My first real acting gig was probably playing Mamillius in my mother's 'Winter's Tale.' My mom and dad are both in theater,… — Logan Marshall-Green Copy Share Image
I love theater. I think theater, when its done right, is the best, like a religious experience. When it is done badly,… — John Leguizamo Copy Share Image
I don't need a critic to tell me I'm an actor. I make my own way. Nobody's my boss. Nobody's ever been… — Kirk Douglas Copy Share Image
You ask my advice about acting? Speak clearly, don't bump into the furniture and if you must have motivation, think of your… — Noel Coward Copy Share Image
My goal was always to be recognized as a good actor but no one was interested in that, simply because society just… — Jude Law Copy Share Image
Why should we change on stage? We're not trying to be something big and fancy, it's just us, doing what we do,… — Clancy Brown Copy Share Image
There's a very small group of elite actresses who are my age, who people want to work with. It's not easy to… — Amanda Peet Copy Share Image
I like to give the actors freedom to take what we have on the page and improve on it. And they do… — Denis Leary Copy Share Image
In high school, theater was all I ever wanted to do. I didn't see that I was going to set it aside… — Mare Winningham Copy Share Image
You can work really hard on your physicality, on your craft, on the films you do. You can choose the best of… — Abhishek Bachchan Copy Share Image
Theater is the most enriching and thrilling thing to do as an actor. It trumps movies and all that other stuff. People… — Paul Rudd Copy Share Image
When I was a model, I met someone. I don't want to name the person. But things did not go well. I… — Jasmin Bhasin Copy Share Image
The secrets that the characters hold are held back from the audience, and that's such a delight to hold onto. When you're… — Tom Hughes Copy Share Image
I love being part of a group who tells stories, whether it be in the theater or in cinema, and I love… — Jeremy Irons Copy Share Image
With the type of actor I am, which includes really diving into a role and making it as real as possible, there's… — Michael Eklund Copy Share Image
The truth of the matter is, every film is imperfect. It's the nature of the beast. One of the things that people… — Stephen Daldry Copy Share Image
I went to an arts high school and was surrounded by drama students who dreamed of working in the industry. I almost… — Hunter Schafer Copy Share Image
Lot of the scripts I've been in with other non-white actors haven't been great. Lot of non-white actors ain't all that great. — Wesley Snipes Copy Share Image
I learned so much from my life as an actor, as a kid actor through being an adult actor, and then becoming… — Pamela Adlon Copy Share Image
At this point in my career, I can stand shoulder to shoulder with an actor my age who has chosen to do… — Frank Langella Copy Share Image
I took opportunities, big or small, to show that I was a constant professional. I feel like the Sam Jackson of network… — Jaleel White Copy Share Image
When you work with actors, what you're hoping to absorb is good ways to be an actor as opposed to how to… — Domhnall Gleeson Copy Share Image
There was never anything else I wanted to pursue. It was always theater, and movies are a fairly new thing. — Ben Platt Copy Share Image
I thought I could see how standup worked. I never thought of being an actor - or anything else, really - but… — Julian Barratt Copy Share Image
A film set is very casual. If there is a senior actor, by the end of it, you end up joking with… — Ayesha Takia Copy Share Image
People often ask me whether I prefer theater or film, and the answer is that I prefer the one I'm not doing:… — Helen Mirren Copy Share Image
Working with amazing people, you continue to learn and develop yourself, as an actor and as a person. — Josh Hutcherson Copy Share Image
Sometimes as an actor you're struggling to make things work. That was never the case for me with [Big Little Lies script].… — Nicole Kidman Copy Share Image
I think good comedy is a commitment to the absurd in that the situation for the actors should be virtually played like… — Peter Billingsley Copy Share Image
I was definitely acutely aware, the transition of being seen as a child actor to being taken seriously as an adult actor.… — Malcolm-Jamal Warner Copy Share Image
I'm still interested in perfecting whatever talents I have and continuing to grow as an actor and continuing to be useful to… — Harrison Ford Copy Share Image
Maybe that's my lot in life as an actor, to be the guy who gets crapped on everywhere he goes. Oh God. — Rider Strong Copy Share Image
I'm not one of these actors who can make a bad script good. Some actors, a script can be terrible, and they… — Eddie Marsan Copy Share Image
One of the exciting and enjoyable aspects of acting is being in the environment with another actor. — Dominic Cooper Copy Share Image
I grew up very comfortable in this bizarre, circus-like existence, but, as comfortable as I was, I was also aware of the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
My playground was the theatre. I'd sit and watch my mother pretend for a living. As a young girl, that's pretty seductive. — Gwyneth Paltrow Copy Share Image
All actors bring something unexpected to the role because they have to translate what's on the page and make a real character… — Joe Johnston Copy Share Image
I'm trained in musical theatre and 'Pitch Perfect' is the first movie where I get to really belt out. I beat Adele… — Rebel Wilson Copy Share Image
I find dipping one's toe into all of these people's lives is one of the major exciting points of being an actor.… — Rupert Friend Copy Share Image
I'm an extrovert, I like to gesticulate and talk loud and stuff, and the theater is easy for me. — Jamie Campbell Bower Copy Share Image
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