I think when I started acting, the whole time I was…

Since I started acting, I've always been aware of the sort of 'beastly entity' that is America and Hollywood, and semi-consciously, I devised a…

— Jack O'Connell

I think when I started acting it was the first time I got the freedom of expression. I was able to express certain emotions…

— Adam Beach

If Hollywood is the global producer for [media] products all around the world, that's of concern. If all audiences around the world know of…

— Arthur Dong

Hollywood is much more than America. Hollywood belongs to all of the planet.

— Michel Hazanavicius

The ultimate idea of rags-to-riches success in America is the Hollywood movie star.

— Marin Ireland

People in America and Hollywood are very good at pronouncing my name, to begin with. Socially, they're very adept at listening to somebody's name…

— Ioan Gruffudd

Acting is a full-time job for me.

— Van Heflin

Actually, the year anniversary of what you just heard, my son Grahame and I are going to be in a play together, and I'm…

— Phil Lesh

Getting all dressed up and putting on fancy clothes - all of that's a great thing, but oddly, it doesn't really have a lot…

— Annette Bening

Acting is the only time when I truly maintain the spontaneity that I want to be present at all times.

— Leonardo DiCaprio

The greatest gift an actor can have is not revealing who he is but through the parts he plays. Unfortunately, we live in a…

— Jude Law

Acting time is like flight time: You can work on a simulator, you can rehearse, but unless you're really in front of the camera…

— John Kapelos

Ryerson helped me because I was around acting all the time. It was pretty much all I thought about, even if I didn't really…

— Mena Massoud

Not only is acting more than a part-time job, it's more than a full-time job. It's a full-time obsession.

— Michael Caine

I do both music and acting at the same time. To me they are both really important parts of how I express myself and…

— Aleksa Palladino