The only thing I wanted to do when I was a young naive kid was to become a New York stage actor. — Oliver Platt Copy Share Image
Regardless of how dark and heavy the character is the actor has to approach it with that frame of mind. — Tom Mison Copy Share Image
There is a bit of a once a soap actor always a soap actor thing, but I do think people still recognise… — Judi Shekoni Copy Share Image
You've got to perform in a role hundreds of times. In keeping it fresh one can become a large, madly humming, demented… — Ralph Richardson Copy Share Image
I have never been a mass appeal kind of an actor, so I don't have to worry. I don't have to please… — Konkona Sen Sharma Copy Share Image
I don't want to be solely a dramatic actor. It's such an important part of my quality of life to goof around… — Patti Harrison Copy Share Image
There's a level of confidence in the actor you're working with that really helps a lot. It makes all the difference. — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
As far as acting goes, you get to a certain point where I think everyone can do the job and it comes… — Katee Sackhoff Copy Share Image
When I was younger, I wasn't really sure what I wanted to do, but I told a lot of lies in school.… — Meaghan Rath Copy Share Image
“The Theater resides at the intersection of education and the arts. The arts are seen as a set of media with a… — Philip Taylor Copy Share Image
I think, you know, as an actor, unless you're exceedingly lucky and you're one of the golden few, a lot of your… — T R Knight Copy Share Image
There was a phase when I cried for days and doubted my decision to be an actor when my films were not… — Suniel Shetty Copy Share Image
Some actors learn the habit of promoting themselves as a brand - by dressing in a certain way, by going out with… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
I'd love to go back to Broadway; I'd love to do animation; I'd love to do hair and make-up campaigns because I… — Brooke Elliott Copy Share Image
How do you say one actor is better than another actor? You can definitely say that in the Olympics if it's the… — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
It's pretty boring, working by yourself. The scene happens in between the two of you, and then you don't know what it's… — Julianne Moore Copy Share Image
I'm an actor. It's like being a bricklayer. Sometimes I'm building a little wall, and the next time I'm building a palace. — Corbin Bernsen Copy Share Image
I learned so much by being an actor, and part of my sort-of development as a writer is big thanks to the… — Joel Edgerton Copy Share Image
I love musicals, and I grew up with them, but the first time I thought I could really do this was when… — Josh Segarra Copy Share Image
When you're a child actor, part of you grows up really fast and part of you doesn't grow up at all. — David Faustino Copy Share Image
I always tell other young actors to go to school, or at least watch movies to learn as much as you can. — Rutina Wesley Copy Share Image
My parents went crazy when they found out that I had gotten the part in 'Conversations With My Father!' I'd never given… — David Krumholtz Copy Share Image
I always try to keep the confidence of the actors, and try my best to make them feel comfortable or confident. — Sean Durkin Copy Share Image
As much as I'd love to be a successful actor, the thought of being recognised in the street is petrifying. — Holliday Grainger Copy Share Image
Many actors in films are willing to go to Broadway, and screenwriters are writing plays. It's almost commonplace. — Marc Platt Copy Share Image
As a professional actor, you have to do a lot of things and a steamy number is just one of them. — Priyanshu Chatterjee Copy Share Image
Dance Theatre of Harlem has done a lot of good things well, a lot of good things badly, and a lot of… — Robert Gottlieb Copy Share Image
Sometimes casting falls in place easily and sometimes it takes a while. Fifty per cent of my job is done when I… — Mani Ratnam Copy Share Image
I'm cast for my acting, which is fortunate because when you're one of the pretty young things it can be difficult. — Geraldine James Copy Share Image
In Ohio seasons are theatrical. Each one enters like a prima donna, convinced its performance is the reason the world has people… — Toni Morrison Copy Share Image
To make a career as an Irish actor, generally it's the case that you move to London. When you make that move,… — Aidan Turner Copy Share Image
I am not interested in entertaining people. I think being an actor provides an opportunity to give people an experience they can… — Cory Michael Smith Copy Share Image
When we went to see the first rough cuts of 'Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence,' I fell to the floor because my acting… — Ryuichi Sakamoto Copy Share Image
I don't like the actors to work together beforehand. I trust my intuition, and I like when the actors are the same. — Olivier Dahan Copy Share Image
I don't know how to do anything else other than be an actor. If I wasn't in this, I would be in… — Ian Somerhalder Copy Share Image
It is always a pleasure to be directed by an actor because they know the scene from the actor's perspective, too. That's… — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share Image
I hate the word 'production'. It's a ceremony, a ritual - you should go out of the theatre more human than when… — Ariane Mnouchkine Copy Share Image
My undergraduate studies at Brown and graduate degrees from Harvard prepared me for a multifaceted career as an actor, entrepreneur and philanthropist. — Hill Harper Copy Share Image
In film, there's so many little things where not just the actor can blow his lines, but technically, it doesn't quite come… — Ali MacGraw Copy Share Image
As an actor, you think you know your craft, you know the conflicts in your character, but often you don't. — Sushant Singh Rajput Copy Share Image