The word theatre comes from the Greeks. It means the seeing place. It is the place people come to see the truth… — Stella Adler Copy Share Image
I literally never thought I would be playing a pregnant cis woman earnestly. I thought maybe I'd do that in a sketch… — Patti Harrison Copy Share Image
I was in the school plays, I did a lot of music. I carried on through university for short films and loads… — Theo James Copy Share Image
I have worked with so many actors, some have been stars, while at times, I have been at a better standing than… — Abhinav Shukla Copy Share Image
You come back with an actor for the second time only when you had a successful and creatively satisfying experience the first… — Vijay Krishna Acharya Copy Share Image
Actor is just a strange profession, it really is, that you could be in front of the same people for years, and… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
It's so funny how it's impossible for an American actor to play an English part or an Australian part. But by all… — Boyd Holbrook Copy Share Image
In many ways I wish I wasn't an actor dragging around the baggage from being one so that I could just devote… — Dirk Benedict Copy Share Image
At the end of drama school, I made a contract with myself: I'd try acting for five years. I was 26. I… — Hugh Jackman Copy Share Image
The growing pains of being an actor, that was a little frustrating at times because you feel like you have great capacity… — Matt Dillon Copy Share Image
The thing that sticks to me most about theater is that because it's such an ape crazy nonstop experience, you really don't… — Sebastian Stan Copy Share Image
When I decided to take on acting as a career and a profession, I didn't know much about it. I knew that… — Drew Waters Copy Share Image
A lot of the characters I play have problems, they are marginalised, they have serious psychological problems, problems with relationships, with childhood.… — Robert Carlyle Copy Share Image
Until I was about 16 years old, my dream was to be a musician. I played in rock bands and jazz bands.… — Simon Helberg Copy Share Image
There is only one necessary condition for the emergence of a new theatre, that the stage and auditorium should be open to… — Romain Rolland Copy Share Image
After doing a bunch of movies as a stuntman, I realized that being a stuntman, you are in the shadow of the… — Tony Jaa Copy Share Image
I love to kind of people watch; that's part of what I do as an actor and creative person and sort of… — Kate Walsh Copy Share Image
Having grown up around the theater, I've been moved by so many plays. Being a part of it, however small, is special. — Miguel Ferrer Copy Share Image
I think one of the great things about casting writer-performers is that you hope people will always add more to scenes and… — Katy Wix Copy Share Image
I was in several school performances, mainly Shakespeare and comedic roles. I just accidentally became an actor. I totally didn't expect this. — Millicent Simmonds Copy Share Image
I've worked in supermarkets, put tags in baseball caps and provided security during Wimbledon, but I never thought acting would be something… — Claire Foy Copy Share Image
Jayne Houdyshell and I - when I was 17 years old - did summer stock together at the Timber Lake Playhouse in… — Joe Mantello Copy Share Image
You need to be as clean of a slate as you can be, as an actor. You have to try to be… — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
When I was a little younger, I realized acting is a wonderful craft, and it's wonderful when you are working. — Kevin Schmidt Copy Share Image
An actor's life is the shadow of a cloud, the echo of a sound, the memory of a dream, nothing come of… — Fanny Kemble Copy Share Image
As an actor, you don't have much choice about your appearance. It's a good excuse for looking ridiculous. — Kit Harington Copy Share Image
My brother, Chris Massey from 'Zoey 101', was acting first at a young age. I just followed in my sibling's footsteps. — Kyle Massey Copy Share Image
My oldest sister was an actress living in NYC by the time I was ten, and desperately wanted to be the one… — Julianna Baggott Copy Share Image
I don't just act, and that's really important to me. I don't want to just be an actor forever. I want to… — Ansel Elgort Copy Share Image
The gift of working on a Robert O'Hara play is that you have to trust his language. It's all in there. You… — Colman Domingo Copy Share Image
Very often, actors have to face being rejected time and again, and we must remember that the red carpet lasts just a… — Rhys Ifans Copy Share Image
I think in both of those situations, it's important as an actor to learn, despite the success I had as a kid,… — Anthony Michael Hall Copy Share Image
I'm foremost an actor. I feel embarrassed being compared to the guys who really work at it. I fake it, I make… — Lloyd Bridges Copy Share Image
I studied digital arts and graphic design, and then, at the same time I was studying, I was still doing auditions. — Nicole Maines Copy Share Image
Personally, having an eight-pack is a high, but professionally, I cannot be obsessed with it. I'm an actor, not a body builder. — Shahid Kapoor Copy Share Image
It's interesting - an actor's research is different to just historian's research. I'm looking for things that I can actually physically use… — Ioan Gruffudd Copy Share Image
I always try that my next film is different than my last movie. I would like to surprise my audience; that, I… — Harshvardhan Rane Copy Share Image
I knew I wanted to be an actor when I was growing up, really. So when I decided to go to university… — Hugh Dancy Copy Share Image
I'll still try to nail acting jobs, but with 'Eastbound,' creating it is what gives me the ultimate pleasure at the end… — Danny McBride Copy Share Image
If you make the right choice in casting, your work is nearly done already. You don't have to spend a lot of… — Jean-Pierre Jeunet Copy Share Image
