To go into acting is like asking for admission to an insane asylum. Anyone may apply, but only the certifiably insane are… — Michael Shurtleff Copy Share Image
The best theater is trying to tell the truth, and the best politics is trying to tell the truth. — Glenda Jackson Copy Share Image
Normally when people ask me what I do I say I'm an actor, and that's what I always wanted to be and… — Simon McBurney Copy Share Image
I never wanted to be an actor. It was something I found a passion for; it wasn't there immediately. — Neve Campbell Copy Share Image
I met my partner, actor David Elliot, when we were both in the play 'La Ronde' by Arthur Schnitzler. — Helen Baxendale Copy Share Image
My dad was one of the original members of the Groundlings, and I watched him as an actor have ups and downs,… — Simon Helberg Copy Share Image
I'm an actor, and so of course I want to see TV companies making good dramas. I want that to be a… — David Jason Copy Share Image
I never had any desire to be a film actor. I never thought I was the good-looking movie type, which I assumed… — Kirk Douglas Copy Share Image
I remember acting in a school play about the melting pot when I was very little. There was a great big pot… — Al Pacino Copy Share Image
See, that's the thing: I'm not one of those actors who thinks, 'God, I've got to improvise and make it my own.'… — Rachael Harris Copy Share Image
There are so many actors whom I can be paired with... like Hrithik Roshan, but there hasn't been an opportunity. Abhishek and… — Katrina Kaif Copy Share Image
All actors who have been around for a long time, which I have, and have been skint for long periods, which I… — Bill Nighy Copy Share Image
I really think insecurity is something that comes with being an actor - I don't know actors who aren't insecure. I do… — Penelope Cruz Copy Share Image
Soap operas are like boot camps for film actors, so I really learned a lot. It was a masterclass in working for… — Finn Wittrock Copy Share Image
There are short parts that I as an actor am very right for. Or I just like the part. Or you need… — Jack Nicholson Copy Share Image
Because I was crazy and because my parents wanted me out of their hair, they put me in an all-day acting class...… — Liana Liberato Copy Share Image
The thing I love about theater is the fact that everyone's complicit. We're either there as a storyteller, or we're there as… — Sarah Goldberg Copy Share Image
I have a hard time being career-minded, but I want to be able to survive as an actor and do work that… — Jason Ralph Copy Share Image
I think most actors are very impressionable, and that's part of what we do is soak up other's behavior. — Carol Kane Copy Share Image
I get embarrassed when I go to an actor or actress's home and it's filled with pictures of them. — Rita Moreno Copy Share Image
Growing up, I never thought about becoming an actress because I never saw deaf people in TV or movies. I didn't think… — Millicent Simmonds Copy Share Image
I was always a supporting actor. It is nice to know one has the equipment to be a leading actor. — Nigel Hawthorne Copy Share Image
Actors can have a fair amount of hate for each other, so when another actor says, 'You did your thing,' or 'That… — Chadwick Boseman Copy Share Image
My acting ability would have sent me back to the post office. It was my singing that got me jobs. Ironically, now,… — Robert Guillaume Copy Share Image
The secret lies in the actor's personal satisfaction. How can the audience be moved by a character the actor himself does not… — Saswata Chatterjee Copy Share Image
Todd Haynes was incredible, he treated me like an adult, communicated with me, was supportive, he treated me as any director would… — Millicent Simmonds Copy Share Image
I never really thought about acting when I was little; I was just getting a haircut at a salon when I was… — Danielle Campbell Copy Share Image
I never said I want to be an actor. I just went quietly, quietly, I'm going to do this myself, so I… — Aaron Pedersen Copy Share Image
Rather than being a prop in a film with big actors, I would love to do a meatier and more meaningful role… — Zareen Khan Copy Share Image
I was being groomed to be the theatrical caricaturist. And I know if I got that job, I'd never quit. So I… — Martin Landau Copy Share Image
I can guarantee this to you: every single actor has had a dream of walking on stage on press night and realising… — Ray Fearon Copy Share Image
If you're not learning as a human, growing as a human, you can't grow as an actor. You're just churning things you've… — Sophie Cookson Copy Share Image
In general, between an actor and a character, there needs to be a falling in love, if you will - which I'm… — Ann Dowd Copy Share Image
I've been interested in the writing/directing thing and really fell into acting by complete accident. — Domhnall Gleeson Copy Share Image
I see a lot of actor-bashing because they are the face of the film. Actors are just following someone else's direction. — Varun Dhawan Copy Share Image
I will never be a career actor, I don't think. I don't feel that I have the skill set to jump into… — Larry Mullen, Jr Copy Share Image
Too many actors try to get too much out of scenes that they ought to be leaving alone, just doing them quickly… — Howard Hawks Copy Share Image
It matters to me, acting. It's what I do. It's what I've given up a lot to do. It's my life source.… — Kathy Bates Copy Share Image
I am a method actor because I listen to a sad song when I have to act in a sad scene. That… — Krithi Shetty Copy Share Image
I don't want to be jack of all, master of none. I want to focus completely and excel as an actor with… — Mawra Hocane Copy Share Image
