I am a wild orchid of comedy, so I can only do well under specific conditions... There are people who I think… — Maria Bamford Copy Share Image
In theater, there's a lot of discipline involved in doing eight shows a week for a year and a half. It's nice… — William Sadler Copy Share Image
I love acting. It's way different from singing, but I like really put my ten thousand hours in to be really good.… — Luke James Copy Share Image
It was an accident, although I've been involved in some kind of theatrical function or other since I was a child -… — James Dean Copy Share Image
I've been really lucky to work with a lot of really great actors, so watching the films back, it's really important to… — Juno Temple Copy Share Image
Actions are interesting to watch. I learn about the actors. Their movements are emblems of the tensions in this internal landscape, which… — Samuel R. Delany Copy Share Image
You're miscarrying a baby first thing in the morning. Who wants to hear it? God bless them. It's a very strange life.… — Andrea Riseborough Copy Share Image
I've played journalists before Elles, and I have good friends who are journalists. I think being an actor is not very far… — Juliette Binoche Copy Share Image
When real actors are approaching their work, we could be on a little stage somewhere, doing community theater. It's all the same.… — Kurt Fuller Copy Share Image
I've taught both screenwriting and playwriting, and playwriting is both much harder and much more rewarding. One can teach people how to… — David Ives Copy Share Image
Writing is like acting on stage because when you write you have to make sure that your readers or audiences will really… — Christine Mae Sajo Gallego Copy Share Image
Men whose only concern is other people's opinion of them are like actors who put on a poor performance to win the… — Nicolas Chamfort Copy Share Image
I'm living up to my own self-critical standard of doing theater in a lead position, the way I feel like I should… — Andy Karl Copy Share Image
I feel like with actors wanting to direct, you really only have a shot or two. You can't just make a bunch… — Neil Patrick Harris Copy Share Image
I'm really proud of the album. It's something I always wanted to do but I had to wait until I was ready.… — Anthony Jeselnik Copy Share Image
I'll tell you what I think in general about people who want to make their Broadway debut that are not trained stage… — Patti LuPone Copy Share Image
You work with every actor differently. It's like if you're a mother, if you have children, some children need more discipline. Other… — Rob Reiner Copy Share Image
I think - in general, I don't think I've been involved in a single movie that turned out the way I anticipated… — Dave Franco Copy Share Image
I'm hoping that maybe I'll start getting a reputation for being a guy who can be pretty versatile. That's the challenge and… — Tyler Labine Copy Share Image
You turn up in the morning, you get through hair and make-up, and then you are on set working until it's time… — Andre Holland Copy Share Image
I went to college at NYU for acting, since acting was my dream from very young. I did a lot of hip-hop… — Gina Rodriguez Copy Share Image
I'm an actor, so I'm interested in the pursuit of storytelling and character and challenging myself and expanding my craft. That's not… — Tatiana Maslany Copy Share Image
The end of the studio system signalled the end of the great screen stars. They were the sort of actors who brought… — Peter Bogdanovich Copy Share Image
I've worked over four dozen nine-to-five jobs before taking the chance to chase my dream of wanting to become an actor and… — Malcolm Goodwin Copy Share Image
I'm still waiting to hit it big. But there was the moment when I didn't have to work at the restaurant anymore,… — Lizzy Caplan Copy Share Image
I think most actors go into the business thinking, 'I can play everything. Why can't I play a black woman? Just give… — Eric McCormack Copy Share Image
When I first left drama school, I was too posh for the working-class parts and not posh enough for the upper-class roles.… — Ben Chaplin Copy Share Image
In the whole course of our work at the theatre we have been, I may say, drenched with advice by friendly people… — Lady Gregory Copy Share Image
I look for characters that are fun and that I'm going to have fun playing. By the way, that's whether it's drama,… — Dwayne Johnson Copy Share Image
“The world is no longer man's theatre. Man has been made into a helpless spectator. The two evil forces he has created-… — Eugene Burdick Harvey Wheeler Copy Share Image
I hate to give myself credit for anything, but I will say I really enjoy, as an actor, and especially with comedy… — Max Greenfield Copy Share Image
Performers love to perform - that's the thing that we do. I think one of the best things was being able to… — Cher Copy Share Image
In the film industry you never really know if all the various ingredients will come together - sometimes they do, and sometimes… — Mark Strong Copy Share Image
It is with some violation of the imagination that we conceive of an actor belonging to the relations of private life, so… — Charles Lamb Copy Share Image
Everyone has the opportunity to do a horror film. There's something great about it as an actor. You have to go to… — Alexandra Daddario Copy Share Image
Two types of films: those that employ the resources of the theater (actors, direction, etc...) and use the camera in order to… — Robert Bresson Copy Share Image
Some government expenditure actually makes a profit. Our theatre leads the world. Loads of tourists must be attracted by the fact that… — Simon Hoggart Copy Share Image
I think there's an essential problem in movies and TV that I think a lot of people experience now: Audiences are way… — Michael Angarano Copy Share Image
Working with great actors - being part of something of that magnitude and not knowing the business and what the business entailed… — Mekhi Phifer Copy Share Image
This business is filled with really talented actors, and I'm sure there's a lot of guys out there who could have also… — Elden Henson Copy Share Image
