A film released in a theatre needs to provide entertainment to more people. It is different with an OTT platform, not just… — Dileesh Pothan Copy Share Image
The more queer characters I play over my years of working as an actor, and the more I see other young artists… — Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman Copy Share Image
I started as a child, in this PBS series 'Voyage of the Mimi,' which led to driving down to New York for… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
With independent film, as an actor, you have more involvement - it's very much more connected. It's not just like I'm showing… — Alia Shawkat Copy Share Image
You would hope that coworkers who are dating can act professionally. But then again, some people can handle it, and some people… — Kathleen Robertson Copy Share Image
I'm happiest when I'm acting, and I've dedicated my life to it. Still, as much as I love acting, at the end… — Michael Ealy Copy Share Image
I'm always drawn towards the darker stuff, because I think it's just a lot more interesting. But it's also good fun doing… — Iwan Rheon Copy Share Image
As an actor, you only get to work 15 minutes an hour; as a director you're fully immersed. It's incredibly more complex… — Jason Bateman Copy Share Image
I went into performing for the community. Being backstage with your company of fellows is the best part of working in live… — Jason Alexander Copy Share Image
I was interested in the ways that artists responded to totalitarianism - the Czech Jazz Section, Romanian absurdist theatre, Brecht's alienation effect.… — Nicholas Royle Copy Share Image
Curiously, directing my own films have made me more tolerant and patient. I've always been an extremely impatient actor. Waiting around drove… — Robert Redford Copy Share Image
Some of the most interesting questions needing to be asked today can best be asked on television, or on stage, and they… — Julie Walters Copy Share Image
Part of what I love about being an actor is I get to become that character and not impose any of my… — Nicola Coughlan Copy Share Image
The thing about being an actor is that as we get older, there are more and more characters to explore and, in… — Victoria Clark Copy Share Image
With actors and directors, it's a conversation that you have. You have to learn each other's language and learn how to communicate… — Ashton Kutcher Copy Share Image
The voices of moral authority in the theatre demanded only punctuality and physical performance. In the light of continuing pressure and stress,… — Gelsey Kirkland Copy Share Image
In the theater you rehearse in order to do the performance. And in the movies the rehearsal and the performance are kind… — Christopher Walken Copy Share Image
I work in musical theater because people keep writing quality stories in the genre, and I'm really all about investing in a… — Brandon Victor Dixon Copy Share Image
The problem with my mind is it sways from side to side. The idea of me fantasizing about becoming an actor quickly… — Gerard Butler Copy Share Image
Actors always ask their directors what their motivation is in this scene or that scene, so I've always had this joke where… — Zoe Bell Copy Share Image
I used to think I needed to have drama at all times, or I wouldn't have the fuel for the performance. Now… — Audra McDonald Copy Share Image
It's great to have a job and then go to another one, and have another one to go to after that. It… — Genevieve O'Reilly Copy Share Image
It's only when a project or film doesn't work, that you think about what you could have done differently - whether you… — Farhan Akhtar Copy Share Image
I always wanted to see what America was like. I had that curiosity in my 20s when I was working in the… — Tom Hiddleston Copy Share Image
I will have a playlist ready that I'll play out to the audience before I walk on stage, and I'll listen to… — Jack Garratt Copy Share Image
Actors are steeped in a world of agents and where the next job is coming from and what are their expenses and… — Danny Boyle Copy Share Image
If you're a theater director, you're not going to be prepared for the technical side. And if you're a technical director, you're… — Neill Blomkamp Copy Share Image
When I began doing theatre in high school I saw that I could get laughs from people but I didn't really connect… — Amy Poehler Copy Share Image
Children seldom have a proper sense of their own tragedy, discounting and keeping hidden the true horrors of their short lives, humbly… — Shirley Hazzard Copy Share Image
All directors are different. Certainly, the directors that I respond to the most are guys that figure it out by doing it,… — Michael Pitt Copy Share Image
I think a reason why TV is exciting and getting so much better is because we [authors] get to play off of… — Michael Brandt Copy Share Image
It was just a series of accidents that I became an actor. My first job was when a friend called and said… — Ken Berry Copy Share Image
You work on a show like 'All My Children' - we know what it is, but you're still able to grow outside… — Michael B. Jordan Copy Share Image
In 2006, when doing a live stage show in Ireland, I tried for the first time to instantly induct a subject on… — Keith Barry Copy Share Image
When you're working on a film, it's not theater; you don't have a few weeks of rehearsal. A lot of times you… — Ben Schnetzer Copy Share Image
Whenever you move to a new atmosphere, the first few days are difficult. But I always felt that an actor needs to… — Fawad Khan Copy Share Image
Theatre remains my first and last love and even when I am noot doing plays, I am associated with it in some… — Himani Shivpuri Copy Share Image
The actor shouldn't edit themselves or be anxious. And the actors that I admire are always the ones who are inventive and… — Ralph Fiennes Copy Share Image
I think sometimes you can think up a story, but it's because you're comfortable doing that, but when you're an actor, one… — Himesh Patel Copy Share Image
I am thrilled to receive the Sondheim Award from the wonderful Signature Theatre. I have already received the invaluable gift of over… — James Lapine Copy Share Image
![“I always wanted to see what America was like. I had that curiosity in my 20s when I was working in the theatre here [ in London]... there was the mystery of LA and I wondered what happened over there. I wanted to go and check it out and I'm pleased that I have.” quote by Tom Hiddleston](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/763/tom-hiddleston-1633_america_i-always-wanted-to-see-what-america-was_478264.jpg)
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