I studied acting at Boston University. I was in the theater department there. Somewhere in there I decided that wasn't what I… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
With stunt guys, you can punch them in the face because it's, you know, just part of work. You feel bad about… — Maggie Q Copy Share Image
I remember the great work that Norman Lear did. That was an incredible heyday to be a black actor. — Sterling K. Brown Copy Share Image
I think acting, for me, is about play. It's about time, and it's about feeling, like there's a story to tell and… — Rachel Keller Copy Share Image
I was fortunate as a young actor, to go straight to the RSC, where I learned that being an actor can bring… — Ben Kingsley Copy Share Image
Acting has given me a successful career and I will do it whenever I'm approached for any challenging and promising role. — Sara Khan Copy Share Image
When I got out of college, I booked a movie called 'Go for It!' with Lionsgate, came out here, and I've been… — Gina Rodriguez Copy Share Image
“You need to be well versed with acting if you want to prove yourself good at every situation of life. Don't be… — Nelson Jack Copy Share Image
Theatre is very much concerned with the society, with the social situation... A theatre piece of itself, demands a confrontation with the… — Griselda Gambaro Copy Share Image
“I am a bad actor." "Not for me or my camera. I see the person, not some idea he wants to make… — Don DeLillo Copy Share Image
As a person who came from a small town and had dreams of becoming an actor, I know what it's like to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When I first moved out to Los Angeles I was thinking, you know, I wanted to be an actor but I didn't… — Michael Biehn Copy Share Image
In high school, theater was all I ever wanted to do. I didnt see that I was going to set it aside… — Mare Winningham Copy Share Image
If a play is good and you're effective in it, you suddenly hear a silence that is loud, and that moment makes… — Shelley Winters Copy Share Image
It has to be really interesting for me to perform the same role for 365 days non-stop. It becomes taxing for an… — Karishma Tanna Copy Share Image
I've learned a lot throughout the years that I've worked with all these great actors and everything. One of the biggest things… — Josh Hutcherson Copy Share Image
I decided to pursue an acting career after having had an incredible experience working on a play in high school. — Pawel Szajda Copy Share Image
With standup, I was thrown into the deep end at a very early age, without being able to swim. Acting was the… — Lenny Henry Copy Share Image
Everyone is interesting. Everyone has something unexpected to offer and the job of acting is to pull it out of each other. — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
I'd seen the current stage production and the 1975 production of Chicago. I liked them both very much, but I didn't use… — Colleen Atwood Copy Share Image
You need to see what the actor needs. This one wants to be talked to privately. That one doesn't mind if you… — Penny Marshall Copy Share Image
Claude Rains was what we call an actor's actor. He was very involved with himself and his performance. — Gloria Stuart Copy Share Image
I didn't feel compromised as an actor, and allowed other people's fingerprints all over that aspect. — Gregory Harrison Copy Share Image
It's weird but I've never really been the type to have fixations on the leading man actor. I've always been drawn more… — Amanda Crew Copy Share Image
Always had a passion for acting since I could remember, but I started when I was ten going for short film and… — Megan Lee Copy Share Image
If you want to really deeply touch the viewer or the reader, the theater might be the most powerful way to do… — Ayad Akhtar Copy Share Image
When you're acting, you do have to prepare yourself for doing that. You have to leave behind - or you try and… — Asa Butterfield Copy Share Image
All my career, I've said this: Critics and producers think audiences want actors that only present the silhouette and hit the points… — Patti LuPone Copy Share Image
AMC has a track record for finding actors who have been working actors but not names yet and casting them. — Mireille Enos Copy Share Image
Usually when you're auditioning for something, you are taking whatever is coming at you and saying 'yes' because you have to to… — Jason Ralph Copy Share Image
As an actor, I should justify the role given to me. So, as a villain, my job was to make people hate… — Ranjeet Copy Share Image
Long ago, I was lucky enough to shoot 'Flashpoint' and 'Durham County' at the same time. It doesn't happen often in an… — Hugh Dillon Copy Share Image
There are lots of wonderful old Italian actors. You don't need to take an Egyptian to play an Italian actor. — Omar Sharif Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a vet when I was little, so it never really dawned on me that acting was my career,… — Jenna Ushkowitz Copy Share Image
The theater I got to do informs every move I make as an actor and will for the rest of my life.… — Jim Parsons Copy Share Image
“She was merely an actress who had been forced to perform her part on stage without fully knowing her lines. She was… — Erica Sehyun Song Copy Share Image
I live in Minnesota. Lots of people assume that if you want to be an actor, you have to live in Hollywood,… — Chris Massoglia Copy Share Image
“That would make a fantastic college entrance essay. ‘I Killed My Boyfriend and Still Managed to Maintain a 4.2 GPA and the… — Robin Benway Copy Share Image
I was in a movie called 'Flirting With Disaster' with Ben Stiller. I realized that I am really not a good actor… — Beth Ostrosky Stern Copy Share Image
You hear stories of intense actors who can't shed their character and who don't know who they are for a week or… — Brad Pitt Copy Share Image
