I did a run of a play over the summer in a really tiny theater in New York and that was rejuvenating… — Julia Stiles Copy Share Image
The theatre at my school was awesome. It was a 1,400-seat auditorium, so, being in that auditorium at 17, and having, like,… — Rutina Wesley Copy Share Image
If I end my career tomorrow, I want to be thought of as an actor. I don't want them saying, 'Oh, he's… — Wesley Snipes Copy Share Image
In politics, it's very theatrical. There's a lot of stage craft. The campaign is trying to tell a story that they want… — Beau Willimon Copy Share Image
“The projector's beam lay warm on Walt's neck, and he knew they'd all been plucked from danger and love, from another time,… — Alan Heathcock Copy Share Image
I had to turn down films and plays because I had a job, and I could not take up better job offers… — Pratik Gandhi Copy Share Image
A stage play is basically a form of uber-schizophrenia. You split yourself into two minds - one being the protagonist and the… — David Mamet Copy Share Image
For many playwrights, they write the plays anyway because they've got to be, the work has been started, it's got to be… — Wole Soyinka Copy Share Image
When I was a child, I wanted to be an actor, but I had really bad buck teeth. I didn't want to… — James Franco Copy Share Image
I think drama school I was aware because I think the high school I went to was a bit sheltered, a bit… — Joe Manganiello Copy Share Image
In my school, the library was forbidden. I was accused of turning on the radiator so that the [class]room was uninhabitable and… — Keith Johnstone Copy Share Image
I knew I wanted to be an actress, but I hadn't ever really told anyone. I'd always got quite good grades, so… — Kimberley Nixon Copy Share Image
As an actor you have to keep working, were perishable fruit. Its an instrument and if you sit and wait too long… — Cuba Gooding Jr Copy Share Image
I don't think it's a prize when actors and directors or writers and actors work together more than once. You have a… — Edward Zwick Copy Share Image
I went to theatre school for four years and just wanted to do theatre. I had no ambition to be on TV… — Sasha Roiz Copy Share Image
Actors look at life in a different way. When I meet people, I know that one day I may portray that person… — Mekhi Phifer Copy Share Image
There was the period where I wanted to be a therapist, if the acting thing didn't work. That was pretty much it.… — Jennifer Aniston Copy Share Image
You face challenges and you have to make choices. You're weighing the necessary responsibility toward reality and authenticity and of course the… — Paul Greengrass Copy Share Image
I suddenly became an unprofessional tantrum queen but people tend to forget that we associate these terms only with actresses. So many… — Tanushree Dutta Copy Share Image
“Violent actors act violently not because they are mentally ill or come from violent subcultures or are brain damaged or have low… — Richard Rhodes Copy Share Image
To be an actor in the society in Israel, you have to be ten times better than the Israeli Jews. To get… — Ali Suliman Copy Share Image
I think a lot of audience members don't realize the part that they play in live theatre. The audience actually has a… — LaChanze Copy Share Image
Seeing what the film becomes, out of your hands - you never know, you know? I'm always rather anxious. It's not like… — Eva Green Copy Share Image
My first interest was always music, and somehow that channelled itself into films and acting. I don't know what the natural transition… — Andy Garcia Copy Share Image
Acting as a profession came to me by chance: in 1946, after the war, I was having lunch with my cousin, who… — Christopher Lee Copy Share Image
I went to NYU drama school, so I was a very serious actress. I used to do monologues with a Southern accent,… — Molly Shannon Copy Share Image
When a youth was giving himself airs in the Theatre and saying, 'I am wise, for I have conversed with many wise… — Epictetus Copy Share Image
Between New York and L.A., and all of us who are actors, I feel like we're just one big, cast repertory company,… — Denis O'Hare Copy Share Image
A lot of my colleagues are content to be character actors who are always in the background. I'm not that guy. I'm… — Terry Crews Copy Share Image
I came to filmmaking as an actor looking for great characters and great opportunities, both of which are kind of hard to… — Katie Aselton Copy Share Image
I think I naturally emote a lot. And, just growing up, I'm a theatre kid, I grew up in performing arts, and… — Doechii Copy Share Image
If I didn't work in television or film, if I didn't have the right look, I never took it personally. Because there… — Kim Cattrall Copy Share Image
Warner Bros. got into television very early, so I did a lot of television there. In the beginning, it was sort of… — Dennis Hopper Copy Share Image
One time, I came off stage and a guy named Roman Decare, God rest his soul, he was a comic. 'Louie, if… — Louie Anderson Copy Share Image
The higher education system in these countries (US, Korea etc) has become like a theatre in which some people decided to stand… — Ha-Joon Chang Copy Share Image
I've been asked a lot why didn't 'Ruined' go to Broadway. It was the most successful play that Manhattan Theatre Club has… — Lynn Nottage Copy Share Image
Being an actor is the loneliest thing in the world. You are all alone with your concentration and imagination, and that's all… — James Dean Copy Share Image
A good working relationship between an actor and the director is very important. It takes a while to build a comfort zone… — Rasika Dugal Copy Share Image
In theater, it's just you and the audience. It's less of a popularity contest. It's just you and the audience, and they're… — Rachel Dratch Copy Share Image
I'm not like Henry Fonda. He lives to act. I've just had a dedication to do the best I could. When I… — Don Ameche Copy Share Image
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