running away from it or embarassed with anything… — Ricky Schroder Copy Share Image
When I was a kid of six or seven, I used to get up on the stove woodpile for a stage and… — Jerry Reed Copy Share Image
I used to do lots of independent films and for a while I was very content living in New York City and… — Jared Harris Copy Share Image
You go to a theater, you're in a darkened room, and you watch someone that you don't really know how many children… — Adrien Brody Copy Share Image
“And oh, heaven - the crowded playhouse, the stench of perfume upon heated bodies, the silly laughter and the clatter, the party… — Daphne du Maurier Copy Share Image
For me, it is about creating a career - I'm very interested in the sports side and want to continue to do… — Brian Baumgartner Copy Share Image
Acting was something I did growing up. I never it took it too seriously; it was just one of those things I… — Stephen Colletti Copy Share Image
I struggle quite a lot in rehearsals, partly because I'm shy, partly because I still don't really understand the work that actors… — Jack Thorne Copy Share Image
Because I produce a comedy festival and because I write and all of that stuff, I've seen the relationship that actors can… — Janet Varney Copy Share Image
The worst thing for an actor is to be stuck in one kind of thing. But if you're not in people's faces… — Joanne Whalley Copy Share Image
I love movies. That's still my favorite form of escape, and I usually end up going alone. I love to go and… — Douglas Booth Copy Share Image
Anyone can go out on stage and start beating people over the head with rubber chickens. That'll get people's attention. — Sam Kinison Copy Share Image
The difference between an actor and a star is the budget and the overall presentation of a film. — Nawazuddin Siddiqui Copy Share Image
I was doing musical theatre 'til I was, like, 17, and then I started realising I could use my voice in a… — Anne-Marie Copy Share Image
The best conversation with Stanley Kubrick is a silent one: you sit in a theatre and watch his films and you learn… — Peter Weir Copy Share Image
My mom was a great influence on my life. A real encourager in terms of acting because she was an avid reader… — Al Pacino Copy Share Image
It is brilliant going to the theatre and being forced to sit and listen and think about life. It can be almost… — Emily Mortimer Copy Share Image
Oh yes. I'm an actor, so I just learn my lines, and show up and do it. I gave it a little… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
A lot of shows are more script-driven, like a prose script. As an actor, you never see a storyboard. — Tom Kenny Copy Share Image
I like to think of myself as a fairly educated human being, but I'm a very uneducated actor when it comes to… — Shailene Woodley Copy Share Image
I can't think of a better bonding experience than to be able to sit on stage and to watch your fellow performers… — Jonathan Groff Copy Share Image
People say they don't see it but when I was little in junior college, I was a drama queen. I just demanded… — Cordarrelle Patterson Copy Share Image
In high school, I would classify myself as a theatre nerd. Always studying, reading and attending plays! — Meaghan Jette Martin Copy Share Image
I love working with actors who will just go, 'Oh O.K., let's try it and see where it goes,' and 'Let's see… — George C. Wolfe Copy Share Image
When you are a character actor they trust you will go in and give them a full character and leave. — Vincent D'Onofrio Copy Share Image
I have to say, speaking from experience, just because an actor starts out in a role in the workshop, they won't necessarily… — Megan Hilty Copy Share Image
I'm a practical actor and work keeps me occupied. It takes care of my bills, so there are many reasons for which… — Arbaaz Khan Copy Share Image
With supporting roles, you just want really good actors that can make it bigger than what's there. — Andrew Haigh Copy Share Image
Theatre is, at its roots, some very brave people mutually consenting to a make believe world, with nothing but language to rest… — Sarah Ruhl Copy Share Image
“The theatre is an attack on mankind carried on by magic: to victimize an audience every night, to make them laugh and… — Iris Murdoch Copy Share Image
I have boxes full of stuff. Most actors do have a trunk full of stuff, paintings or scripts. It never comes to… — Christopher Walken Copy Share Image
As an actor, you really want to resonate with your audience. I played a character on Oz and people still approach me… — Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Copy Share Image
Growing up in Malaysia and England, there wasn't an obvious route into the comics world, so my creative energy went into theatre… — Arvind Ethan David Copy Share Image
The film business is absurd. Stars don't last very long. It's much more interesting to be a proper actor. — Tom Courtenay Copy Share Image
