I tried to avoid making plays or films that weren't telling a story that I felt was important. And what I discovered… — Jennifer Lawrence Copy Share Image
I saw my first two Broadway shows when I was 4 years old, 'The Lion King' and 'Beauty and the Beast,' and… — Max Schneider Copy Share Image
From an acting standpoint, you've got to continue to trust your gut because, ultimately, only that will result in a better product,… — Jordan Gavaris Copy Share Image
A play is basically a long, formalistic polemic. You can write it without the poetry, and if you do, you may have… — David Mamet Copy Share Image
Being an actor myself I realize that all actors believe they are qualified to play any role. If you showed me a… — Richard Masur Copy Share Image
I feel so lucky. When an actor that has been struggling for so long makes the transition into being an actor full-time,… — Steve Zissis Copy Share Image
The talented actor needs craft. When you do a stage play, you do it once each night in chronological order. In a… — Martin Landau Copy Share Image
“Watch the actors who are on a very high frequency, very alert to everything and very much in touch with their feelings… — Michael Beckett Copy Share Image
I don't need to play villains or anything like that to show people that I'm different. I just want to be a… — Jaleel White Copy Share Image
I'm just looking for things to steal [on working with great actors]. It's like going back to acting school. When you're around… — Benjamin Walker Copy Share Image
I don't like to be challenged in the way that often happens, where somebody writes something and then you, as an actor,… — Hugh Dancy Copy Share Image
There are some tremendous actors in the U.K. who have been knighted, and I've spent much of my life admiring many of… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
You know, you should start to be in plays and things like that. Write some scripts. If you're an artist and you… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
It's kind of my whole philosophy as an actor. I think that's what we're supposed to do is play a wide range… — Garret Dillahunt Copy Share Image
My mother was madly adventurous. My father was an actor - he worked with Gielgud - and my mother came from a… — Francesca Annis Copy Share Image
I feel like I took a lot of the things; I did what I had to do to get to where I… — Chad Michael Murray Copy Share Image
I'm an actor. Never trust an actor, whatever their energy is. I suppose you guys see that side of me, but I'm… — Hugh Jackman Copy Share Image
Jamie Dornan is one of those guys who has no idea how gorgeous he is. He's crazy in love with his girlfriend… — Jennifer Morrison Copy Share Image
I remember, in middle school, we did the musical 'Oliver.' I loved the movie, and I always wanted to play Oliver. It… — Asia Kate Dillon Copy Share Image
My dad's an actor. Ever since I was little, I'd watch him do it, and I was always very into it. I… — Corbin Bleu Copy Share Image
I don't think any actor can be satisfied. I am still in the learning phase and I hope I am always in… — Kajol Copy Share Image
A close friend of mine, Annie Leibovitz, who I've known for forty years, photographs celebrities every single day of the week but… — Lawrence Schiller Copy Share Image
It's never going to get better than working opposite an actor like Jeff Bridges. That's as good as it gets. I don't… — Sam Elliott Copy Share Image
Musical theater is an American genre. It started really, in America, as a combination of jazz and operetta; most of the great… — Rachel Bloom Copy Share Image
We depend on the critics to give us a glimpse of what happened. Bernard Shaw championed Ibsen, who got the most terrible… — Diana Rigg Copy Share Image
Both films and TV have their compunctions, their positives and negatives. For example, I explored a character at great length in 'Maryada'...… — Vishwajeet Pradhan Copy Share Image
Brad and I have never wanted our kids to be actors, but we also want them to be around film and be… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
I think an actor is very like a sportsman. You have periods where you're in terrific form. Everything you touch seems to… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
Movies serve many purposes, and I've visited many of those genres, from the most light, frivolous comedy that is just trying to… — Antonio Banderas Copy Share Image
When I started off as an actor, the last thing I wanted to do in the world was make money. I was… — Jeffrey Wright Copy Share Image
Let's say you're auditioning for a part or you're going for a job you really want. You have to go in with… — Agapi Stassinopoulos Copy Share Image
Actually, I started to become an actress because I met someone who was just a friend and I found his life wonderful,… — Lea Seydoux Copy Share Image
I feel that's a good thing as an actor that you do not feel satisfied. Whenever I go back and watch myself… — Anushka Sharma Copy Share Image
When I get hired as an actor as opposed to a writer, one of things that's exciting for me is doing stuff… — Stephen Merchant Copy Share Image
No matter what, when you major in theater arts whether you want to write or be a director or design scenery or… — Carol Burnett Copy Share Image
Acting is such a personal thing, which is weird because at the same time it's not. It's for the consumption of other… — Kristen Stewart Copy Share Image
I was a huge fan of comedy and movies and TV growing up, and I was able to memorize and mimic a… — Hank Azaria Copy Share Image
I have been very fortunate to be able to work and get the opportunity to play different roles. It's nice to do… — Tony Curran Copy Share Image
Everywhere in the society, even my extended family, when they got to know that I am going to be an actor, they… — Bhumi Pednekar Copy Share Image
The mug is a tool. My ace in the hole. To have looks is the bonus on top of what motivates me… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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