I see a lot of actors that are doing things to please their coaches, their teachers in the past. They say 'No'… — Terry Crews Copy Share Image
I've learned over the years that the best way to develop as an artist is to make things. So I tell young… — Liane Balaban Copy Share Image
I knew it would be hard work, but that's the reason you're an actor. If you're a bricklayer, you don't want to… — Casey Affleck Copy Share Image
Being a fan of the business for years and wanting to be an actor for years, I knew, if ever the opportunity… — Quinton Aaron Copy Share Image
Having such high-profile parents could be intimidating, but really, they've let me do my own thing and evolve as a person. When… — Roshni Nadar Copy Share Image
Acting, when you don't want to do it or you disagree with everything, is almost like having sex with someone you don't… — Sofia Helin Copy Share Image
My parents are both artists, they had a theater company in the Bay Area for a long time called Virago. I never… — Brigette Lundy-Paine Copy Share Image
Once I got over my initial butterflies, being in the same room and doing a scene with Jimmy Caan was great. I… — Jeffrey Dean Morgan Copy Share Image
Well I was eight years old, and I have an older cousin who is three years older than me and she was… — Hailee Steinfeld Copy Share Image
What was my dream when I was 18? My big decision when I was 18 was full keg or pony-size keg. I… — Joel McHale Copy Share Image
We were raised by such a perfectionist father who always wanted us to be at our best. I had good grades in… — Lux Pascal Copy Share Image
Every time I do a play, it's as if I've never done one before. I'm always confused. I always am convinced I'm… — Cristin Milioti Copy Share Image
Whether it's animated, whether it's live-action, whether it's Broadway, whether it's television, a musical is a musical is a musical. So, pretty… — Alan Menken Copy Share Image
Remember that you are but an actor, acting whatever part the Master has ordained. It may be short or it may be… — Epictetus Copy Share Image
The thing about theater that always and still kind of makes me edgy is that you work and work and work and… — Allison Tolman Copy Share Image
I think a part of the reason that those early plays were short was that I just kept having these ideas, and… — Sam Shepard Copy Share Image
I've never done stand-up; I came via small-scale touring theatre, through the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre, then I got employed… — Mark Williams Copy Share Image
A friend of my mom's was a casting director so, really as kind of a lark, I had a couple of acting… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
My daughter is the most normal towards me. For her, I am just her mom. I am just a regular mom, and… — Karisma Kapoor Copy Share Image
If I had any advice to give people, it would be to relax; never treat an audition like an emergency. There will… — Gregg Sulkin Copy Share Image
A lot of the time I hate acting. It has a lot to do with the way I was brought up in… — Matthew Fox Copy Share Image
I think all actors have a similar deal. You want some people who understand. Although it looks great - and is great… — Eddie Redmayne Copy Share Image
I lived with this tremendous fear of failure because my father was a playwright and a director, and I think he did… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
It's a career that's enticing because you go on stage, for example, and people clap. You get that affirmation, but you can't… — Miranda Otto Copy Share Image
It's a good time for me, but it's only recently I've become comfortable in my job. At the start, it's hard having… — Ruth Wilson Copy Share Image
I find that a lot of actors who are good and open to challenges have lived a full life. When you walk… — Idris Elba Copy Share Image
Wanting to be in a Western film won't get me very far. Unless the opportunity arose, it doesn't matter how much I… — Zhang Ziyi Copy Share Image
What I enjoy most with acting is when it's a good scene with one or two other actors, and you feel a… — Joel Kinnaman Copy Share Image
I know that one of my difficulties as an actor is to try to do too much, from all those years ago… — Melissa Leo Copy Share Image
I am very passionate about being an actor, and I allow my passion to find its outlet in the work I do.… — Aamir Khan Copy Share Image
You want people to think. You want people to be emotionally moved. And there's a theory behind that in terms of storytelling.… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
I have a very optimistic view of my future right now. I'm very excited to see where it goes, but I try… — Melissa Benoist Copy Share Image
I always just read the play and find a world. That world must honour the play, enhance it, and maybe shine some… — David Farr Copy Share Image
I have not chosen to create a linear story, but a series of different narratives: in the end there are five plays… — Mark Ravenhill Copy Share Image
Your goal is to realize the performance where people believe youre that guy. So if I find success in that, Im going… — Cuba Gooding Jr Copy Share Image
One thing I refuse to do is force it. So I've canceled many auditions because nothing has come up, and I don't… — Tituss Burgess Copy Share Image
I wasn't a kid who moved out from Iowa with aspirations of becoming a famous star - I was intrigued by the… — Jason Lee Copy Share Image
I've seen so many excellent actors - excellent actors - who, the minute they're told they're in a comedy, turn into God… — Bea Arthur Copy Share Image
This is a group effort. This is group theatre. This is no big star turn. You could do things with it to… — Gavin MacLeod Copy Share Image
In 1993, I premiered my solo piece 'Hysterical Blindness and Other Southern Tragedies That Have Plagued My Life So Far' at the… — Leslie Jordan Copy Share Image
