My hero is Michelle Williams, who I grew close to when we did 'Meek's Cutoff.' She's an extraordinary actor and mom. — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
But I think the children of actors share a certain pragmatic approach. One is denied some of that 'running away with the… — Toby Jones Copy Share Image
When my parents were going, 'Oh God, are you going to be an actress?' I decided I'd give it my best shot… — Geraldine James Copy Share Image
Acting is a really strange thing. You have to know when you're put in a bad situation, but you also have to… — Alexandra Daddario Copy Share Image
I find the roller-coaster ride of auditioning most challenging. It's always about putting yourself out there, being rejected, and then getting back… — Jenn Proske Copy Share Image
My dream is to produce a generation of actors who realise what the function of an actor in a movie is supposed… — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share Image
I came into the industry as an actor. And moved on to become a star with the help of my dancing skills. — Mithun Chakraborty Copy Share Image
I'd say there are two kinds of theater: one you end with an answer, one you end with a question. — Paul Downs Colaizzo Copy Share Image
Auditions are just torture. I'm trying to get better at it. It's a very difficult thing to do. You go into a… — Kurt Braunohler Copy Share Image
Acting doesn't have anything to do with listening to the words. We never really listen, in general conversation, to what the other… — Jack Lemmon Copy Share Image
I've always been terrified about being bored. I always think being bored is the worst thing. The only strategic decision I ever… — Alfred Molina Copy Share Image
I realized early on that if I became an actor, I could play a writer and a sculptor and a painter and… — Harry Dean Stanton Copy Share Image
I was not going to be an actor. I was an engineer in physics. That's what I did: I graduated with a… — Judd Hirsch Copy Share Image
The constraints of melodrama can be a great blessing, because they demand that all the characters involved - as absurd and extreme… — Stanley Tucci Copy Share Image
Any actor worth his salt is looking for truth, the core of truth of the particular situation he is portraying, of that… — Jason Robards Copy Share Image
I always do casting for every role, even if it's just one sentence. I like to work with theater actors because they're… — Maren Ade Copy Share Image
If you get into a Broadway show and it doesn't work, you're a failure. And if it does work, you may be… — Betty White Copy Share Image
“At first, this earth, a stage so gloomed with woe You all but sicken at the shifting scenes And yet be patient.… — Jack London Copy Share Image
(Acting) is an extension of life. How you're capable of performing in your life, that's how you're capable of performing on screen. — John Cassavetes Copy Share Image
Acting was never part of the plan - at one point I wanted to be an RAF pilot, but I wasnt made… — Robson Green Copy Share Image
One of my favorite comedies is 'Groundhog Day' and 'Scrooged.' I love Bill Murray, and I think he's a great example of… — Fiona Gubelmann Copy Share Image
My dad, for the first 15 years of my career, on every visit he made to a play or a film set,… — Kenneth Branagh Copy Share Image
I can neither confirm nor deny that if you entered data into an algorithm for 'building the perfect actor' it would produce… — Brendan Hunt Copy Share Image
Being a playwright is like the equivalent of doing a jigsaw puzzle that has 1,500 pieces, and it's a jigsaw of a… — Lewis Black Copy Share Image
Movies, there are moments when you're writing a song or demoing, a moment in the recording studio. Musicals much more just eat… — Alan Menken Copy Share Image
I keep fooling people into giving me jobs, and now I'm on Broadway. It's always something I've wanted to be a part… — Cobie Smulders Copy Share Image
When I was in 8th grade, I saw Branagh's 'Henry V' in the Paris Theater, and it changed my life. — David Harbour Copy Share Image
Most actors are not rich - they are very poor indeed. What keeps them going is that they just love the job. — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
“ARE YOU A MOVIE STAR? Prerequisite for Laziness: Creativity, award winning actor/actress, convincing speech” — Kamil Ali Copy Share Image
I don't know how a hero feels, honestly. I feel like an actor; I wanted to be an actor. I always want… — Rajkummar Rao Copy Share Image
You have to remember that actors are human beings. Which is hard sometimes because they look so much better than human beings. — Tina Fey Copy Share Image
The National Youth Theatre did one very simple but incredible thing for me: it made me realise I had choices. — Gina McKee Copy Share Image
I went on a few auditions for Broadway musicals, and never stopped taking classes, but I didn't take it seriously until I… — Brendan Dooling Copy Share Image
I think an actor's process should be very personal and private, and sometimes I have thought, 'Oh, please, put it away now.' — Maxine Peake Copy Share Image
So, one way or another, I found myself in a few movies. I take it seriously when I'm on the set, but… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
The stuff that is done on Broadway is hardly theatre. It is part magic show, part rock concert, and part conjuring things. — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share Image
As actors, we don't shy away from saying, 'I wanted to be an actor because I wanted to meet girls.' Directors cannot… — Gael Garcia Bernal Copy Share Image
I'd rather be Vincent Price than a red-neck character actor. You can't predict what will happen. — Robert Englund Copy Share Image
I try to get to know the actors as much as I can. I feel like I'm friends with them for starters… — Gus Van Sant Copy Share Image
Shawn's (Shawn Weatherly - former beauty queen) acting ability is such that she could not convey the concept of falling if your… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
