“--and yet, whenever he started with the questions I froze stiff, as if I'd been pushed onstage in a play where I… — Donna Tartt Copy Share Image
Theatres, along with the likes of the Ulster Orchestra, for example, are the cultural heartbeats of our towns and cities, and without… — James Nesbitt Copy Share Image
Every generous action loves the public view; yet no theatre for virtue is equal to a consciousness of it. — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
If it's the theatre and the stage that really interests you, you should work on your voice, develop its range and flexibility… — Rosemary Harris Copy Share Image
I think you can be terribly overexposed. I've been always very careful in my career to do theatre; it takes you out… — Denholm Elliott Copy Share Image
I've always wanted to do non-comedies. I've always done dramas, comedies, music, and I always like to bop around and do different… — Frank Oz Copy Share Image
A director must push his actors to the utmost limit to get everything possible out of each scene - without being corny… — William Wyler Copy Share Image
If you are worried about what people think of you, you should go into politics. Real actors take chances. — Rob Lowe Copy Share Image
I usually go with roles that I find entertaining. But every once in a while, there comes along a film that has… — Boman Irani Copy Share Image
As an actor you get categorized by other people, but it's not like I arrange myself into comedy mode or serious mode.… — Sophie Thompson Copy Share Image
If you're a young person who wants to become an actor, it's really important to walk into a casting room with a… — Kenny Ortega Copy Share Image
When I first started working in... television, for instance, I didn't know that people who write for television generally choose one: either… — Cord Jefferson Copy Share Image
I think somewhere in the '90s, it started to shift, and you started to see a lot of film and television actors… — Zachary Quinto Copy Share Image
I think there's an attitude these days that you can go straight from a studio to the stage, and it isn't really… — Rag'n'Bone Man Copy Share Image
Any athlete or any actor who's preparing for a long time to step on a stage or step on a field or… — Dwayne Johnson Copy Share Image
When actors get pigeonholed, that's their own doing to a large degree. Because if you do something that people like, obviously they're… — John Larroquette Copy Share Image
The industry has to have the audience in order to make these films. So it's a serious thing - how do you… — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
Actually, I failed drama in high school because of nerves. I wasnt able to memorize the words. I had complete stage fright. — Constance Marie Copy Share Image
“His only part in the story: to observe and remember the chain of events. Not all of us will be cast in… — Emily St. John Mandel Copy Share Image
I am always excited to be an actor. If I wasn't, I would be acting, and the audience wouldn't watch me. — Varun Dhawan Copy Share Image
In film, movies schedules are based on three things: actors availabilities, when are sets being built, when you can rent the place… — Kevin Spacey Copy Share Image
Usually, I'm the kind of actor where you show me once or twice, I can do it. I don't do it creatively,… — James Cromwell Copy Share Image
I've grown as an actor. I am more confident within my art form. I have also grown as a person. I am… — Alex Sharp Copy Share Image
I didn't know what the path was that I wanted to be as an actor, to be honest. I've been doing a… — Guy Pearce Copy Share Image
Working on a film, you don't get time to develop rivalries, but the theatre is like a little village, and the differences… — Ron Moody Copy Share Image
I think there are some people who are just kind of born to create drama and then capitalise on it. — Eddie Cibrian Copy Share Image
Acted drama requires surrender of one's self, sympathetic absorption in the play as it develops. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I try not to have high expectations of people because it just sets you up for disappointment, but it's great to work… — Famke Janssen Copy Share Image
I honestly think I'm just an actor. It doesn't matter the medium. I can go on stage and be happy, I can… — Michael Ealy Copy Share Image
My best stuff as a teacher was always to find the problems within each individual actor, and I'll suggest things that I… — Martin Landau Copy Share Image
I want to be able to follow the example of those extraordinary British actresses who move effortlessly from film to TV to… — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
Oscar De La Hoya and Bernard Hopkins is an event where actors and actresses will come out, and I give all credit… — Bernard Hopkins Copy Share Image
Acting is all about big hair and funny props... All the great actors knew it. Olivier knew it, Brando knew it. — Harold Ramis Copy Share Image
I have always added dance to my productions. When I was directing theatre, I added dance sequences where they didn't exist in… — Valerie Weiss Copy Share Image
When I was child, I was intoxicated by celebrities, showbiz and theatre, but from a child's perspective, where they seem far away. — Billy Eichner Copy Share Image
What appealed to me about the whole production is how big it is. I don't do musicals because I don't sing very… — Jeremy Sisto Copy Share Image
I was born and raised in Las Vegas, and then I left there to go to the University of Evansville where I… — Rutina Wesley Copy Share Image
They say that wrestlers are actors, and they couldn't be more wrong. The truth is wrestling and acting could not be more… — Roddy Piper Copy Share Image
Some actors go, 'Bing!' and suddenly they're being paid huge sums. Me, I seem to get screwed every time. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
My job as an actor is to serve the script. If I'm looking at it as to see what the best character… — Frank Grillo Copy Share Image