As an actor, I have to kind of be careful not to sort of telegraph too much, because I'm then also then… — Jonathan Roumie Copy Share Image
Two planeloads of California actors and directors flew to Washington in support of the Hollywood Ten, and some of us, like John… — Sam Wanamaker Copy Share Image
In my opinion, the bottom line is that actors act. They take on roles that are outside of the scope of their… — Chris McCausland Copy Share Image
Onstage, you just have to tell the absolute truth about the character you are playing. You hope you communicate it, and you… — Carol Channing Copy Share Image
I wasn't really driven to be an actor or anything, but in college I decided to study acting, much to my parents'… — Roger Bart Copy Share Image
With any actor, rather than tips, I think when you enjoy working with somebody and you enjoy what they do, I think… — Luke Goss Copy Share Image
the audience is the controlling factor in the actor's life. It is practically infallible, since there is no appeal from its verdict.… — Agnes Repplier Copy Share Image
I probably shouldn't do a straight drama. I'd probably ruin it. I don't know. But, I'd love the opportunity to try. I'm… — Steve Pink Copy Share Image
I wiggle my shoulders, I shake my legs, I walk up and down the stage, I hop around on one foot. But… — Elvis Presley Copy Share Image
The great thing about theater is that you have so much time to prepare, and to fail, before presenting it to the… — Chris Pine Copy Share Image
It's called the Ailey American Dance Theatre, not the Alvin Ailey African-American Dance Theatre. One thing also that Alvin wanted people to… — Judith Jamison Copy Share Image
I think it's very honest to say that we value male actors over everybody else. We think their acting is more serious… — E. R. Fightmaster Copy Share Image
Our only competition in the theater is boredom, because if I'm bored with a play, if I'm revolted by a play on… — Jerome Lawrence Copy Share Image
My parents brought us up in a very clever way, which was that they saw what we were interested in naturally, and… — Kit Harington Copy Share Image
The greatest gift an actor can have is not revealing who he is but through the parts he plays. Unfortunately, we live… — Jude Law Copy Share Image
In any kind of comic scene you're going to perhaps push the boundaries of plausibility but as long as there is some… — Rafe Spall Copy Share Image
All I can tell you with certainty is that I, for one, have no self, and that I am unwilling or unable… — Philip Roth Copy Share Image
It feels great when you get to contribute in a show or a film in several ways. When you see lesser known… — Abhishek Banerjee Copy Share Image
When we'd suggested doing it, the Theatre Royal management had said, 'Nobody wants to see Waiting for Godot.' As it happened, every… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
I started off as a theatre designer, and by some extraordinary circumstance I saw something in Stratford-upon-Avon, and realized that that's the… — Judi Dench Copy Share Image
Everyone who comes to the entertainment industry wants to be a film actor. Who wants to be a television actor by choice?… — Gautam Rode Copy Share Image
Directing requires great discipline, that ability to be in and out at the same time. The great ones I've worked with are… — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
As an actor there's a lot of scrutiny and, even when you've had success, it becomes about sustaining that success. A friend… — Eddie Redmayne Copy Share Image
I try to take B genre movies and treat them as if they're A dramas. Get the cinematographers, get the actors to… — M. Night Shyamalan Copy Share Image
It's really neat to get inside someone else's head and be someone else for a little bit. I also love working with… — Lucy Hale Copy Share Image
Trying to stay in the moment as an actor and being really [present in] what you're doing and the scene that's going… — Danielle Panabaker Copy Share Image
Just as the good actor perform well whatever role the poet assigns, so too must the good man perform whatever Fortune assigns.… — Bion of Borysthenes Copy Share Image
Realistically, looks offer an advantage to an actor. I'm going to work hard to maintain my skin. I'm going to prevent aging… — Song Joong-ki Copy Share Image
In high school, the drama program shifted to musicals, and that's not a skill set I possess, so I let sports be… — Charlie Weber Copy Share Image
I've always loved movies but everyone loves movies, so I never conceived of the fact that I could actually be in them.… — Channing Tatum Copy Share Image
I love acting. I love stage work, more than anything. It's just live. It's right there in front of you. If you… — Mike Tyson Copy Share Image
One of the pleasures of being an actor is quite simply taking a walk in someone else's shoes. And when I look… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
I sometimes do worry that actors are people's role models, you know. And doctors and teachers and people doing really important things… — Rachel Weisz Copy Share Image
I did a lot of serious plays, and I did the Oxford Review as well, which is supposed to be funny, but… — Katherine Parkinson Copy Share Image
After three years in L.A., I began to dream of my glory days on the boards. But it's very difficult to make… — Luke Macfarlane Copy Share Image
You can be a little bit darker and rougher on the stage, partly because when you're in the theater, people have come… — Tina Fey Copy Share Image
When the scene is over, a lot of people cut. The actors are acting. And they just stop acting. But I think… — Clea DuVall Copy Share Image
In some movies you feel like you're a very small part of a huge machine. Whereas in the theater you can have… — Minnie Driver Copy Share Image
I was probably never going to get to do the kind of things dramatically that I really wanted to do, so I… — Larry Hovis Copy Share Image
The actor's physical type isn't and shouldn't be the main consideration. Does the actor look the part? It is the simplest question… — Harold Clurman Copy Share Image
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