The cheap drama brings cause and effect, will power and action, once more into relation and gives a man the thrilling conviction… — Jane Addams Copy Share Image
Walter Matthau made all the big money and he was wonderful as Oscar Madison on the stage. You couldn't beat him. I… — Jack Klugman Copy Share Image
I did theater for fun, and I didn't really think it was anything serious. I met a lot of kids through it,… — David Lambert 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
I actually grew up seeing a lot of classical theater - a lot of Shakespeare - but I have such a passion… — Phillipa Soo Copy Share Image
The fantastic thing about the theatre is that it can make something be seen that's invisible, and that's where my interest in… — Sam Shepard Copy Share Image
I was lucky to get into drama school and become a professional actor. No-one ever mentioned the colour of my skin. It's… — David Harewood Copy Share Image
I think there will always be a particular generation of actors who... think that they're going to be replaced by robots. But… — Andy Serkis Copy Share Image
Actors are basically drag queens. People will tell you they act because they want to heal mankind or, you know, explore the… — Colin Firth Copy Share Image
In the theatre, there were plenty of people having sex all over the place - wanting to, and doing it quite successfully… — Roger Allam Copy Share Image
I'm very jealous of actors that swoop in for 20 days, and then swoop back out. When you're a director, you're on… — Francesca Gregorini Copy Share Image
For me, it's all I've wanted to do. I did local plays and productions, local theater groups and anything that involved it.… — Colin Morgan Copy Share Image
You have more creative freedom with writing, in certain ways, because you can create everything that happens. But, as an actor you… — John Francis Daley Copy Share Image
I let my youth be led by this want to be an actor, for good and bad. Regardless of whether your parents… — Naomi Ackie Copy Share Image
Being an actor is a religious calling because you've been given the ability, the gift to inspire humanity. Think about that on… — Sanford Meisner 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
“If you were born with the ability to change someone’s perspective or emotions, never waste that gift. It is one of the… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
You'd need to polish your skills as you only get one chance. In cinema, retakes are possible but in theatre, there are… — Asrani Copy Share Image
My mum put me in drama classes when I was about 14. I'd been going on about it for some time, so… — Naomi Watts Copy Share Image
I've taken [acting] class with Larry Moss, who's more kind of in the theater world, so he's really educated me about playwrights. — Eva Mendes Copy Share Image
I think the only thing I've got going for me as an actor specifically is the fact that I can change. — Rufus Sewell Copy Share Image
I really was a terrible actor. I did it for years in my twenties because it was like being at university again. — David Nicholls Copy Share Image
In Sweden, stardom is looked upon as phony. You walk to the theater every day like everybody else. — Lena Olin Copy Share Image
Uncle Junior is a criminal, which makes him a villain, so it makes people want to watch him. My whole life as… — Dominic Chianese Copy Share Image
Cricket is first and foremost a dramatic spectacle. It belongs with theatre, ballet, opera and the dance. — C. L. R. James 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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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