I can do everything with ease on the stage, whereas in real life I feel too big and clumsy. So I didn't… — Ingrid Bergman Copy Share Image
I'm a drama kid at heart. That is definitely where my heart and soul is. I did 'Hairspray' in high school -… — Kyle Copy Share Image
[In New York,] when you say you're an actor, there's a certain level of respect that goes with that. — Condola Rashad Copy Share Image
I remember watching the Tony Awards as a young girl, thinking I would never get that far but, in my heart, wanting… — Taylor Louderman Copy Share Image
When the drama attains a characterization which makes the play a revelation of human conduct and a dialogue which characterizes yet pleases… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Well, I think any actor can probably identify with being a professional liar. You don't always look at yourself that way, but… — John Cusack Copy Share Image
I was too embarrassed to tell anyone I wanted to make a movie because I thought it would be seen as a… — Sia Copy Share Image
As an actor, you're tied to the writing. You live and die by what's written for you. And you can elevate that… — James Wolk Copy Share Image
Within a year after I write a play I forget the experience of having written it. And I couldn't revise or rewrite… — Edward Albee Copy Share Image
Acting has always been something I've wanted to get into. I think the best models are actors; you're taking on a character.… — Liberty Ross Copy Share Image
I don't care if people perceive me as always selling out because I'm doing a studio picture. For me, the whole thing… — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
Everyone talks about reality TV and that there are no roles left. That's false. Years ago, there were three networks. Now there… — Corbin Bernsen Copy Share Image
The wonderful thing about theater is that it has so many people involved in the creation of it. The worst thing about… — George C. Wolfe Copy Share Image
In my acting class there was this acting exercise going on, and I remember asking a buddy, "Do you ever do this… — Elizabeth Olsen Copy Share Image
He just gets progressively more and more stressed and as his anxiety builds up, so does the chaos behind his eyes. That… — Aidan Gallagher Copy Share Image
Even though momentarily I thought about being a doctor, I was always involved in theatre and did a drama degree. I just… — Elliot Cowan Copy Share Image
Acting is something different to everybody. I just know that if you watch an actor or actress getting better and better, I… — Cameron Diaz Copy Share Image
I used to do a little acting in school. It was my first love, and I really thought I would be doing… — Jimmy Cliff Copy Share Image
Harrison is very much part of this one, but really it’s about finding him; he comes in in the third act. — Ridley Scott Copy Share Image
I've always thought Ed Burns was a profoundly underrated actor. He's a great director, obviously. A great director/writer. But I think he's… — John C. McGinley Copy Share Image
I think as an actor, it's very exciting when you have a really fully realized, complex, multifaceted character already established. — Da'Vine Joy Randolph Copy Share Image
If you wanna be the comic relief in a big-budget movie, go to L.A. because there are five auditions in a week… — Wyatt Cenac Copy Share Image
It was always my dream to be a New York theater actor. I never thought I was pretty enough to be on… — David Harbour Copy Share Image
The best thing about being nominated in a category like best new play is realizing there were enough new plays to make… — Stephen Karam Copy Share Image
I'm just not one of those naturally funny, relaxed actors who enjoy the spotlight and are so good at it. — Heath Ledger Copy Share Image
I'm not Meryl Streep. My God - she's the greatest actor that ever lived. It's sad that ordinary actors like me are… — Sissy Spacek Copy Share Image
I have a theory. An audience doesn't need to get wrapped up in blackness every time they see a Negro actor. And… — Jim Brown Copy Share Image
They can't make any of these talented young actors Fletch. You might as well make a movie called Chevy Chase. — Chevy Chase Copy Share Image
I want to become an actor whose productions will get people to say, 'there are lives like that,' when they watch me,… — Seo In-guk Copy Share Image
I never really decided to be an actress, but I got an agent, was called back on every show I auditioned for,… — Shannon Tweed Copy Share Image
My dad is a successful television producer, director and writer and my mom's a director and writer. — Troian Bellisario Copy Share Image
As an actor, you want convince the audience that you can do different things. So, if I have to run in slow… — Tahir Raj Bhasin Copy Share Image
Ordinarily if an actor gets chosen for the lead in a film, he or she has already built up a repertoire, and… — Zhang Ziyi Copy Share Image
My mom always wanted me to do movies where I played, whether I had flaws or not, guys that had a good… — Stephen Dorff Copy Share Image
I think all actors are on the constant search for a real challenge just to keep things interesting. — Benjamin Bratt Copy Share Image
It is my mission to make sure SAG-AFTRA protects our members' ability to do the work they love and to build their… — Ken Howard Copy Share Image
I'm a normal working actor - just the way I want it. I have never been the one to want the fame… — Tony Revolori Copy Share Image
The same actor plays the role of a thief and a police officer on-screen. It's not fair to look for role models… — Diljit Dosanjh Copy Share Image
I don't like waiting around for work, and sometimes as an actor you're forced into that position, so that's sort of how… — Thomas Ian Nicholas Copy Share Image
When on the set of a film, you have to play natural for entire scenes in a very unnatural environment. You have… — Helena Christensen Copy Share Image