I had a much shorter acting career than my directing career because I've always loved the crew. I've always loved everyone involved… — Amanda Bearse Copy Share Image
I'm not a director that's about precision and control and perfection, I'm about creating an atmosphere that's organic and interesting and then… — David Gordon Green Copy Share Image
Sometimes it depends on the actor or the actress. Sometimes they demand a lot of rehearsals. Sometimes they don't. Making movies is… — Alejandro Amenabar Copy Share Image
I do not know how wicked American millionaires are, but as I travel about and see the results of their generosity in… — William Lyon Phelps Copy Share Image
The play is one of the very few pieces of great dramatic and comic writing that I have read in a long,… — Linda Lavin Copy Share Image
Eyeing the traffic circulating the lobby hung with bad art. Big invasive stuff unloaded on Stanley Bard in exchange for rent. The… — Patti Smith Copy Share Image
Superstars come and go. I want to make sure I am always a producer's actor. I may be refused to be called… — Akshay Kumar Copy Share Image
My approach with actors is to try and give them whatever it is they need from me. Direction to me is about… — Christopher Nolan Copy Share Image
When I was a teenager and all these shows were on I was in that business, so I knew a lot of… — Christopher Walken Copy Share Image
The way I see the job, my definition of it, is to create characters to the best of your ability and then… — Anton Yelchin Copy Share Image
There's a great charm in theatre; I enjoyed doing it for twelve years and did lots of plays. At this chapter of… — Boman Irani Copy Share Image
Glorious bouquets and storms of applause are the trimmings which every artist naturally enjoys. but to move an audience in such a… — Alicia Markova Copy Share Image
I hear actors complain about being stereotyped, and a lot of the time, you have yourself to blame. Just don't take the… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
As an actor you don't control the end result. Because you're a director, you get to control the end result. I think… — Nicole Kidman Copy Share Image
Whatever the genre of film you're doing and whatever the source material is, you have to adapt to the different genre, but… — Ben Schnetzer Copy Share Image
I never dreamed that I would hear 10,000 people screaming when I stepped out onto a stage. Well, that's not entirely true.… — Jacqueline Emerson Copy Share Image
Secretly, I'm in awe of Broadway performers. I would love to perform at that level. I love the exchange with the audience.… — Brianna Brown Copy Share Image
You have to believe in the arthouse, if you will - the emotion, the conflict, the who am I, which will always… — Avi Arad Copy Share Image
To be a great actor, you really don't need to go to acting school or learn dance classes or work on your… — Ranbir Kapoor Copy Share Image
That's the magic of art and the magic of theatre: it has the power to transform an audience, an individual, or en… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
I do shows, stage shows all the time, and I'm so afraid that people are going to recognize themselves, and they never… — Jennifer Coolidge Copy Share Image
When someone who is known as a comedic actor goes to drama, it often doesn't work out, because they really just chose… — Jonah Hill Copy Share Image
An actor must communicate his author's given message--comedy, tragedy, serio- comedy; then comes his unique moment, as he is confronted by the… — Eleanor Robson Belmont Copy Share Image
I love the theatre and Miller is one of my all-time favourite playwrights. 'All My Sons' is a very socialist play, which… — David Lammy Copy Share Image
As an actor, you blindly put your trust in experts - and if they tell you something's safe, you don't fully vet… — Dylan O'Brien Copy Share Image
One of the good thing about theater in the states, is that the playwright we do have a say, especially in the… — Nilo Cruz Copy Share Image
Since I've started to star in pictures I have always managed to retain my singularity of purpose when I got into the… — Bruce Dern Copy Share Image
Often, particularly towards the end of the process, I think of myself less as a theatre director and more as someone who… — Robert Lepage Copy Share Image
I'm a working class lad. So at 25, and with no-one in our family having any theatrical inclination, when I said, 'I'm… — Rob James-Collier Copy Share Image
Pretty much, the writer's in charge in theater. Of course you're in charge with the director, but no one can change your… — David Lindsay-Abaire Copy Share Image
I deliberately look for colorful people. They're very right for theatre. Theatre has to be theatrical. If you can get color into… — Lanford Wilson Copy Share Image
I've always been spontaneous and outgoing... I've tried lots of things so I've got some good life experiences, which is great 'cause… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
John [Cassavetes] loved actors. He gave them a lot of freedom. So if something came up that a certain actor just felt… — Gena Rowlands Copy Share Image
Directing myself definitely made me a better actor. And, you know, I think actors have the best track record when they turn… — Matt Dillon Copy Share Image
I guess, as an actor, you have to bring something personal to the character - you've got to identify and love one… — Joseph Fiennes Copy Share Image
As an actor, I think it's really important to be as anonymous as possible. It's your job to convince people that you… — Jodhi May Copy Share Image
Comedy is really what I enjoy the most. And it's what I find hardest. Finding the comedy in a situation is always… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
I remember seeing Aladdin when I was five or six and loving it. I looked at the big screen and said to… — Darren Criss Copy Share Image
More than anything, acting was more like a confidence thing. I love words - I love English - but I don't have… — Jacob Anderson Copy Share Image
The audience that storms the box-office of the theater to gain entrance to a sensational show is small and sleepy compared with… — Clarence Darrow Copy Share Image
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