Towns are full of people, houses full of tenants, hotels full of guests, trains full of travelers, cafés full of customers, parks… — Jose Ortega y Gasset Copy Share Image
Many actors have protested about mobile phones going off in theatres, but the real menace now is people texting during a show.… — Simon Callow Copy Share Image
Theatre outings are my favourite thing to spend money on. The most influential play I saw was Bent, which starred Ian McKellen.… — Dawn French Copy Share Image
I like television medium because it feels like we're doing a play, and I learned how to act in theater school, so… — Judy Greer Copy Share Image
My mother told me I was begging her to be an actor when I was four. My father and my grandfather saw… — Giovanni Ribisi Copy Share Image
As I've always said, preproduction is so important. When you cast the actors, you've done much of the work. Now, you may… — Robert Wise Copy Share Image
There are plenty of other actors who are wonderful that just don't work in a way that I work, or our methods… — Joe Mantello Copy Share Image
In the theatre, because you're all looking at the same thing in the same space, consciousness is no longer individual. There is… — Simon McBurney Copy Share Image
If we'd lived in England or America we'd have told stories abut our lives and nobody would have called it protest theatre.… — John Kani Copy Share Image
Coming from sitcom television and coming from music you burn up every single second. You don't leave anything there. You burn it… — Will Smith Copy Share Image
My biggest ambition when I was younger was to appear on stage at what was then Nimrod, which is the theatre where… — David Wenham Copy Share Image
The actor should not play a part. Like the Aeolian harps that used to be hung in the trees to be played… — Alla Nazimova Copy Share Image
I'm trained as an actor for the stage - classically trained, believe it or not - and I worked closely with Stella… — Michael Richards Copy Share Image
Performance is made in the editing room, and I've come to see the truth in that - the idea that they say… — Ralph Fiennes Copy Share Image
As a director, I have to do everything. As an actor, I'm just worried about one role, that's it. As a director,… — Tasha Smith Copy Share Image
Each medium has its own beauty and way of working. While television offers immense reach and long-running shows, films are shorter and… — Gautam Rode Copy Share Image
My first kiss was onscreen. My character learned to drive before I did, so when they asked me to hit the mark… — Kellie Martin Copy Share Image
I've learned how to be a better performer on stage and interact with the fans, make it feel like a collective experience… — Maren Morris Copy Share Image
I felt it was really important to come here to see what was happening in New York. So, I came to see… — Babette Mangolte Copy Share Image
The truth is that I've always wanted to be an actor, ever since I was a child. I used to see these… — Randeep Hooda Copy Share Image
Most actors try to do as many different things as possible. I like the encouragement I get from doing new things. I… — Joanne Whalley Copy Share Image
Once I had started film, I suddenly said, 'Wow, I love it.' I moved there from New York. But I've always gone… — Jack Lemmon Copy Share Image
Our job, as actors, is to just try to be as accurate and as mindful of what the audience is going through… — Jason Bateman Copy Share Image
I don't ever want to be pigeonholed, especially being an actor of color. The goal is to get to where you get… — Da'Vine Joy Randolph Copy Share Image
I played Thersites and I remember we were also doing some places out of town before starting our run at The Old… — Matt Lucas Copy Share Image
Everyone has a different path. I knew no one in the acting industry growing up. I never did a play until college.… — Peter Facinelli Copy Share Image
I'd been wanting to work with James McAvoy since I was in drama school. I suppose there are parallels in that we're… — Emun Elliott Copy Share Image
I had to leave school at 14 because my father got injured in the mines and I had to support my family.… — Brian Blessed Copy Share Image
I prefer ensemble casts, but with games like 'Resident Evil 6,' where there's just so much dialogue and recording mo-cap, or with… — Matthew Mercer Copy Share Image
Im now projecting my career in a totally different direction. I am going to work less-way less. And I want to work… — Antonio Banderas Copy Share Image
I would like to be able to be both a film actor and a stage actor - to be an American actor… — John Glover Copy Share Image
Look, when people came after me for doing 'Indecent Proposal' or 'Disclosure,' I thought, 'Ridiculous.' These people are trying to limit me… — Demi Moore Copy Share Image
The development process is not that simple... When I started working at Fox in '92, the company had decided that dramas were… — Dana Walden Copy Share Image
I like to do realistic films as well as sensible humourous subjects, just because I think these films are only capable to… — Biju Menon Copy Share Image
It's mainly about working hard and proving to people you're serious about it, and stretching yourself and learning. The mistake a lot… — Daniel Radcliffe Copy Share Image
There's a whole generation growing up thinking you shouldn't seek knowledge for its own sake, and that theatre and art and books… — Jeanette Winterson Copy Share Image
I remember at 16 years old, growing up in Queens, we were punks, but hey, when we went to the theater, we… — James Caan Copy Share Image
No wonder all the great comedians had such destructive private lives. ... After you get the audience into that kind of frenzy,… — Margaret Cho Copy Share Image
“Affect detection. First, a person must detect a change in the emotional disposition of someone else. In the behavioral sciences, “affect” means… — John Medina Copy Share Image
Being an actor is a lot more involved than many people realize; there are hundreds of ways to play any character. Even… — Conan Stevens Copy Share Image
