As an actor, the joy lies in being able to play roles that you are not. If I get a chance to… — Shefali Shah Copy Share Image
My first Broadway show was with Elizabeth Taylor and Maureen Stapleton. Maureen Stapleton, a legend in the theatre; Elizabeth Taylor, a legend,… — Dennis Christopher Copy Share Image
Although my other ambition was to be a musical theater star (and I would attend college on a voice scholarship), writing was… — Alex Flinn Copy Share Image
If you're going to go to an audition, you don't want to go in trying to force yourself into some archetype that… — Timothy Simons Copy Share Image
I have horrible acting ability. I can only be one thing and that's it. So for better, for worse, that's all I've… — Jon Foreman Copy Share Image
I gained a great deal from the period during which I worked in theater and I value those things a great deal. — Asghar Farhadi Copy Share Image
A screen actor is compensated in the knowledge that millions will see his performance at one time, where only hundreds will see… — Bela Lugosi Copy Share Image
There might be the odd person in my family who was an artist down the line, but no one in my immediate… — Chloe Pirrie Copy Share Image
Well, I've always been a character actor, you know, and you always get your share of character actors who are bad guys.… — Colm Meaney Copy Share Image
It's a fine line of doing what's good for your life and what your parents want you to do, but also following… — Kaley Cuoco Copy Share Image
When I started working on ideas for 'Colors of the Wind,' I gave a lot of thought to the work of two… — Stephen Schwartz Copy Share Image
The skill set that I think we have as actors is so cool because they train you in ways that you never… — Jason Mitchell Copy Share Image
Actors go into it because it gives us the chance to play people a great deal more interesting than we are, and… — Prunella Scales Copy Share Image
I was a solid C student because I was doing so many plays. I was a drama nerd, but I was also… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
I'm not cerebral in any way. Education, for me, was a nightmare. You put someone talking in front of me, and I… — Jodie Whittaker Copy Share Image
It's actually kind of cool that women have taken to me. Because now I have a whole different demographic when it comes… — Larenz Tate Copy Share Image
I have actor friends, but they're not famous. I feel like if you're an actor or - famous, you have to overly… — Amanda Bynes Copy Share Image
The big reason why I became an actor in the first place was to communicate. I never acted in high school...I was… — Bruce Dern Copy Share Image
As an actor, I love the feeling of being on set and the camaraderie of working on something together. — Allison Williams Copy Share Image
I can't pretend at how much I object to all of the plays that keep being brought back over and over again,… — F. Murray Abraham Copy Share Image
Nothing is harder than working with an actor who doesn't take it seriously or show up in the same way that you… — Jesse Eisenberg Copy Share Image
The only problem with Mitch [Pileggi, the actor who plays Skinner] is that his bald head means there's nothing to hold onto… — David Duchovny Copy Share Image
As actors, when we keep working every day, after a point of time, we just know all our emotional cards and how… — Aditya Roy Kapur Copy Share Image
The decision to do it [play Maigret] was related to the fact that the character is a very ordinary man, and generally… — Rowan Atkinson Copy Share Image
We live in the golden age of character actors - in an age when actors who have done their time in character… — Tom Junod Copy Share Image
The Actors Fund is a human services organization, so our focus has been on caring for the entire human as opposed to… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
I always think instinct is more interesting than anything you can think up. I mistrust and am rather bored with actors who… — Denholm Elliott Copy Share Image
A good writer takes time to go in-depth into a subject and then comes out with a good script. Then it's the… — Johnny Lever Copy Share Image
I think I started out because I was desperate for approval and acceptance and praise. Some actors never break away from that.… — Judge Reinhold Copy Share Image
All of my scenes were with Jason Isaacs. I could definitely see myself going on an adventure with him, and learning as… — A Fine Frenzy Copy Share Image
I did some really bad plays at a children's theater in Kentucky where I'm from and went from there. — Miles Heizer Copy Share Image
I was friends with President Ronald Reagan and he once said to me, 'I don't know how anybody can serve in public… — Warren Beatty Copy Share Image
According to me, every actor is struggling in the industry. Someone is trying to live up to their father's name, or someone… — Neha Dhupia Copy Share Image
I know that it's the southern film industries that have made me an actor, and that is where people relate to me… — Asin Copy Share Image
One of my first jobs ever as an actor was working with Julie White on a sitcom called 'Grace Under Fire.' — Tom Everett Scott Copy Share Image
“Toxic people are great actors. They will utilize whichever props are available to maintain control in the relationship.” — Shannon Thomas Copy Share Image
Before I transitioned, I was double-acting, if that makes sense. I was acting being a guy, and I was employed as a… — Rebecca Root Copy Share Image
I'm mixed and I grew up in a predominantly white community. I'm queer, and I'm an actor. There's a lot of boxes… — Myha'la Copy Share Image
Like every actor, you get notorious for maybe one role and then get offered a lot of similar roles. — Kit Harington Copy Share Image
It's a funny thing that when things happen in an actor's life, at some point it's just a performance, at another, it's… — Ashish Vidyarthi Copy Share Image
![“The only problem with Mitch [Pileggi, the actor who plays Skinner] is that his bald head means there's nothing to hold onto when he starts to buck.” quote by David Duchovny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e7/david-duchovny-1754_actors_the-only-problem-with-mitch-pileggi-the_911369.jpg)
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