My problem with being an actor was that I was far too shy to actually do it. — Bruce Robinson Copy Share Image
What I learned about acting is that you become the character, like I became 'Timothy Green.' — CJ Adams Copy Share Image
I haven't done any training. I come from a family of actors, but I haven't done any training. — Eleanor Tomlinson Copy Share Image
Singing and acting on a show is like theater; it doesn't get any better. — Shanola Hampton Copy Share Image
As an actor you have to wait for someone to cast you, so you're relying on the business. — Mia Wasikowska Copy Share Image
I was about 15 when I decided that acting was what I wanted to pursue professionally. — Shannon Purser Copy Share Image
What makes an actor, I think, is a combination of a deep curiosity about life and a case of the crazies. — Nina Arianda Copy Share Image
People always assume that, if you're an actor who's been on anything from which you're recognisable, that you're making all this money,… — Sheryl Lee Copy Share Image
My dad was dean of fine arts at the university. I was casting bronzes in the school foundry. I was using the… — Maya Lin Copy Share Image
My parents have always given me whatever I wanted. Took me to the ballet, the opera, museum exhibitions. I was always surrounded… — Bar Paly Copy Share Image
I don't remember sitting down and saying, 'This is why I want to be--an actress.' I just knew. It was never a… — Joanne Whalley Copy Share Image
I don't know how to play myself. I'm not interested enough in myself. That's just not how I was educated. That's not… — Corey Stoll Copy Share Image
I often get people saying they are a disabled actor and how nice it is to see a disabled actor on screen. — Liz Carr Copy Share Image
The thing about being an actor is that you turn into other people. You have to hide yourself a bit in order… — Penelope Wilton Copy Share Image
I think all actors, when they're not working, say, 'If I can get to this point where I'm working on a consistent… — Mike Colter Copy Share Image
I began coming to Paris in the 1960s when I was told audiences here liked my work. More than 20 of my… — Israel Horovitz Copy Share Image
“Each writer is born with a repertory company in his head. Shakespeare has perhaps 20 players. … I have 10 or so,… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
I always wanted to be a comedic actor - that's what I wanted from the job - to do comedy and to… — Adam DeVine Copy Share Image
When actors have the opportunity to play a larger-than-life icon - my wife did it with Tina Turner, and Jamie Foxx did… — Courtney B. Vance Copy Share Image
That's what's so satisfying about acting. You can come as prepared as you like, but there's no accounting for what's going to… — David Oyelowo Copy Share Image
Luckily, I was raised by a kind of gypsy family, which is why I always get along better with people who worked… — Lou Doillon Copy Share Image
Theatre is more exciting in the sense that you can actually see the audience in the eye. You know there are no… — Christine Lahti Copy Share Image
