I never had any classes or went to theatre school like a lot of actors, so all of my training has been… — James Denton Copy Share Image
I want to continue to grow in every way possible, as an actor, a woman, just as a human being in general.… — Miranda Rae Mayo Copy Share Image
As an actor you can always blame the director or writer for negative feedback. But as a writer, you're the reason why… — Zawe Ashton Copy Share Image
Actors need steely determination. It's a tough profession with plenty of knocks along the way. You have to be very determined and… — Naomie Harris Copy Share Image
For my first Hollywood film, I really didn't want to be doing a film where I'm looking like a stooge with fake… — Nathan Phillips Copy Share Image
I think the young actor who really wants to act will find a way ... to keep at it and seize every… — John Gielgud Copy Share Image
Actors are divas, and we all make too much noise and complain too much, so if you don't do that, it makes… — Doug Jones Copy Share Image
My dad is a much more flamboyant character than I am. I think that's why I couldn't see myself going into straight… — Nina Conti Copy Share Image
In the beginning, I was very stubborn and always wanted to be just an actor. I was told by a lot of… — Kalki Koechlin Copy Share Image
I've always found as an actress that the best thing to do in film or TV or theater is just to lose… — Helen Mirren Copy Share Image
I feel like I express myself, as an actor. Whatever the character is put in front of me, I try to bring… — Tyler Perry Copy Share Image
That made me feel strange, being a child actor but not doing anything young kids care about. I'm not on a Disney… — Sophie Thatcher Copy Share Image
It's been such a struggle to learn all that I have; I wouldn't want to give any of that knowledge up. That's… — Drew Barrymore Copy Share Image
I love actors. Part of that is my theater background and being a writer who cares about performance. Actors have usually chosen… — Martin McDonagh Copy Share Image
I really enjoyed working with Daniel [Craig], because he's a brilliant actor at the top of his game. That gave me an… — Naomie Harris Copy Share Image
I never really thought about acting as a child. It wasn't like, "This is the career that I want to pursue." So… — Blake Lively Copy Share Image
You'd think people would regard you as an actor and you could play anything. But with TV they regard you almost as… — Fred MacMurray Copy Share Image
I know some amazing actors who are not mortified every moment of the day, so my feeling is that maybe you don't… — Jesse Eisenberg Copy Share Image
Chicago is a great place because you can experience theatre, film, television, anything and everything, so for an actor it's exciting. The… — Charlie Barnett Copy Share Image
It's all so confusing and incestuous and curious, the trail that actors wander through in the course of their careers and how… — Diane Lane Copy Share Image
I hadn't been to drama school. I hadn't been to university and acted there. I had no qualifications behind me. — David Jason Copy Share Image
I'm the kind of person [who] when I'm doing a play, and even when I'm working, I don't do anything else. When… — Jessica Chastain Copy Share Image
It's funny, in a way the actor is a writer. It's not like the two things are so separate as to be… — Sam Shepard Copy Share Image
I'm still trying to find the actor I want to be, but I know what kind of the talent I want to… — John David Washington Copy Share Image
Director of any film is very important, and an actor has to leave himself in his hands to mould. — Leander Paes Copy Share Image
With 'Taxi Driver,' I had this eureka moment. I realized that acting could be much more than what I had been doing.… — Jodie Foster Copy Share Image
I'd say that the director I had most involvement with was Alex Rockwell in 'In the Soup'. It was one of my… — Steve Buscemi Copy Share Image
I never really excelled in any particular subject, but I was just alright at all of them. I never really knew what… — Chris Geere Copy Share Image
I began acting on stage when I was 7 years old. My first role was as Dorothy in 'The Wizard of Oz'… — Marlee Matlin Copy Share Image
Post my graduation, I really thought that acting was something I wanted to do. I simply took a chance and started auditioning,… — Mithila Palkar Copy Share Image
If you find yourself desperate for money, you sometimes do whatever, but on the other hand, if you really want to be… — Jonas Armstrong Copy Share Image
The most challenging part of being an actor is that every time you play a character, you have to start from ground… — Himani Shivpuri Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a doctor when I was young. I also wanted to be a paramedic, but I always wanted to… — Christopher Parker Copy Share Image
If you say, 'You've made it,' then you kind of come to a standstill, and I don't think any actor wants to… — Jenna Ushkowitz Copy Share Image
Acting is not about showing what you're feeling. It's about doing something. It's about what you're doing for the other person. Anything… — Lucas Hedges Copy Share Image
Well, in order for me to be successful... In order to be a great artist - musician, actor, painter, whatever - you… — Lady Gaga Copy Share Image
It's one of the tragic ironies of the theatre that only one man in it can count on steady work - the… — Tallulah Bankhead Copy Share Image
It's so rare, especially as a younger actor, to find a role where it's not just one-dimensional and it's not just a… — Matt Bomer Copy Share Image
There's an alchemy that happens in my eyes when you mix it up, when you have a seasoned actor on set and… — Sean Baker Copy Share Image
I never said that I wanted to be an actor when I was a kid. I didn't know. I thought I was… — Adan Canto Copy Share Image