I'm not actually sure that actors or artists should be allowed to have a family, because the focus you need, the egotism,… — John Rhys-Davies Copy Share Image
The biggest impact that acting and theater had was, of course, stage presence, but it also had a big impact on my… — Lari White Copy Share Image
If [after one role] you believe that you've mastered acting and you don't have to study the craft or get a deeper… — Usher Copy Share Image
No good play is a success; fine writing and high morals are useless on the stage. I have been scribbling twaddle for… — W. S. Gilbert Copy Share Image
The audition process is always grueling. You always hope to just get offered things, and sometimes it happens and sometimes it doesn't. — Jake Abel Copy Share Image
I really wanted to do, more than anything else, up until I was around 16, 17, was write musicals. — David Bowie Copy Share Image
As an actor, that's the most important thing. You want to be able to let go and not hold onto anything, so… — James Wolk Copy Share Image
As an actor, it is great to experiment with roles of varying shades and I have been part of some fabulous films. — Biju Menon Copy Share Image
The celebrity aspect is nothing short of ridiculous, and auditioning is brutal and dehumanizing. Every time I see a pretty young girl… — Mara Wilson Copy Share Image
Someone who'll bring some normalcy into my life and help me stay in touch with reality. That is something I'm curious about.… — Shahid Kapoor Copy Share Image
What's the fun in doing conventional things? I would rather be known as someone who is unconventional. I like being unconventional. I… — Rajkummar Rao Copy Share Image
Reading the features you would get the impression that this year's crop of rods will allow you to cast from here to… — Tony Bishop Copy Share Image
I'll tell you what I think in general about people who want to make their Broadway debut that are not trained stage… — Patti LuPone Copy Share Image
It was an accident, although I've been involved in some kind of theatrical function or other since I was a child -… — James Dean Copy Share Image
My Mom and Dad did it pretty good, so I know it can work. The foremost thing I would say about working… — Nick Cassavetes Copy Share Image
Actions are interesting to watch. I learn about the actors. Their movements are emblems of the tensions in this internal landscape, which… — Samuel R. Delany Copy Share Image
When you get confidence from your director, as an actor, it is all a matter of how your director says, 'This is… — Pankaj Kapur Copy Share Image
I think as working actors, it's like sales. You're only as good as your last sale, so you put your all into… — Josh Peck Copy Share Image
I think I'm a better filmmaker than actor, so I already know that. That's OK. I can handle not being a famous… — Taika Waititi Copy Share Image
I've been offered lots of movies. There's always some actor who's doing a project and would like to have me do it. — Francis Ford Coppola Copy Share Image
I don't think I ever want to just leave comedy and become a straight dramatic actor. But if the opportunity comes, I… — Patti Harrison Copy Share Image
I think nerves are part and parcel of working as an actor. You can either work against them or you can embrace… — Cody Fern Copy Share Image
I have to keep working because, although I have land, I'm not cash rich and don't have the wealth of high-profile actresses… — Miriam Margolyes Copy Share Image
An actor basically likes to be asked to do something, no matter what position he's in. It feels more natural. Sitting and… — Al Pacino Copy Share Image
It's the life of an actor to always be questioning, always be wondering. There is no occupation in the world less dependable. — Louise Linton Copy Share Image
My dad was a mime and then he had his company and created plays for children and was very successful with it. — Marion Cotillard Copy Share Image
Why would anyone be an actor if he or she weren't insecure? That's why anybody pursues this kind of work. — Paul Rudd Copy Share Image
You ask any actor - they'll tell you they'd rather shoot on location because you don't have to invent the energy, the… — Adrian Grenier Copy Share Image
Actors love... at the end of the day, stars are actors. They love performing. And the more challenges I feel that you… — Vikramaditya Motwane Copy Share Image
For me, the idea of being a successful actor is hanging out with my dogs and my boy, down in Venice beach,… — Robert Knepper Copy Share Image
An actor matures with experiences, and the more the emotions he/she has been through, the greater the intensity of performances. — Indira Varma Copy Share Image
It might sound unconvincing when an actor like me who has done 500 films says that television is more competitive than movies,… — Ranjeet Copy Share Image
The good parts are the people who don't make do. They're the interesting people. Lear doesn't make do. — Peter O'Toole Copy Share Image
The three actors I admire the most are all dead. Humphrey Bogart, Spencer Tracy and the French actor, Jean Gabin. They're all… — Michael Caine Copy Share Image
I always thought that's the exact metaphor, the perfect metaphor for acting. To go blind, to ignore the danger, and to totally… — Isabelle Huppert Copy Share Image
I try to acquire some new approach with each role in order to build up a varied acting technique. — Van Heflin Copy Share Image
Actors don't need a lot of talk beyond the first few sentences. They may say they don't draw on their own life,… — Edoardo Ponti Copy Share Image
I had to audition as an actor, and I got so tired of doing the same monologues over and over, so I… — Richard LaGravenese Copy Share Image
I want to constantly do better and better as an actor in Mahadev' and hope audiences will go on showering their love… — Mohit Raina Copy Share Image
I'm a rational person, and I'm not a method actor. You don't need to call me by my character's name while I'm… — Zana Marjanovic Copy Share Image