Movies are not scripts - movies are films; they're not books, they're not the theatre. — Nicolas Roeg Copy Share Image
I was born an ordinary actor. I will die an ordinary actor. But I've persisted. — Constantin Stanislavski Copy Share Image
Working with other actors and new people who are really good is nerve wracking. — Alison Hammond Copy Share Image
Comedy holds the greatest risk for an actor, and laughter is the reward. — Cary Grant Copy Share Image
Most child actors go through that. Unless you can transition into an adult star, your career is over. — Morgan Brittany Copy Share Image
It took a long time for me to accept I was an actor, a professional actor, and that, actually, I make a… — Robert Carlyle Copy Share Image
I think my drama club teacher really didn't like me, because I would be the goof-off. I wouldn't get the part, so… — Megan Stalter Copy Share Image
Death marks our careers as actors - it's often what flings us back into unemployment, the unknown, the insecurity that is the… — Lela Loren Copy Share Image
I love touring, more than anything. Doing the stage show is a more enjoyable process than TV. There are no safeguards but… — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
I had no intention of being an actor in the first place. But it all started when I was 20, and by… — Arvind Swami Copy Share Image
I have been involved with theatre since I was 13. I never seriously thought I would get into movies though I had… — Lara Dutta Copy Share Image
I knew real show business from my father, who had been an actor since he left the world of boxing. — James Earl Jones Copy Share Image
My brother and I did theater in high school, and were both in Pennsylvania Youth Theatre. It was awesome. When you go… — Kate Micucci Copy Share Image
It's weird that you have to work really, really hard just to be real or normal. Everybody's got their different techniques, but… — Scoot McNairy Copy Share Image
Some actors come to casting and ask me, "Didn't you see my previous roles?" We do not work with actors like this.… — Andrey Zvyagintsev Copy Share Image
Filmmaking is a creative process so there is a lot of collaboration that happens on set between an actor and director, but… — Aamir Khan Copy Share Image
Acting is all about relating to the people on stage with you, even in plays that break the fourth wall. Clowning, for… — Bill Irwin Copy Share Image
My friend and I used to put on puppet shows for our parents. I loved the whole process of it, I didn't… — Erin Daniels Copy Share Image
My background is somewhat unusual, as I trained to be a ballet dancer. I worked in the theatre for eight or nine… — William Kempe Copy Share Image
All I've tried to do as an actor is follow the good writing. That's been my main drive. It's not always possible,… — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
We did a lot of stuff just in theaters and we started putting it on the Internet. — Sal Vulcano Copy Share Image
Being an actor means being an instrument for someone else. I want to give myself completely. — Catherine Deneuve Copy Share Image
People feel that drama is more important. Dramas always earn more honors than comedy. — Letty Aronson Copy Share Image
But as an actor, you spend the majority of your life being rejected. — Douglas Henshall Copy Share Image
“Since they are theater people, they do not need to be heard... they only need to be speaking.” — John Green and David Levithan Copy Share Image
I've had a very full career in the theater, on stage, in films and on television. — Hal Holbrook Copy Share Image
My only regret in the theater is that I could never sit out front and watch me. — John Barrymore Copy Share Image
I'm from the theater, darling. I want to know what happens at the end. — Ruth Wilson Copy Share Image
