As a young actor, there's a very small group of kids, just a handful. As you get older, all of a sudden,… — Ricky Schroder Copy Share Image
I understood why war zones are called 'theaters' because they frame a kind of play acting or, worse, deceit, that can stain… — Gretel Ehrlich Copy Share Image
I get embarrassed saying what I do. If you're chatting to a cabbie, and they don't know you're an actor, I cringe… — Sophie Rundle Copy Share Image
I do get stressed at times, but I love what I do as an actor. This is the part that I don't… — Gerard Butler Copy Share Image
The things that I have done that haven't been as successful have been things that have been largely out of the public… — Robert Lopez Copy Share Image
My mom, who was a constant fixture at work with me until I was 18 years old, did an amazing job filtering… — Kellie Martin Copy Share Image
With a musical, you kind of have to do a mind-meld with the book-writer, the lyricist, the composer, the director - sometimes… — David Henry Hwang Copy Share Image
I also think the more experienced you get as an actor, you start to hear the conversations about why people get cast… — Gillian Jacobs Copy Share Image
I didn't come to L.A. thinking, okay, I'm going to be an actor, so my progression was just kind of organic, starting… — Jodie Turner-Smith Copy Share Image
When you're an actor in grade school, high school, college, whatever, you start to realize what you're really good at, what you're… — Bryan Cranston Copy Share Image
When I became a principal at the Royal Ballet it was my childhood goal, a dream and I became it at 19.… — Sergei Polunin Copy Share Image
An actor had made a comment and said, 'You are so unapproachable.' He called me boring and said, 'You're no fun.' He… — Sameera Reddy Copy Share Image
I think there is something so compelling about the truth that whether you're a lawyer or judge or an actor, when you… — Sarah Jones Copy Share Image
I enjoy acting now more than I ever have. I've had lots of difficult times when I was younger, but that was… — Brian Cox Copy Share Image
The weird thing is that, with actors, filmmakers and directors, it doesn't really matter if it's Robert Downey Jr., who's one of… — Noomi Rapace Copy Share Image
Maybe that's partly why I'm an actor, I'm a fairly empathetic, emotional person, so I get very, very involved when it's really,… — Gabriel Mann Copy Share Image
I can remember various stages when I wanted to be an artist, a football coach, and a musician but never an actor.… — Fred MacMurray Copy Share Image
I was inspired to become an actor from theater I'd seen, so I assumed I'd do a lot of theater. But when… — Chloe Pirrie Copy Share Image
With acting, there are a lot of subtleties and non-verbals involved. If someone is over there, getting eaten by a shark, there's… — Mark McGrath Copy Share Image
When I started acting, my parents gave me three rules: I had to stay good in school, stay the kid they always… — Shailene Woodley Copy Share Image
This business can be very frustrating but there is success story after success story of people who take the bull by the… — Tony Shalhoub Copy Share Image
As I got to about 9/10 years old I started to see roles on television that I wanted to play like a… — Mandip Gill Copy Share Image
I can never say that I will never return to musical theatre. There may be a part in the future that I… — Sarah Brightman Copy Share Image
I do think people do pick movies that reveal something about them that they aren't always aware of. If you ask them… — Casey Affleck Copy Share Image
The logistics of blood is something that I didn't even understood as a first-time director. Not just actors and make-up, but once… — Drew Goddard Copy Share Image
I actually don't pay a lot of attention to the movie 'industry'... I just do the work when I get it. I… — Mark Margolis Copy Share Image
When Shakespeare wrote, he wrote for the people. I know he got commissioned by kings and queens, but he also actually was… — Eamonn Walker Copy Share Image
“Keanu Reeves?" she asks in amazement. I nod. "What did he wish for?" "Isn't it obvious?" I say, waving a hand at… — Jackson Pearce Copy Share Image
When I started out as an actor, I thought, Here's what I have to say; how shall I say it? I began… — Alan Alda Copy Share Image
I grew up in a house where my father went on auditions, and he got some and he lost some, and there… — Chris Pine Copy Share Image
The strange thing about directing, for me, was that opportunities arose; I'd had some nice roles as an actor, but it just… — Sean Mathias Copy Share Image
I have to go through auditions, and my surname has got me into rooms, but I'll never know if it gets me… — Oona Chaplin Copy Share Image
In terms of Cube I think he's very conscious of the technical aspect of the business whereas when you're just hired as… — Nia Long Copy Share Image
I love theater - it's where every actor should begin, the core of acting. But I feel that there's something about film… — Letitia Wright Copy Share Image
When you're an actor or actress in this business, usually the natural progression is to direct, but a lot of times, we… — Jamie Foxx Copy Share Image
I always saw my peers finding some cool passion, but every time I tried one of those things, it never clicked. I… — Liana Liberato Copy Share Image
My central strength as an actor is the fact that I'm 6 foot 3. A certain power emanates from my size, juxtaposed… — Jimmy Smits Copy Share Image
He was very supportive of me, ... He saw every single play I did in New York. Ill never forget looking out… — Liev Schreiber Copy Share Image
All the theories that acting is reacting to imaginary circumstances as though they are real, and directing is turning psychology into behavior,… — Mike Nichols Copy Share Image
I try not to think of myself in any category, and I don't ever really try to imagine myself competing with another… — Paul Rudd Copy Share Image
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