It is a tough business but if you get yourself in a situation like I, you can maintain a career over many… — Ray Stevenson Copy Share Image
It's important to have the right agent - people that are working hard for you. But an actor needs to be in… — Joel McHale Copy Share Image
You spend your life training to be an actor, observing people's characteristics so that you can design characters around what you've seen. — Clint Eastwood Copy Share Image
I honestly always thought my Master's in Fine Arts would get me further in the acting world than knowing how to work… — James Michael Tyler Copy Share Image
Actors, I don't think, ever really grow up. I'm hoping that that rejuvenating process applies to me, too. It has so far.… — Derek Jacobi Copy Share Image
I think a lot of acting is having the confidence to be open enough to try things and not be afraid of… — Carrie-Anne Moss Copy Share Image
As an actor, you go through life thinking "This stop is the last stop," so you just put your heart and soul… — Elizabeth Banks Copy Share Image
Just be yourself. As an actor, you pretend all day - that's what the job calls for. So, when it comes to… — Justin Chon Copy Share Image
When I was growing up, my parents asked me what I wanted to do, and I said that I wanted to live… — Jonah Hill Copy Share Image
I think L.A.'s terrific. You fly an hour and a half and you're in the mountains in three feet of powder. I… — Scott Patterson Copy Share Image
I learned my business in the theater and in television, particularly working with the actors. You can learn much more in the… — Michael Haneke Copy Share Image
I didn't have drama in high school. So when I graduated high school and started at Wayne State in Detroit, I told… — Deborah Joy Winans Copy Share Image
When I was 17-and-a-half I volunteered for the Wrens. I auditioned for a play and we took it round the Southern Command… — June Brown Copy Share Image
I love being a television actor. I love the relationship that I have with my fans, and all of those things. I'm… — Joanna Garcia Copy Share Image
Sometimes you read things that people don't even notice in a performance, that you just are moved by or understand that this… — Richard Jenkins Copy Share Image
I got to Broadway a year after I came to New York. I starred in 'Butterflies Are Free' and got a Tony… — Blythe Danner Copy Share Image
Genre stuff is the most exciting stuff for an actor to play. I get to try new things, do things I would… — Amy Acker Copy Share Image
Getting bad reviews or doing something that's not great is also really good for you as an actor. It also makes me… — Greta Gerwig Copy Share Image
I keep getting advice on the social media that I should be selective in accepting roles. But, as an actor, I get… — Joy Mathew Copy Share Image
I honestly never considered myself an actor. An actor would be someone like Paul Muni or Spencer Tracy. I was more of… — Gene Autry Copy Share Image
There's a certain breed of actors who has been always experimenting irrespective of the social landscape for the mediums of entertainment. — Arjun Mathur Copy Share Image
A lot of actors think that the more lines they have the more attention they get. That's bullshit. I make people look… — Lee Van Cleef Copy Share Image
At one point, I quit acting for a little bit to study psycholinguistics - somewhat a more practical career. It just didn't… — Constance Wu Copy Share Image
I remember, when I started acting officially, I was unbelievably green. My first audition tapes were just horrendous. — Max Minghella Copy Share Image
I'm a middle child, which is probably why I chose to be an actress. I needed the attention. I've got one older… — Nell Hudson Copy Share Image
So often, when you're an actor, you're told what to do and what to say and what to wear. Your opinion is,… — Sophie Rundle Copy Share Image
We all work to succeed in whatever we choose to do in life, so every success only pushes me to do better… — Hrithik Roshan Copy Share Image
In a theater experience, the words and the feelings are the most important - the lights coming on and off are the… — Amy Landecker Copy Share Image
People see a lot of huge stuff on Broadway, but there's always Off-Broadway energy and also shows that you can work in. — Loretta Devine Copy Share Image
I think I'm still trying to find my feet as an actor. And I know it ain't brain surgery, but it confuses… — Colin Farrell Copy Share Image
Actually, I played Pontius Pilate as nice. An actor spends his life thinking he is Christ, and then he gets to play… — James Nesbitt Copy Share Image
The hard thing is making sure you work with wonderful people and that you get something out of it so that you… — Roger Rees Copy Share Image
As an actor, you are in a unique position because you're not only memorizing dialogue but really embodying it. You naturally feel… — Jesse Eisenberg Copy Share Image
Acting has always been a passion of mine, so any opportunity that allows me to do that is definitely of interest to… — Nick Jonas Copy Share Image
I always wanted to be an athlete. Then when I realized that I can't run very fast, jump very high, or catch… — Geoff Stults Copy Share Image
Theater is great because you're able to tell a narrative arc without a break. I think it's more about the material and… — Megan Mullally Copy Share Image
A lot of people think I'm cynical when I talk about acting. The truth of the matter is, I just don't want… — Amber Tamblyn Copy Share Image
One of my favourite actors of all time, although he doesn't necessarily play villains, is Peter Lorre. — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
I'm interested in the acting and staging of specific emotions, and so I work with actors. It's a small proportion of what… — Sam Taylor-Johnson Copy Share Image
I am not an 'instant' actor... to really do anything, I've got to try it five or six or a dozen times. — Judy Holliday Copy Share Image
