“the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet.” — Aristotle Copy Share Image
The hardest job an actor can do is all this pretend, all this screaming and being scared for your life. — Kirsten Dunst Copy Share Image
I don't really think it matters if you go into stage or TV as long as you do a bit of character… — Rose Leslie Copy Share Image
There are all kinds of films being made but I feel watching a film in a theatre is quite a family experience… — Kiku Sharda Copy Share Image
An actor's body should be full of emotions, whether it is happiness or sorrow, pain or joy, enraged or elated. — Sonny Chiba Copy Share Image
I think it's important for a filmmaker to know his actors, because you have to work so closely together and you have… — Udo Kier Copy Share Image
I've been given lots of great advice, in my life. As an actor, just being as honest and as present as you… — Rachel McAdams Copy Share Image
There's a tradition in British intellectual life of mocking any non-political force that gets involved in politics, especially within the sphere of… — Harold Pinter Copy Share Image
I suppose actors crave attention of some kind or they have suffered some form of arrested development and are still living in… — Hugh Laurie Copy Share Image
I've done some awful auditions, and I've really done some horrible work, but it forced me to flex those muscles, and that's… — Melanie Scrofano Copy Share Image
There is less pressure as a character actor. It generally means that you will be acting for all of your life, which… — Tim Roth Copy Share Image
I went to a theater arts school, so I'm interested in many different projects, whether it be film, television or even live… — Derek Hough Copy Share Image
I have a friend who says that roles choose you at the time that you need them most, and you have to… — Emma Stone Copy Share Image
When AI approximates Machine Intelligence, then many online and computer-run RPGs will move towards actual RPG activity. Nonetheless, that will not replace… — Gary Gygax 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 hear about actors being exterior actors and actors being instinctual actors and I always think it's crap. Anybody who knows anything… — Edward Norton Copy Share Image
Once I won the roles in 'Spender' and 'First Knight' it was much easier for everyone, me included, to get their heads… — Ralph Ineson Copy Share Image
I've been around where I knew other actors were going to steal the scene, and I don't compete with them. — Kevin Costner Copy Share Image
That's one of the great privileges, being an actor, is that someone pays you and sends you off to learn about something… — Joel Edgerton Copy Share Image
Simple formula for the actor: prove you're creative enough to get the job, sane enough to keep the job, and hungry enough… — Brooke Langton Copy Share Image
Kings had their clowns, the people their actors and musicians. Shakespeare was scheduled as a servant. It is thus that successful stupidity… — Robert Green Ingersoll Copy Share Image
As a kid, I was obsessed with Broadway cast recordings, and I would totally mimic and memorize every little choice that these… — Andrew Keenan-Bolger Copy Share Image
I would love to write something that I'm not in and just be in a rehearsal room as a writer. But I… — Cole Escola Copy Share Image
The critics suppose that it is easy to write a play. They aren't aware that writing a good play is difficult and… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
When I used to be on stage, I used to be out of breath; I couldn't walk that far. Now, I got… — Biz Markie Copy Share Image
My tendency to internalize emotion is probably why I'm an actor. I'm comfortable performing angrily but have such difficulty expressing anger in… — Dylan Gelulla Copy Share Image
In a drama, you generally have to be very faithful to the script and the storyline, and it all has to fit… — Sophie Rundle Copy Share Image
A long time ago when I was very little, I dreamed about being on stage. Some people told me I would never… — Lauren Potter Copy Share Image
It can be easy for an actor to go "Well I really have to do a lot" and then just saying "I… — Jonathan Nolan Copy Share Image
I have a sneaking suspicion that if there were a way to make movies without actors, George Lucas would do it. — Mark Hamill Copy Share Image
If you are a great guy off screen but you are a bad actor and are dishonest to your work, then I… — Varun Dhawan Copy Share Image
When you're writing for a TV show, what's great is that you always know what actor you're writing to. — Michael Brandt Copy Share Image
Actors don't hate acting. Most people don't hate acting! Whether you're a child mucking around with your friends or a grown up… — Liv Hewson Copy Share Image
You're not actually being a good actor all the time. But people refer to me as a good actor because they read… — Alexander Siddig Copy Share Image
There was a time when one couldn't dream of being an actor if they weren't well-connected or they weren't a star kid. — Barun Sobti Copy Share Image
I suppose I'm really interested in theatre that provides an intensity of experience on another level. — Simon McBurney Copy Share Image
I'd say that the No. 1 attribute you need as an actor is to be malleable. You need to be able to… — Jay Baruchel Copy Share Image
I think it's just growth, and development, timing. I've been fortunate to be around for a long time. Allowed me to get… — Morris Chestnut Copy Share Image
I don't banter with the audience, cause I don't have anything to say to them, and I'm not feeling any sense of… — Dan Bejar Copy Share Image
The more you perform and get out there, I guess the more practice you have at it and the better you are… — Kellie Pickler Copy Share Image
