For me, making a lot of dramas on one side it's a different sort of challenge, and on the other, it's not… — James Mangold Copy Share Image
It's always strange being a kid on the set, because you're treated like an equal when you're working. But then when you… — Natalie Portman Copy Share Image
And as an actor - or even as a person in the industry - if you're unwilling to change, you're just going… — Clint Howard Copy Share Image
It was a weird moment in my life and a weird experience [doing a theater]. It made me think, "Gee, I don't… — Jodie Foster Copy Share Image
I love actors. I love working with actors. I really enjoy the process. I love having those in-depth discussions about the interior… — Steve Antin Copy Share Image
As an actor, your focus is very finite. All you're worried about is your character and what you have to do, what… — Jason Priestley Copy Share Image
I loved movies growing up. I went to the movies with my uncle all the time. But being an actor? I didn't… — Christopher Abbott Copy Share Image
There's no truth in acting, it's all a trick, because you go on stage in front of sets, you're on film -… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
Dustin Hoffman said this one time, that if he hadn't made it as a film star, he would still be happy as… — Denis Leary Copy Share Image
When I was 16, I moved to Torrance, California to train at a more advanced studio, and by 19, I joined the… — Misty Copeland Copy Share Image
“What a lot of failed and mediocre actors do not realize, probably because it is ironic, is that the key to being… — Jack Freestone Copy Share Image
I think that there is a real beauty to the live aspect of the theater, and the working with a director for… — Karen Allen Copy Share Image
An interesting difference between new and experienced stage managers is that the new stage manager thinks of running the show as the… — Laurence Sterne Copy Share Image
Not to be offensive, not to be capricious, not to be arbitrary, not to be neurotic, not to be an actor outer,… — William Hurt Copy Share Image
I think knowing where you can generally fit is important, but the fun thing about being an actor is sometimes stretching beyond… — Laura Osnes Copy Share Image
'I Was There Too' talks to people who played non-starring roles in big movies. That means the likes of comedian Jimmy Pardo,… — David Hepworth Copy Share Image
I think when you're younger, as an actor you have much more of a notion that you are doing something to the… — Peter Riegert Copy Share Image
Edward Albee, the premier dark playwright of the American theater, would show up at rehearsal and quote his favorite lines from 'Auntie… — Bill Irwin Copy Share Image
It's difficult because nothing's preordained by plan and you can't control it. That's one of those joys and thrills and nerve-racking realities… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
I started doing documentaries in the first place because of the war. I always wanted to do feature films, and I studied… — Danis Tanovic Copy Share Image
I was preparing myself for the theater, and... I got a little job here and a job there, but it wasn't going… — James Earl Jones Copy Share Image
I start with the story, almost in the old campfire sense, and the story leads to both the characters, which actors should… — Donald E. Westlake Copy Share Image
Being an actor means asking people to look at you. I guess I accept that. But it's a profession in which the… — Ralph Fiennes Copy Share Image
When I used to do tours, I'd be anxious and nervous on the plane returning to New York. I now realize the… — Scott Bakula Copy Share Image
The hardest thing for me to do, and the best thing I've done and learned as an actor is to sacrifice being… — Jonah Hill Copy Share Image
Once we were on the set, we each did different kinds of work. I was doing more the technical stuff, the framing… — Vincent Paronnaud Copy Share Image
Plays are wonderfully different than short stories, first because it's a story that's on a stage, but there's a different sort of… — Amy Bloom Copy Share Image
Film is definitely a director's medium. They're responsible for the look and everything, and you're a part of that process as an… — Owen Wilson Copy Share Image
Today's generation likes stand-up comedies in which the performers give their take on a number of subjects. Some of them are a… — Ashok Saraf Copy Share Image
I think it would be really cool to see 'Enchanted' on Broadway - there's been discussion of it from time to time.… — Stephen Schwartz Copy Share Image
I've had a long association with the theater over the years but I had never produced a play and it was something… — Colin Callender Copy Share Image
A lot of the best acting training I had was in junior high and high school. We had very demanding directors and… — Jello Biafra Copy Share Image
I've always been a history buff. It was one of the few subjects at school that really, really caught me. I think… — Tom Mison Copy Share Image
Actors are not all there when it comes to things like relationships. The thing about us is we still greatly enjoy each… — Mark-Paul Gosselaar Copy Share Image
In theatres, you're kind of disconnected. Also, it's way too big for the likes of me. Unless you're Robin Williams or someone… — Norm MacDonald Copy Share Image
I'd just sort of gravitated toward the arts, and I had always loved music and really loved theater, even though I didn't… — Patty Jenkins Copy Share Image
I have always felt it a great privilege to be in the theater, and I am grateful to all the playwrights who… — Alfred Lunt Copy Share Image
It used to be that film stars didn't want to do TV, and actors weren't singing, and singers weren't acting. Everybody's kind… — Tika Sumpter Copy Share Image
I've been acting since I was a little kid. It was my escape from my day which had to do with a… — Daphne Zuniga Copy Share Image
Just because my dad has been an actor, I will never say no to an opportunity to act. My dad has never… — Ananya Panday Copy Share Image
![“It was a weird moment in my life and a weird experience [doing a theater]. It made me think, "Gee, I don't know if I ever want to do this again." And I love theater. I love going. I love the experience of theater. But I am not sure it's for me.” quote by Jodie Foster](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/3d0/jodie-foster-2055_ifs_it-was-a-weird-moment-in-my-life-and-a-w_926828.jpg)
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