As an actor, I always think that if someone does pick up a phone during a performance, something dire must be happening… — Annaleigh Ashford Copy Share Image
The first part of my life was to be an actor and maybe have some success at that. Then [it was time]… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
There was this wonderful trick of going to the theater with my parents and sitting in the audience under the watchful eye… — Tyne Daly Copy Share Image
As actors you're always afraid to go too far but Lasse Hallstrom wants you to go too far. He wants you to… — Channing Tatum Copy Share Image
I'm an older, wall-eyed, overweight, tweedy writer who has been lucky enough to be asked to play various iterations of himself in… — John Hodgman Copy Share Image
There are times as an actor when you don't work for two months, sometimes three or sometimes six, and the only thing… — Olesya Rulin Copy Share Image
t is for me because I needed to do this. I really think actors shouldn't act unless they really need it in… — John Leguizamo Copy Share Image
I remember when I told my parents that I wanted to be a filmmaker, and no longer was I planning to be… — Lee Isaac Chung Copy Share Image
You can feel yourself trying too hard, doing too much. Nobody wants to watch somebody when they're needy, and actors are in… — Jess Weixler Copy Share Image
Plays are frequently infected with ideas that came from actors or even sound engineers. Some Shakespeare scholars wonder whether some of the… — Clive Thompson Copy Share Image
I've never changed my approach to acting. I've always felt like I've gotten better. I think that all of us can get… — Kevin Costner Copy Share Image
It's very important for singers to feature in their videos because when we do playback for Bollywood, we tend to become the… — Tulsi Kumar Copy Share Image
There is no single approach that actors take to their craft. And the best thing you learn is that you have to… — Todd Haynes Copy Share Image
How you look is part of what acting is, but the way I look at it, every actor is a character actor.… — Santiago Cabrera Copy Share Image
I've had a job since I was 11. I had a paper route, I worked at a video store, I was a… — Cara Buono Copy Share Image
When I was a little kid, my parents would show me Marx Brothers films and westerns and stuff like that. Thats where… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
Movie acting is about covering the machinery. Stage acting is about exposing the machinery. In cinema, you should think the actor is… — Michael Caine Copy Share Image
Sometimes you read a script, and it's like, 'You'll improv, and this is just a blueprint of what the scene could be,'… — Paul Rudd Copy Share Image
The great thing about making picture books is that you can make absolutely anything you want happen. It's a bit like making… — Mini Grey Copy Share Image
Over time as an actor, your life with a project can be so short lived because you come on, you do it,… — Maggie Siff Copy Share Image
The great thing about acting is the longer you do it, the more you realize that all those realities are inside you.… — Matthew Lillard Copy Share Image
As an actor, I've always wanted to do characters that would help me find my connection with others and connect all of… — Forest Whitaker Copy Share Image
Acting is such a personal thing, which is weird because at the same time it's not. It's for the consumption of other… — Kristen Stewart Copy Share Image
In the theater, when people hear that you're writing a play, they want to know what it's all about, whether there's a… — Marsha Norman Copy Share Image
The difference between me and Tiny Lister is that he has never been the greatest actor, he hasn't been able to do… — Terry Crews Copy Share Image
My dad was an actor, and he always said that work was work; you can't turn your nose up at it. We… — Johnny Flynn Copy Share Image
No matter how many people tell you, Save your money, when you've got a series, you never do. Somehow it doesn't seem… — David Morse Copy Share Image
Personally, when I'm not working, I like to do as many things outside of the industry as I can - other things… — Liam Hemsworth Copy Share Image
My dad had such a cool job. When you're a voiceover actor, it's a whole different skill - you're bringing these huge,… — Ashley Bell Copy Share Image
I've had a very interesting life. There are ways of handling the complexities. I'm willing to take on the responsibilities as a… — Tom Cruise Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a jazz pianist, but I wasn't good enough. I got into city college because I didn't have the… — Dustin Hoffman Copy Share Image
Every movie is different. Sometimes with movies, there are roles you should just leave alone and relax with and keep it light.… — Scott Speedman Copy Share Image
As an actor, you don't want to know the beginning and end to your character's arc. It makes it more fun. You're… — Jordan Gavaris Copy Share Image
As I grew older, I realised that Bruce Lee was an actor first and a martial artist second. If he wasn't a… — Tiger Shroff Copy Share Image
I always say to every actor, and to people that want to get into this industry, to just try to be on… — Camila Morrone Copy Share Image
The casting of any film is around 60% of the film, but it's also about the right casting insight. It's a bit… — Nicolas Winding Refn Copy Share Image
For me, the political part of being an actor is very tough. To sit somewhere and tell somebody why you should feel… — Emma Stone Copy Share Image
My dad was really complex, and I was raised by that. My mom is really bright - very book bright - and… — Omari Hardwick Copy Share Image
As I got older, I went to school. I started doing plays, I learned about the craft of acting, and I started… — Sean Gunn Copy Share Image
The hardest thing for me to do, and the best thing I've done and learned as an actor is to sacrifice being… — Jonah Hill Copy Share Image
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