You wanna do a lot of backstory for your character - as an actor, you wanna research that. But on the show,… — Alison Brie Copy Share Image
The next night I got on an airplane, and flew to New York and looked into acting schools. Four or five acting… — Dabney Coleman Copy Share Image
I've proven I'm courageous. I'm gutsier than anybody; I've got a better imagination than anybody; I'm essentially more creative than any other… — Michael Keaton Copy Share Image
The basic answer is that I wasn't happy or fulfilled by the job I had and I wanted my life to mean… — Gil Gerard Copy Share Image
I am really fortunate to have parents who supported my plan to become an actress when I was a little kid. And… — Keiko Agena Copy Share Image
I'm not saying that Sam J. Jones was Flash Gordon - there's no such thing. No actor can be the person, that's… — Sam J. Jones Copy Share Image
It seems to me that the thing that makes the theater worthwhile is the fact that it attracts so many people with… — Brooks Atkinson Copy Share Image
It was a very, very intense film for me. I almost lost my mind because there are scenes where I have to… — Tinsel Korey Copy Share Image
“It is a matter of artistic instinct. In his own thoughts and feelings and way of doing things an actor is worth… — Maurice Chevalier Copy Share Image
I've got to find a compromise where I don't feel compromised. I've got to find something equally good that they don't feel… — Harold Ramis Copy Share Image
My first thought about acting, growing up here in New York, was theater, and I feel like I need to force myself… — Paul Dano Copy Share Image
Processionalism is primary - how you get from one place to another, the relationships and effects of spaces as you move about… — Philip Johnson Copy Share Image
I didn't have to do too much "research" or acting to play this guy. (laughs) It is actually very difficult to manage… — Joel McHale Copy Share Image
I was trying to get into the film industry in Mexico and nobody was letting me in. I was looked down upon… — Melissa Barrera Copy Share Image
I have a very healthy growth of both head and facial hair. People always want to attribute further superhuman powers to me.… — Nick Offerman Copy Share Image
I always knew I'd be an actor. I always knew I'd at least be on a big screen somewhere. Everyone else I… — Keith Stanfield Copy Share Image
My generation of Americans, the scions of daring dreamers, the children of the fearlessly faithful and the offspring of many of history's… — Cory Booker Copy Share Image
As an actor you're only as good as the things you're offered. And there just weren't any female directors offering me things.… — Nicole Kidman Copy Share Image
You start at a young age, going on auditions, and you think you did a good job and expect to get that… — Michael B. Jordan Copy Share Image
Being an actor really, really strengthens me as a director. There's just a certain type of understanding that comes from having been… — Aaron Ruell Copy Share Image
I was a glamorous actress in Mumbai. I had done Sanjay Gupta's 'Musafir.' I wanted to know how Buddhada thought of me… — Sameera Reddy Copy Share Image
They had some really cool rigged cars and things that were different that they would tow behind the camera car that were… — David R. Ellis Copy Share Image
There's so much emphasis on Daniel Day-Lewis and his process, which is appropriately his own. But I was just blown away by… — Adam Driver Copy Share Image
My mother always tells me that when I was a little kid, my first ambition was to be a truck driver, and… — Preity Zinta Copy Share Image
When I was ten, I did a play at the Henry Street Settlement Playhouse, Charles Fuller's first play. He went on to… — Laurence Fishburne Copy Share Image
In the business I meet some beautiful women, but to be honest, 80 per cent of them are raving lunatics and are… — Rory McCann Copy Share Image
It's very funny because every time I make a movie, and I've heard this re-echoed by other filmmakers and actors I have… — Todd Haynes Copy Share Image
When I was growing up, I didn't do plays in downtown Boston, and my parents weren't putting me in auditions. They never… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
The first time I thought I should be an actor was in school. I thought, 'At least this is something for which… — Ranbir Kapoor Copy Share Image
When you work on a movie, especially an independent movie, it's a lot of work to make it! It's not just our… — Zooey Deschanel Copy Share Image
One of the reasons why I went to the Yale School of Drama is because I felt that I was acting off… — Lupita Nyong'o Copy Share Image
People in the film industry always want to save for a rainy day. Many early actors died in small houses with no… — Salman Khan Copy Share Image
I think I understand why most actors and actresses are insane, because having to go through an emotional roller coaster as your… — Nico Santos Copy Share Image
For all of my class projects, I somehow turned it into a commercial parody or put on plays. My whole thing was… — Noel Wells Copy Share Image
Theater is the best. That's where you get the work done. You just really get in there and figure something out about… — Michael Shannon Copy Share Image
To be an actor, it's really tough to find your own voice because you're always tied to other characters and going to… — Gavin Creel Copy Share Image
My parents are very proud of my success but still worry, as I'm in a profession where there is no guarantee of… — David Harewood Copy Share Image
A lot of really good actors are able to go straight from life to their work. They don't treat it as something… — Nicholas Gonzalez Copy Share Image
It's notoriously difficult to get actors to go on record speaking about other actors. Such requests are usually met with terse replies… — Nell Scovell Copy Share Image
It's my goal to help actors achieve their best work, and I think I speak the same language as actors, so I… — Michael Arden Copy Share Image
