I did fine at school. Because of my acting work, I did miss all my mocks, which I was absolutely delighted about,… — Robert Sheehan Copy Share Image
The place you have to start to be any good at this, at acting, is with yourself. Everything is inside of you,… — Jane Lynch Copy Share Image
You have to understand the medium you're writing for. People jump into writing musicals without realizing how complicated they are. Knowing one… — Jason Robert Brown Copy Share Image
When I was at Stratford, the very first thing that I was commissioned to work on was trying to make a musical… — Trevor Nunn Copy Share Image
I would rather give up acting than become world famous, because I think you pay a very high price. Writing and putting… — Lindsay Duncan Copy Share Image
Lance Guest in 'The Last Starfighter' had such integrity and held himself to such a high standard that I just wanted to… — Catherine Mary Stewart Copy Share Image
“ 'I went to one acting coach when I first started who told me that acting is reacting to the stimuli we… — Christopher Rice Copy Share Image
I was just sort of young and went with the flow. It wasn't like I was 6 and knew I wanted to… — Kieran Culkin Copy Share Image
Since I was 18, I've been under orders from magazines and newspapers - chiefly The New York Times and Rolling Stone -… — Neil Strauss Copy Share Image
If I was discovered by anyone, it would be Stephen O'Neil, who saw me in a play at Williamstown and introduced me… — Logan Marshall-Green Copy Share Image
Trying to give an individual a voice has always kind of been my mission in my life. As an actor, I've always… — Johnathon Schaech Copy Share Image
My dad was an actor, and my older sister is an actress, and so I very much remember thinking, "Well, of course… — Kate Winslet Copy Share Image
It is wrong if nearly every time we hear a black or Asian actor portraying their lives they are actually speaking the… — Lenny Henry Copy Share Image
What matters is performances, regardless of what the name is, whether it's The Rock - which is my nickname and people call… — Dwayne Johnson Copy Share Image
It's like one of the best things that can ever happen to you as an actor: to have your story reach people,… — Jay Ellis Copy Share Image
...no man of genuinely superior intelligence has ever been an actor. Even supposing a young man of appreciable mental powers to be… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
I did 'Degrassi' for five years in Toronto, and I made the decision to quit the show to go to theatre school,… — Jake Epstein Copy Share Image
“Just doing the audition was going to be an experience, and I am a true collector of life experiences. I live for… — Stacey Turis Copy Share Image
The great thing about theater is that when it's great, you'll remember it for the rest of your life. But if you… — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
A theatre is not a blank page for editorial, it is not a soapbox or a Tannoy system: it is a conscience… — Andrew O'Hagan Copy Share Image
I've produced before, and sometimes it's by default. In the indie level, you can't just come to set and be like, 'Oh,… — Sung Kang Copy Share Image
My father was Abe Burrows, who was a Broadway legend. 'Guys and Dolls,' 'How to Succeed,' 'Cactus Flower,' '40 Karats,' 'Can-Can,' 'Happy… — James Burrows Copy Share Image
I'm not a booky actor, I don't go away and do loads of reading up on a part, generally. I'm more interested… — Andrew Buchan Copy Share Image
The only way to deal with yourself as an actor is to follow the emotional truth of what you have to do… — Sanford Meisner Copy Share Image
What I enjoy most is travelling to different places and meeting new people. For me, it's all about life experiences, and I'm… — Jensen Ackles Copy Share Image
When I thought of the word 'Himmatwala,' I couldn't think of anyone other that Ajay Devgn who could do justice to the… — Sajid Khan Copy Share Image
In Montana, when we did 'Return to Lonesome Dove', we rode on the side of a hill at night in the dark;… — William Sanderson Copy Share Image
People ask me, 'How's 'Teen Wolf?' and I tell them it's literally the best job I've ever had. It's hard. Everybody wants… — Shelley Hennig Copy Share Image
It is not that I am only looking at doing biopics. But of course, as an actor, I always love portraying real-life… — Rajkummar Rao Copy Share Image
I try to stay away from tropes, or if there is a trope there, I ensure that it's cleverly written and isn't… — Adam Pearson Copy Share Image
I lack confidence, but I've been so lucky the way jobs have come to me, and I'm so grateful for them. I… — Sheridan Smith Copy Share Image
Movie stars exaggerate certain things to let the audience know they're just playing a character, as if they're saying, "Look at me,… — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
I don't do a lot of rehearsal. I don't like rehearsals. I rehearse the day or morning. I spend one hour and… — Susanne Bier Copy Share Image
I actually like to audition. I prefer to audition for something because I don't want to walk onto a stage or a… — Laurie Metcalf Copy Share Image
Shooting in sequence, I think it intensifies everybody's relationship, the crew, the actors. You have to be very focused, and shooting at… — Steve Buscemi Copy Share Image
Before our eyes is fought a battle of symbols... for there can be theatre only from the moment when the impossible really… — Antonin Artaud Copy Share Image
When you become an actor, at some point you look for something that brings you back to your roots. You find something… — Mekhi Phifer Copy Share Image
Once you get one actor to say yes, that leads to a second, and the third yes leads to a fourth -… — Nancy Juvonen Copy Share Image
I wrote a play before that and it never saw the light of day. And then I started working on this play… — Amanda Peet Copy Share Image
We actors have a big problem. We have a lot of insecurity and we are fragile. We surround ourselves with people who… — Amala Paul Copy Share Image
![“I actually like to audition. I prefer to audition for something because I don't want to walk onto a stage or a set and [have someone] say, "You are so far away from what I thought you were going to bring in." I would feel more comfortable to audition and say, "Here's my take on it - take it or…” quote by Laurie Metcalf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/cb3/laurie-metcalf-14981_actor_i-actually-like-to-audition-i-prefer-to_2925434.jpg)
