“I have absolutely no histrionic talent, none at all, a constitutional handicap in almost all undertakings of life;but then, after all, plenty… — Anthony Powell Copy Share Image
We always try to leave room for the actors to come in and make discoveries on set, in their interpretation of the… — Mike Flanagan Copy Share Image
I like the idea of conceiving a show and putting on a show, and especially when I got to the place where… — Bo Burnham Copy Share Image
I would not want to do one-episode television - that's just a brief encounter with your audience. The arc takes the actor… — Jerry Lewis Copy Share Image
What I really like seeing from the stage is people having their own moments, when people are doing some performance of their… — Florence Welch Copy Share Image
I'm not one of those actors who wants to live in some kind of dark character and wants to live in the… — Steven Pasquale Copy Share Image
The work for the actor is always the same. We're looking for a human being. We're looking for believable human behavior. — Ann Dowd Copy Share Image
I'm such a theater geek. Most of my friends are in this community, and it's really important for me to keep doing… — Ari Graynor Copy Share Image
I've always been drawn to stories and telling them; whether it was through being a part of theater when I was a… — Ellen Page Copy Share Image
When you audition for shows in Hollywood, you go in, you do your scene, maybe you get an adjustment. It's sort of… — Ben Feldman Copy Share Image
I definitely wanted to be an actor. I didn't want to be on TV, I didn't want to be famous, I didn't… — Lauren Graham Copy Share Image
I have to say: We were looking at all of Native American actors, who mostly all work under one casting director. And… — Kelly Reichardt Copy Share Image
Whatever I do, it's crucial to me that I give it 100 per cent. It doesn't matter if it's a short film,… — Ewen Bremner Copy Share Image
My mother asks when I will do some theatre, and there is something about getting your 15 minute call. That is what… — Jonas Armstrong Copy Share Image
Working on a set and working with actors, that's all the same. The moment you're doing it and you're in the moment,… — Matthijs van Heijningen, Jr Copy Share Image
Comedy people are always present because they're always looking for the funniest version of whatever the line is. Sometimes theater people, where… — Chris O'Dowd Copy Share Image
You learn a lot about acting and being physical and being on stage, but there is technical stuff on camera that you… — Finn Wittrock Copy Share Image
As an actor playing a character, I can't come in with my judgement, or else I can't play it honestly. My judgement… — Thomas Sadoski Copy Share Image
There's a constant flow of child actors. It's kind of funny to watch the new crew come through. I think, You poor… — Tina Yothers Copy Share Image
Being an actor is easy, just picture someone in a room and you outside waiting for your cue to go in. Elliot… — George Burns Copy Share Image
I have two trifling ambitions in the theater: to make a lot of people laugh and to make a lot of money. — Jean Kerr Copy Share Image
I'm so uncomfortable, especially in emotional situations, having to say sentences that don't feel right. As an actor - or really, as… — Franka Potente Copy Share Image
You have so much freedom as an actor in your character's choices, and I really learned to take advantage of that. — Kathryn Newton Copy Share Image
I love bad movies, whereas going to the theater for me is a painful experience. I think it's really hard to sit… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
I wanted to be an actor, and when that day happened that was sort of like the end. Now let it take… — Bryan Brown Copy Share Image
As an actor, I feel there isn't much to explore on TV. So, if I get better work as a host, why… — Rithvik Dhanjani Copy Share Image
I've always been good at accents and different types of theatre, and I don't have a snobbery about popular stuff. As you're… — Jason Watkins Copy Share Image
It's the only time that I'm ever nervous on stage, is when we're doing live TV. Especially an awards show, because I… — Jason Aldean Copy Share Image
My parents were so proud when I got a scholarship to go to theatre school - it was unheard of that a… — Brian Blessed Copy Share Image
I've obviously always been aware of actor-oriented films, being an actor. Altman and Cassavetes were really strong. And then I realized their… — John Cameron Mitchell Copy Share Image
I was in theater when I was in elementary, middle school and high school. I didn't know it would be an actual… — Katie Cassidy Copy Share Image
I wrote a play for Miu Miu called 'The Moment Is the Present, That's Why It's Called a Gift.' Instead of doing… — Abi Morgan Copy Share Image
However good a communicator a director is, unless they've been actors, it's just not the same as the shorthand you get with… — Colin Firth Copy Share Image
Some things can be hidden on TV with the help of cameras but in theatre, you are seen live by the audience,… — Rohini Hattangadi Copy Share Image
I think I am looking as an actor to find ways to push myself into places I haven't been before as a… — Brit Marling Copy Share Image
I've always written for actors, and if you want to write for good actors, you have to write parts that are surprising,… — Peter Hedges Copy Share Image
I don't really believe that all theater needs to be filmed - for some things, the special part of live theater is… — Marielle Heller Copy Share Image
If you're an actor, always be true to your character. If you are not an actor, have character and always be true… — Robert De Niro Copy Share Image
I didn't really know exactly the point where I wanted to be an actor. But I know at this point, because I… — Rory Cochrane Copy Share Image
I would love to work on Broadway, but I don't know that it would manifest itself in musical theater… I have terrible… — Scarlett Johansson Copy Share Image
