Being an actor means asking people to look at you. I guess I accept that. But it's a profession in which the… — Ralph Fiennes Copy Share Image
I get a lot of butterflies at auditions because I get so scared. It's scary because you've never met the people before.… — Elle Fanning Copy Share Image
Plays are wonderfully different than short stories, first because it's a story that's on a stage, but there's a different sort of… — Amy Bloom Copy Share Image
I think it would be really cool to see 'Enchanted' on Broadway - there's been discussion of it from time to time.… — Stephen Schwartz Copy Share Image
So often gay characters, particular those portrayed in an era where gayness was something of a taboo and a statement about 'who… — Freddie Fox Copy Share Image
As playwrights, as poets, we have to look to ourselves, listen to our guts for the final answers about what changes to… — Stephen Karam Copy Share Image
I think when you're younger, as an actor you have much more of a notion that you are doing something to the… — Peter Riegert Copy Share Image
It's difficult because nothing's preordained by plan and you can't control it. That's one of those joys and thrills and nerve-racking realities… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
Every actor I think has got their own number of takes that they like, you know. Some actors like to go all… — Robert Carlyle Copy Share Image
I was preparing myself for the theater, and... I got a little job here and a job there, but it wasn't going… — James Earl Jones Copy Share Image
My father said that I could always become an actress, but I couldn't go back to college later in life. So I… — Vidya Balan Copy Share Image
I start with the story, almost in the old campfire sense, and the story leads to both the characters, which actors should… — Donald E. Westlake Copy Share Image
I don't want to take shots at professional actors, because obviously the great ones are great. But I do think that given… — Andrew Bujalski Copy Share Image
I am always in much better shape when I am doing a Broadway show because you have the eight shows a week… — Jane Krakowski Copy Share Image
Dustin Hoffman said this one time, that if he hadn't made it as a film star, he would still be happy as… — Denis Leary Copy Share Image
We play many emotions in our careers, emotions that in real life we would perform just once. For example, my character has… — Amitabh Bachchan Copy Share Image
“What a lot of failed and mediocre actors do not realize, probably because it is ironic, is that the key to being… — Jack Freestone Copy Share Image
Stage charm guarantees in advance an actor's hold on the audience, it helps him to carry over to large numbers of people… — Constantin Stanislavski Copy Share Image
I have the confidence that I can take anybody and have them give a good performance, because I don't think there's anything… — John Cassavetes Copy Share Image
Not to be offensive, not to be capricious, not to be arbitrary, not to be neurotic, not to be an actor outer,… — William Hurt Copy Share Image
I think knowing where you can generally fit is important, but the fun thing about being an actor is sometimes stretching beyond… — Laura Osnes Copy Share Image
I'm so damn lucky to make a living acting, but it's not that I love it, not all the time. If I… — Carrie-Anne Moss Copy Share Image
My grandparents actually, whenever they got the chance, took me to Broadway, but that started when I was in high school, because… — Shanice Williams Copy Share Image
'I Was There Too' talks to people who played non-starring roles in big movies. That means the likes of comedian Jimmy Pardo,… — David Hepworth Copy Share Image
I look at some of the amazing actors that we celebrate today, who are leading their own shows and movies and writing… — Simone Missick Copy Share Image
When you are in every scene of a movie - which I must say I really much prefer - you have more… — Maggie Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
And as an actor - or even as a person in the industry - if you're unwilling to change, you're just going… — Clint Howard Copy Share Image
I was a student of Sanford Meisner for three years at the Neighborhood Playhouse, and I studied with Lee Strasburg for five… — Lainie Kazan Copy Share Image
It's always strange being a kid on the set, because you're treated like an equal when you're working. But then when you… — Natalie Portman Copy Share Image
It was a weird moment in my life and a weird experience [doing a theater]. It made me think, "Gee, I don't… — Jodie Foster Copy Share Image
I love actors. I love working with actors. I really enjoy the process. I love having those in-depth discussions about the interior… — Steve Antin Copy Share Image
As an actor, your focus is very finite. All you're worried about is your character and what you have to do, what… — Jason Priestley Copy Share Image
I did go to public school, but that's only because my parents were abroad. As a matter of fact, I think that's… — Anne Reid Copy Share Image
I direct as an actor. Many times, I will say, 'Let me try this.' And I'll walk the scene through and see… — Peter Bogdanovich Copy Share Image
I loved movies growing up. I went to the movies with my uncle all the time. But being an actor? I didn't… — Christopher Abbott Copy Share Image
There's no truth in acting, it's all a trick, because you go on stage in front of sets, you're on film -… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
I've often wondered about people that come to the profession late in life. I've wanted to be an actor since the first… — William Christopher Copy Share Image
For actors, we always feel like there shouldn't be any divide for anybody. The industry is the one that kind of creates… — Scott Bakula Copy Share Image
When I was a younger actor, I would try to keep it serious all day. But I have found, later on, that… — Al Pacino Copy Share Image
Growing up, I would have to say I loved 'Peter Pan' because I was fascinated by Captain Hook; I was fascinated by… — Jonathan Freeman Copy Share Image