The terrible thing about being an actor is that it's not a solo occupation. — Peter Coyote Copy Share Image
An actor's career relies on a lot of luck. Being in the right place at the right time. — Parker Posey Copy Share Image
I guess Ive been training in the theater for as long as I can remember. — Kevin Spacey Copy Share Image
I didn't really have any aspirations to do TV when I first decided to be an actor. — Arthur Darvill Copy Share Image
Actors work and slave and it is the color of your hair that can determine your fate in the end. — Helen Hayes Copy Share Image
I'm an eternal realist and the success rate for being an actor is pretty low. — Tom Hiddleston Copy Share Image
Acting was something I needed like air. It wasn't something I could walk away from. — Wentworth Miller Copy Share Image
Inevitably, when a scene isn't working for me, it's because I'm being self-conscious, and I'm not putting enough of my focus on… — Carrie Coon Copy Share Image
We've always had a simple philosophy in casting. We don't care if somebody's a big star or a little star. We just… — Dean Devlin Copy Share Image
I desperately wanted to go to drama school and after that I've always been delighted to be offered employment - to view… — Lesley Sharp Copy Share Image
One of the things that made me want to be an actor more than ever was seeing a Chekhov play, "The Sea… — Al Pacino Copy Share Image
I like it when actors offer something new with their performances, and elevate the scene. I don't restrict an actor. — Arbaaz Khan Copy Share Image
Any aspect of life can help you be a better actor because what are we doing except living life while somebody's recording… — Yannick Bisson Copy Share Image
I think most actors . . . We are insecure, in general. I think to be an actor, you need to have… — Penelope Cruz Copy Share Image
I remember doing my first school play. We were doing 'Oliver Twist,' and I was cast as Oliver. It was the first… — Kaya Scodelario Copy Share Image
You think when you start getting jobs that it'll get easier, but that's the biggest lie ever. It gets harder. You have… — Kerry Condon Copy Share Image
I'm really passionate about pantomime because it is often the first introduction for a child to theatre, and if that child has… — John Barrowman Copy Share Image
There aren't as many roles, and I think there's a lack of openness in casting an Asian character in a leading role… — Kimiko Glenn Copy Share Image
I reap benefits outside of work, as well as hardships because of work. You deal with it. It's no different than your… — Jadakiss Copy Share Image
There are things to be afraid of - like extraordinary poverty and suffering beyond anything I've experienced, and climate change, despots -… — Gaby Hoffmann Copy Share Image
Competition is healthy. Competition is life. Yet most actors refuse to acknowledge this. They don't want to compete. They want to get… — Michael Shurtleff Copy Share Image
I was working more on a primal, instinctive level. And it just seemed to suit me; it seemed to suit my concentration… — Ron Perlman Copy Share Image
It's, like, your classic journey from a drama school. I went straight to the three-year acting degree, and I waitressed throughout that… — Yvonne Strahovski Copy Share Image
I'm at the National Theatre School, which is like the Juilliard of Canada. — Jake Epstein Copy Share Image
Acting is all about honesty. If you can fake that, you've got it made. — George Burns Copy Share Image
No matter what happens, we couldn't let people say Asian-American actors can't act. — Mako Copy Share Image
Most actors are pretty adaptable because we work with so many directors. — Kyle MacLachlan Copy Share Image
As an actor, I probably fall into more of the sidekick/best friend/doctor/lawyer category. — Keiko Agena Copy Share Image
I never went to drama school, but I did learn a couple of things along the way. — Gabriel Byrne Copy Share Image
I did not want to stay as Bidaai's Sadhna my entire life. I wanted to be fit and be Sara Khan. — Sara Khan Copy Share Image
Idris Elba is a grand actor. He's very larger than life; he's bigger than life. — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
