All I've tried to do as an actor is follow the good writing. That's been my main drive. It's not always possible,… — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
It took a very long time to really enjoy an audition, and to get in the room and do the best that… — Ann Dowd Copy Share Image
As an actor, you're not a person; you're a product, a commodity. It's about money. Your job is about making money for… — Lamman Rucker Copy Share Image
What actors need to do is to find a way to show people their despair, their joy, their pain, their exhilaration. All… — Barbara Cook Copy Share Image
But to me, Broadway has always had more a 'village' feeling than London's West End. The theaters here are clustered together, the… — Rosemary Harris Copy Share Image
When I was about 6, my cousin was very active in a Filipino repertory company, doing musicals and plays. Her aunt was… — Lea Salonga Copy Share Image
The beauty of Broadway is that if I'm 60 or 70 years old, if they'll accept me back, I can go back.… — Heather Headley Copy Share Image
When I have actors flirting with me in acting, in my head, I am thinking, 'If I flirt back, I could definitely… — Ileana D'Cruz Copy Share Image
There wasn't even a movie theater in the town. Nothing. Not even any fast food chains of any kind. Regardless, I knew… — Kristen Hager Copy Share Image
I'm sort of a reverse Method actor. In my personal life, I become my characters. After 'One Tree Hill', I started dressing… — Ashley Rickards Copy Share Image
People who do not have funny in them are not funny when they read funny lines. Sorry. Just doesn't work that way.… — David Dobkin Copy Share Image
My dad was an actor, and he made it all seem quite magical. It felt like a slightly subversive thing, telling stories,… — Johnny Flynn Copy Share Image
I think the key that differentiates the good actors from the mediocre ones that are still trying to come up, is that… — Wesley Snipes Copy Share Image
My talent is working very hard and having a decent nose. A good nose for a story and the ability to get… — Steve Bunce Copy Share Image
It's very rare that you get a part that you actually like. People have a misconception, whether it be because actors lie… — Zoey Deutch Copy Share Image
It's like an athlete. He has a string of hot years, and then he fades into nothingness. The actor doesn't necessarily fade… — Ed Asner Copy Share Image
I've always thought of acting as more of an exercise in empathy, which is not to be confused with sympathy. You're trying… — Edward Norton Copy Share Image
I always wanted to be an actor. I was one of those lucky kids - or cursed kids - who always knew… — Tim Matheson Copy Share Image
As much as I like acting, I know that I would love to have a different life, a private life. I think… — Alec Baldwin Copy Share Image
When something happens, I always check myself and know it's going to go away. So be prepared for it. This is a… — Jessica Chastain Copy Share Image
Not that I was not getting offers, the big banners might not come but there was still an influx of offers but… — Rahul Roy Copy Share Image
You can be playing a line some way and the director wants you to change that, or you can disagree. But I… — Ewan McGregor Copy Share Image
I think I made the conscious decision to go for it my senior year in high school. The acting program I went… — Matthew Bomer Copy Share Image
The only thing that I know how to do as an actor, as a trained actor, is you can't villainize the character… — Corey Hawkins Copy Share Image
For me as a Welsh actor, Richard Burton is one of my biggest idols. And I've got so many: Peter O'Toole, Laurence… — Aneurin Barnard Copy Share Image
To introduce a new play only six weeks after another has been banned is also a way to speak one's piece to… — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
My fantasy life was very full. Certainly when I was a kid, I probably wanted to be an actor because I wanted… — Raquel Cassidy Copy Share Image
An actor has so much less space and responsibility. Sometimes you come on, and there are already tape marks for where you… — Paul Bettany Copy Share Image
I've dressed thousands of actors, actresses and animals, but whenever I am asked which star is my personal favorite, I answer, 'Grace… — Edith Head Copy Share Image
I was exposed to the public because my dad is an actor. My pictures went online at a young age. A lot… — Ananya Panday Copy Share Image
I have this dream of directing. But as a child, I wanted to become a wrestler. Like, in childhood, we used to… — Varun Dhawan Copy Share Image
Now that I'm acting, I've realized that I don't have a lot of barriers. Certain actors have a hard time with anger… — Jay Duplass Copy Share Image
The role has to excite me as an actor. It is like a train journey: you know where you have to reach,… — Nana Patekar Copy Share Image
You always take a little bit back with you at the end of the day. I always put a little bit of… — Aaron Stanford Copy Share Image
I think every character actor at some stage likes to carry a film. It can be extremely liberating to just come in… — Brendan Gleeson Copy Share Image
It's lovely that the Hollywood stars are crossing over to Broadway… There used to be such a dividing line in the country… — Julie Andrews Copy Share Image
I'd never thought about acting as a job. I was an engineer; I was in science and technology. I loved movies and… — Ato Essandoh Copy Share Image
A lot of times, in film and TV, they just want you to play yourself. But, when you're someone who's more of… — Carrie Preston Copy Share Image
You know, when you choose to make your living as an actor, it's all fine and good to look at it as… — James Spader Copy Share Image
As a younger actor coming up, I wanted to be in films. There's something special about being on film sets; there's an… — Adam Croasdell Copy Share Image
