I was a huge theater geek growing up, and that was not the easiest thing in the world, especially growing up in… — Johnny Galecki Copy Share Image
I think that almost every scene was an exploration - it was never going to be just what’s on the page. So… — Oren Moverman Copy Share Image
The main key for me is to always find the truth of the character, and to find where that is and stay… — David Morrissey Copy Share Image
I was always a closet lover of acting. My mom was very practical. She never, ever restricted our dreams, always told us… — Octavia Spencer Copy Share Image
“What happened was that sometimes I was, from a young age, put in the theater to watch movies because they kept me… — Donald Richie Copy Share Image
I write what I like to read, and I enjoy love triangles in YA and adult fiction - not to mention in… — Kresley Cole Copy Share Image
Direction is closest to my heart. I may run out of work as an actor as I get older, but I can… — Rakshit Shetty Copy Share Image
Some actors might just do one thing, and another actor does another thing. I do an awful lot of preparation with the… — Michael Fassbender Copy Share Image
There's something to play if there's conflict going on. Whatever that conflict is, that's where drama is; if the character is grappling… — Clive Owen Copy Share Image
“That’s the life. That’s why talent alone doesn’t cut it. If you want to be a successful actor, mental toughness is essential.… — Bryan Cranston Copy Share Image
I certainly never pictured myself even attending the Academy Awards, much less winning at 56. I very, very happily settled into a… — Mark Rylance Copy Share Image
Having a persona people recognize, it's the thing that probably gets you paid the most - but it's also the thing that… — Robert Pattinson Copy Share Image
I think it's a great thing that women went out in droves to see Sex and the City movie. I think it's… — Debra Winger Copy Share Image
I can't suddenly say that because I am acting opposite Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, and Varun Dhawan... I should get the same… — Taapsee Pannu Copy Share Image
Never stand still. Only stand still enough to learn, and once you stop learning in that stance, move off. Always keep yourself… — Ed Asner Copy Share Image
I've always wanted to do theater in Chicago. Chicago is a big theater town-and, in some ways, I think this city is… — Jeffrey Donovan Copy Share Image
In England, there is this tradition of the upper classes going to very expensive drama schools and then going on having careers.… — Kaya Scodelario Copy Share Image
There's a dance that happens with you and that's why I really like doing it with stunt men, because they know how… — Channing Tatum Copy Share Image
I think the point to be understood is that we're all different. I've never been a fan of theories of acting. I… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
I think it's a real danger, as an actor, when you try to make some statement through your career about what the… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
Any kind of grieving that is not allowed causes a break. In our culture, grieving in public is not encouraged, but in… — Alice Ripley Copy Share Image
It's hard to kind of marry your personal life with the theater. It always works so well for my life, and then… — Miriam Shor Copy Share Image
Music has the power of producing a certain effect on the moral character of the soul, and if it has the power… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
To be honest with you, there's nothing that bores me more than sitting around with a bunch of actors talking shop. I… — Matt Dillon Copy Share Image
With everything I've done from "Jackie Brown" on, I got really into really writing more prose in the - in what you're… — Quentin Tarantino Copy Share Image
“I am without any doubt whatever a NON-actor. For a start, the gushing pretension of would-be actors puts me off. Ergo ego.… — Aidan Chambers Copy Share Image
I never really planned on making action films. It just kind of happened. I've focused primarily on acting and developing characters, but… — Wesley Snipes Copy Share Image
When you watch one person on stage trying to surmount their fate only in that very action to embody it, it's called… — Timothy Morton Copy Share Image
I want to make activism a bigger part of my life, while hopefully maintaining the opportunity to help out causes that I… — Ellen Page Copy Share Image
There's a very fine line between underacting and not acting at all. And not acting is what a lot of actors are… — Joan Blondell Copy Share Image
If I had done some of the movies that I was offered as an actor - and very good movies, by the… — Warren Beatty Copy Share Image
Never lose yourself on the stage. Always act in your own person, as an artist. The moment you lose yourself on the… — Constantin Stanislavski Copy Share Image
It's always a risky business inviting somebody on stage. You never know what they're going to do. I try to avoid letting… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
I grew up in the middle of dairy country in Wisconsin, about as far from any major metropolitan area as you can… — David Wroblewski Copy Share Image
I think as actors we need to close read scripts and we need to fully understand the intricacies of dialogue as well… — Masiela Lusha Copy Share Image
I see a lot of actors for whom life becomes one big schedule. I guess I try to be more sensitive to… — Gerard Butler Copy Share Image
It's very much a character-based play. Conor's writing is almost musical and paints pictures at the same time. It's a joy as… — Sean Mahon Copy Share Image
I was about 14 when I started with a theater group; it was like a stage group on the weekends alongside school.… — Imogen Poots Copy Share Image
I fired a bunch of people and kind of went back to my roots. I fired my agent - I had this… — Matthew Lillard Copy Share Image
What I try to do is make sure that the directors I'm working with are on the same page and want to… — George Clooney Copy Share Image
