The general view is that actors start on soaps and then maybe graduate to prime-time television or film; normally you don't see… — James Franco Copy Share Image
I am beyond critical of my own work. I always tell actors they have to watch themselves 4-7 times in a given… — Julie Ann Emery Copy Share Image
I came from drama school, and it's a group of 18 people working together in every single production and splitting up the… — Dacre Montgomery Copy Share Image
As an actor I'm rather hit and miss, I throw a lot out there, and some of it works and some of… — Christopher Walken Copy Share Image
I don't see how a person can be sensuous - unless they're just, you know, following some kind of script - without… — Rene Marie Copy Share Image
I live in the energy and rhythm of the character. To some degree, that's true of every actor I've worked with. — Sean Penn Copy Share Image
I had all the normal interests - I played basketball and I headed the school paper. But I also developed very early… — Carlisle Floyd Copy Share Image
Even if an actor might not nail the moves in a way than a stunt person might, I wanted to bring the… — Esme Creed-Miles Copy Share Image
I did a number of local children's theater plays growing up, but in 5th grade, I had some good times on stage… — Lauren Lapkus Copy Share Image
Salman is a paradox. He has this image of a moody actor who turns up late for shoots or doesn't turn up… — Asin Copy Share Image
My first Broadway show wasn't until I was a freshman in high school. It was my first trip to New York. I… — Laura Osnes Copy Share Image
Broadway is amazing because you're performing for such an intimate group of people. You're living in the moment and whatever happens happens,… — Ariana Grande Copy Share Image
I've gotten to go wonderful places, meet interesting and intelligent people, and I started of course in the theatre and continue to… — Jeffrey Jones Copy Share Image
I've been in the industry long enough now - I've been a working actor since 2002. I'm very aware that at some… — Sam Heughan Copy Share Image
My advice to new actors is: Don't be lazy. Go after what you desire. Don't heed the commonplace advice that is meant… — Judith Hoag Copy Share Image
Theater, at the end of the day, is about ideas. It's about very large ideas. And if the play is beautifully written… — George C. Wolfe Copy Share Image
I didn't feel a specific pressure to prove myself because I had an actor in the family. I didn't feel that pressure… — Katherine Waterston Copy Share Image
Actors always have things that they're not thrilled about on a show and have a hobby of bellyaching about those things. — Jon Cryer Copy Share Image
They are just my parents. They never tried to make me an actor or anything. They were like how did the test… — Miles Robbins Copy Share Image
I think many young actors want to be daring. They want to surprise their fellow actors as well as their audiences. — Karl Glusman Copy Share Image
Script comes first, then the actors, then you gotta be lucky enough to get the right time slot. Then people have to… — James Burrows Copy Share Image
The actor playing Lee got really irritated. He tried to escape by turning, running, or twisting and talking or yelling above the… — Pete Earley Copy Share Image
I think the thing that interests most actors these days is the strength and the quality of the writing. I think that's… — Philip Baker Hall Copy Share Image
Feelings are universal, and if an actor's doing his job, I think he's making people sit there, and if it's in a… — Jeffrey Combs Copy Share Image
Actors are always a little high at work. Acting is their drug. So when you put the brakes on, they're naturally a… — Michelangelo Antonioni Copy Share Image
I always hate it when I hear actors talking about the process of what they do, so I'll keep my thoughts to… — Rachael Stirling Copy Share Image
I have a theory about that, if you have to say something, if you have encourage for one second a prospective acting… — Dabney Coleman Copy Share Image
I'm definitely an actor first, but it's fun to kind of, you know, push your boundaries and see if you can do… — Sean Hayes Copy Share Image
I've done a lot of musical theatre, but I equate 'Mr. Cinders' a lot with why I became an actor. — Denis Lawson Copy Share Image
Johnny Depp will always be my crush. Besides the fact that he's an amazing actor and has never played the same character… — Kristin Cavallari Copy Share Image
I love acting. It's an interesting challenge to make something that doesn't exist appear like it's happening, and to do it in… — Ray Liotta Copy Share Image
The best actors instinctively feel out what the other actors need, and they just accommodate it. — Christopher Nolan Copy Share Image
As an actor it's always easier to shave or cut your hair for a role, but it's hard to put fake hair… — Chris Pratt Copy Share Image
An expression of feeling isn't worth anything unless it interferes with what the other actor in the scene wants. — Michael Shurtleff Copy Share Image
I told her it was a bigger than life musical, that all the actors were going to be about the same age,… — Randal Kleiser Copy Share Image
'Body of Proof' was interesting because... I didn't feel I needed to prove anything in that audition. I didn't over-prepare it, but… — Lorraine Toussaint Copy Share Image
I feel that, as an actor, you're constantly working to become better, which I love, but with painting, I can fail on… — J. August Richards Copy Share Image
With some actors, you can tell when they're acting all by themselves, no matter who else is in the screen. — John Travolta Copy Share Image
I knew an actor's career goes up and down and back up again. Your standing in this business can't be your whole… — Lisa Kudrow Copy Share Image
In my twenties, I thought I was Robert De Niro and I invested all of myself in my acting. But, as I've… — Matthew Rhys Copy Share Image
