My father is a visual artist, so I was influenced by him, and my mother is an English teacher who forced me… — Taika Waititi Copy Share Image
“He's wrong--high school isn't a pyramid with all the power clustered in a chosen few at the top--it's more of a movie… — Tiffany Schmidt Copy Share Image
My family was amazing; they exposed me to the world of show business, and, boy, it was the '70s and I got… — Christian Slater Copy Share Image
Historically, actors have been made very famous for roles that were something that was far - - Richard Widmark comes to mind… — Clint Eastwood Copy Share Image
What I've learned, more than anything, as a young actor who has been in the business for 10 years, is just to… — Theo Rossi Copy Share Image
[Denzel Washington] was rustling with something and when he came back it was with a word about loving myself and the body… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
When I was in college, I did sort of want to be a journalist. Being an actor, you kind of have the… — Sigourney Weaver Copy Share Image
Film has to be reflecting the world that we live in, and that's all you want to be a part of. Actors… — Alan Rickman Copy Share Image
I ended up going into the Master's program for Asian-American studies at UCLA, in part because I was passionate about it, but… — Randall Park Copy Share Image
The trouble with audition process is, when you're an unemployed actor, it's the only time you get to act, and it can… — Olivia Williams Copy Share Image
I was doing theatre when somebody noticed me and referred me to Raju Hirani. And Raju saw me on camera, and there,… — Ali Fazal Copy Share Image
Art is no longer snobbish or cowardly. It teaches peasants to use tractors, gives lyrics to young soldiers, designs textiles for factory… — Azar Nafisi Copy Share Image
Balancing my career between two industries has never been an issue. I started with a Telugu film and have a soft corner… — Kajal Aggarwal Copy Share Image
Something I learned as an actor was which scenes needed to be rehearsed and which actors are good with rehearsal, which actors… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
I reenact everything. I love to paint a picture for my audience. I'm a lot like Richard Pryor in that aspect. I… — Chris Tucker Copy Share Image
From a young age, I had done a lot of theater and musical theater. I wasn't really sure what I wanted to… — Alexander Koch Copy Share Image
I may not be a trained actor, but I've paid my dues. And I mean that literally. I am a fully dues-paid… — Donna Brazile Copy Share Image
As far as I'm concerned, an audience is an audience. Whether it's an audience in Hull or the National Theatre, that's who… — Sylvester McCoy Copy Share Image
People say that one of the most important things about being an actor is to have thick skin, but I don't think… — Jess Weixler Copy Share Image
I'm not just friends with fellow actors, but I find that a lot of people are out here in L.A. I go… — Topher Grace Copy Share Image
“We live like actors in a play who are given only one line at a time, going through the motions without understanding… — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
It's so Canada. On some level, you laugh, but on another level, it's just depressing. We pride ourselves: We're not like the… — Constance Backhouse Copy Share Image
I've seen productions where it feels like the actors are just tired and want to go home. That is one of the… — Gillian Anderson Copy Share Image
It doesn't matter if a character is a lawyer, a cop or a geography teacher. If there's a story in there, where… — Clive Standen Copy Share Image
I see the audience as the final collaborator. I think it's kind of bullshit when people say, "I'm not interested in the… — Lynn Nottage Copy Share Image
I personally enjoy theatre, but preferably I do films so that I can reach up to maximum audience. If you want to… — Om Puri Copy Share Image
The stage is the best experience in the world. It's a great compliment to be able to share the music, because people… — Vanessa Mae Copy Share Image
I'm very, very lucky to be a working actor, but I've also been careful. I don't just take anything. 'Durham County' came… — Hugh Dillon Copy Share Image
I sang "Patience" by Guns N' Roses for my sixth grade talent show and I wanted to be an actor when I… — Ariel Pink Copy Share Image
Though I acted in hundreds of productions, appeared at the Guthrie Theatre and on Broadway in Amadeus, I discovered in my thirties… — Fred Melamed Copy Share Image
Theatre has always been better disposed to colourblind casting than telly or film. Given that most television is contemporary, and it reaches… — Sanjeev Bhaskar Copy Share Image
In the old days when I first was coming up, you would turn up on set in the morning with your coffee,… — Paul Bettany Copy Share Image
If you really want to become an actor, but only providing that acting doesn't interfere with your golf game, political ambitions and… — Michael Caine Copy Share Image
[With theater] you draw the audience into the room as best you can, and in film, you can draw them into the… — Kenneth Lonergan Copy Share Image
I was never able to analyze my own performance that way I can now. I've realized why certain actors work. I think… — Steve Dildarian Copy Share Image
Well, because my films are really about how people interact with each other, and the complexity, and the nuance, and the surprise… — Peter Hedges Copy Share Image
As an actor, I feel my job is to perform with utmost honesty and then it is just the film's fate. Of… — Radhika Madan Copy Share Image
Let's build women's football from the bottom before we get to the top; it's not about building from the top to get… — Nikita Parris Copy Share Image
Neither should the theater in our country be regarded as a luxury. It is a necessity because in order to make democracy… — Hallie Flanagan Copy Share Image
Chicago actors and Chicago theater is some of the most authentic stuff that you will ever encounter, and I'm so proud to… — Merle Dandridge Copy Share Image
![“[Denzel Washington] was rustling with something and when he came back it was with a word about loving myself and the body that I'm in because I was still going on and on about the weight thing. I just liked that, because what people don't understand is that so much of what blocks us as actors is…” quote by Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/567/viola-davis-1174_actors_denzel-washington-was-rustling-with-some_2745558.jpg)
![“[With theater] you draw the audience into the room as best you can, and in film, you can draw them into the room, you can draw them outside into the desert, you can take them out into the ocean, you can do all these amazing things.” quote by Kenneth Lonergan](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/1af/kenneth-lonergan-21526_amazing-things_with-theater-you-draw-the-audience-into_597571.jpg)
