When I'm acting, I have zero control, and it's the scariest thing anyone can do in that field because, you know, your… — Amber Tamblyn Copy Share Image
I remember I was really, really proud the first moment I got my insurance and also just going in to get my… — Matt Bomer Copy Share Image
I would love to do a musical, like on Broadway. That's like the dream of my whole life. I always wanted to… — Liv Tyler Copy Share Image
When I was in high school, I would perform every year in those plays and there was something I really loved about… — Nick Offerman Copy Share Image
A lot of actors on film sets... very often they're not paying attention to the physical world around them. I think through… — Andy Serkis Copy Share Image
Ten years ago when I started out I was kind of told I was insane for trying to pursue multiple fields at… — John Buffalo Mailer Copy Share Image
I was lucky to get into drama school and become a professional actor. No-one ever mentioned the colour of my skin. It's… — David Harewood Copy Share Image
To be honest, I never went to school for acting, and I never learned to break down a script. I took acting… — Shailene Woodley Copy Share Image
As an actor, when you're winning the moment over, there's a truth to your intention. You might laugh at it or you… — Cuba Gooding, Jr Copy Share Image
I've always known from the beginning of my acting career that you only get an acting job if you've got something to… — Lance Henriksen Copy Share Image
You have more creative freedom with writing, in certain ways, because you can create everything that happens. But, as an actor you… — John Francis Daley Copy Share Image
There's something really amazing about watching an actor like Michael C. Hall or Jennifer Carpenter, who are completely professional and do everything… — Brea Grant Copy Share Image
I had done some commercial work in junior high and stuff - my mother would bring me into the city, and we'd… — Chloe Sevigny Copy Share Image
As a kid, you either wanted to play Bond or a Bond villain. Ask any of my friends in entertainment, whether they… — Robert Davi Copy Share Image
Theater is a space where you cross over from everyday life, because there are real people in that moment moving in front… — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
For me, it's all I've wanted to do. I did local plays and productions, local theater groups and anything that involved it.… — Colin Morgan Copy Share Image
I worked for a charity for a while, but... well, I started acting while I was in high school. I kind of… — Shannon Woodward Copy Share Image
When you become an actor, you never, ever imagine you're going to be working on one role for a decade, and while… — Misha Collins Copy Share Image
If you only take parts that are offered to you, you end up playing the same roles over and over again. I… — Jared Harris Copy Share Image
The acting I got into by doing what we call pantomime, when I was sixteen. And, there were loads of very pretty… — Peter Mullan Copy Share Image
I don't like auditions. I feel like they're a very unnatural setting and it's a very unsettling experience. Because you can't help… — Sharni Vinson Copy Share Image
I remember my first actor that I really, really fell in love with was Tom Hanks. I suppose when I was growing… — Iain De Caestecker Copy Share Image
I don't want to denounce musicals because they certainly have a message they want to communicate. But with straight plays, there is… — Sean Mahon Copy Share Image
I've been trying to find out what my wheelhouse is as an actor. 'Gilmore' was my first job, so only from there… — Alexis Bledel Copy Share Image
I do a lot of motivational speaking for young performers and kids who really want to get into acting and performing. I… — Rachele Brooke Smith Copy Share Image
The deaf community is in a favorable position because they have a national theatre and training groups of their own to get… — Richard Masur Copy Share Image
I'd been acting in Chicago since I came back after University, and I got a call from my agent saying, 'They're doing… — Jessie Mueller Copy Share Image
The books are always there, just the way you wrote them. The plays often don't turn out the way you wanted them… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
My parents are amazing, but when I was like, “Well, I’m going to be an actress,” and they’re all doctors, that wasn’t… — Reshma Shetty Copy Share Image
When an audience is affected in a way that I've seen with some people, it's so inspiring to me an actor. You… — Sally Hawkins Copy Share Image
Acting's always felt like a kind of creature that lays dormant and collects observations when I'm not working. And then when I'm… — Benn Northover Copy Share Image
Movie-making is serious business. The director and the crew are already under a lot of pressure to give their best to the… — Abhishek Bachchan Copy Share Image
Acting is reacting... there's a magic when you're working with another actor. With voice acting, you're doing it alone, all in your… — Josh Keaton Copy Share Image
For me, acting was always a way to explore emotions - to dip into the well and really try to reach rock… — Jessica Lange Copy Share Image
I was always going to act, literally ever since I was tiny. In fact, I have Doctor Who to thank for that.… — David Tennant Copy Share Image
[Role of Dr.Strange] gives me an excuse as an actor to be learning with my character, which is something you can do… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
Maybe the theatre isn't any place for a reasonable human being after all. It keeps your emotions in such a constant state… — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
In life, you're supposed to get wiser, so as an actor, even just through your own life experiences, you're already richer as… — Elaine Cassidy Copy Share Image
If it's a really well written villain, he probably has more layers than the archetypal good person. So that would be very… — Ben Kingsley Copy Share Image
I actually love Twitter and Instagram. I do think it's so strange to think that 20 years ago, people would never have… — Lorde Copy Share Image
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