I used to act in plays when I was in school and college, but you cannot say that I was passionate about… — Mohanlal Copy Share Image
I don't think RADA wanted me, actually. When I was at Oxford I had a boyfriend at Central [School of Speech and… — Rosamund Pike Copy Share Image
I grew up with the great Sir Laurence Olivier, and I think it's fair to say that a lot of actors of… — Ian Holm Copy Share Image
On the acting side, they actually tell us to lie about things that we don't know and later scramble to learn. "Do… — Yvette Nicole Brown Copy Share Image
Ive always loved the power of stories to transport me to another world, to imagine extraordinary possibilities, to experience things I may… — Kandyse McClure Copy Share Image
You often hear that people go into show business to find the love they never had when they were children. Never believe… — Mel Brooks Copy Share Image
When I first started [taking acting classes] I sort of stuck my toes in but I was so nervous I didn't know… — Josh Duhamel Copy Share Image
What's interesting was with all the shows I did on Broadway, I was either the dance captain or the assistant choreographer -… — Rob Marshall Copy Share Image
I realized that there was something internal that I could gain from pursuing this career as an actor. However, once I got… — Sonja Sohn Copy Share Image
DYT, under the direction of Paula Garfield, was my first experience of deaf performing arts and I loved my time there. It… — Rose Ayling-Ellis Copy Share Image
Theatre is about the collective imagination... Everything I use on-stage is driven by the subject matter and what you might call the… — Simon McBurney Copy Share Image
Michael [Douglas] is, I think, a great actor. He's made some very interesting pictures. When he was going to college, I was… — Kirk Douglas Copy Share Image
There's a certain secret every actor must have in his work. If you reveal it, you're letting the audience in on the… — Frank Langella Copy Share Image
I've always been a sign language interpreter in the court system, and running out to do an audition so I could do… — Paul Raci Copy Share Image
As an actor, I'm my own worst critic, but after awhile, really, when you watch 'Moonrise Kingdom', it's such a fantastic film… — Kara Hayward Copy Share Image
I went to drama school so I had quite a regimented classical training, regimented process of analyzing a script. I'll go through… — Ncuti Gatwa Copy Share Image
I have, obviously, a very complex relationship with the more industrial side of filmmaking and the machinery that can take an actor… — Debra Granik Copy Share Image
I had no idea what it took to be an actor. Then all of a sudden I found myself cast in a… — Lee Byung-hun Copy Share Image
Actors - we're selfish, but we can't think about the work in that kind of selfish manner. I think that you have… — Charlize Theron Copy Share Image
What's great about the play 'Pygmalion' is that it's sort of two plays. It's the one simple trajectory of girl bettering herself.… — Harry Hadden-Paton Copy Share Image
There are many things, as an actor, where you find that a production just wants you for your name. I am not… — Udo Kier Copy Share Image
I don't usually turn down work, it usually involves a very big debate with agents and family and your conscience and your… — Mark Bonnar Copy Share Image
It was really starting to get pathetic, everyday they would come in looking for one thing or another. 'Zach, can you give… — Zach Braff Copy Share Image
“the theater is one of the few places left in the bright and noisy world where we sit in the quiet dark… — Sarah Ruhl Copy Share Image
At 17 years old, STG took me under its wing and shared its resources and wisdom with me, even allowing me to… — Peter Capaldi Copy Share Image
I've had such an amazing opportunity to work on so many different types of projects that continued on to Broadway. Unfortunately I… — Annaleigh Ashford Copy Share Image
I was certainly a better actor after my five years in Hollywood. I had learned to be natural - never to exaggerate.… — Walter Huston Copy Share Image
“The more you practice sitting with the discomfort, the more you gently (and repeatedly) redirect your cast toward something new, the more… — Ronen Dancziger Copy Share Image
I like René Descartes' theory about a ball of wax. You can change its form from solid to liquid, but it's still… — Emmy Rossum Copy Share Image
I want to establish a wide range and play all kinds of parts. It's that sort of acting career I really respect.… — Tim Curry Copy Share Image
Our job is to represent the truth of human nature, whether you're playing a tender love story that's set in a coffee… — Tom Hiddleston Copy Share Image
Entertainment's hard on the ego. I see why actors are so psycho now. Because there's so much 'we don't want you' going… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
When I finally decided to leave school and pursue acting, my parents didn't take it very lightly. My friends thought that it… — Salma Hayek Copy Share Image
I've been really lucky thus far with acting, in that I can do things I believe in and feel good about, and… — Rashida Jones Copy Share Image
I always think that trying to push yourself as an actor in a direction that you've never been before, developing characters which… — Asa Butterfield Copy Share Image
As an actor, you have to just think about the truth of your character. You have to think about how to play… — Emma Stone Copy Share Image
I don't think I could compare myself to Macaulay Culkin, because we're pretty much two different kinds of actors. He's done a… — Brian Bonsall Copy Share Image
An actor that tells you that they have real choices between material is, for the most part, lying. There are very few… — Walton Goggins Copy Share Image
I knew that I needed to do something that I desperately loved. There was a period where I did question if it… — Colin Hanks Copy Share Image
I'm 23, so I'm not done with my life. But acting, definitely, out of what I've done so far, makes me feel… — Grace Gummer Copy Share Image
![“I don't think RADA wanted me, actually. When I was at Oxford I had a boyfriend at Central [School of Speech and Drama] and it looked like the most fantastic life, but I think not going makes you more free. Nothing can teach you what it's like to work on a film set, and the best education there can…” quote by Rosamund Pike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b13/rosamund-pike-7165_actors_i-don-t-think-rada-wanted-me-actually-wh_1148586.jpg)
![“When I first started [taking acting classes] I sort of stuck my toes in but I was so nervous I didn't know if I could go all the way. I was so scared about it for some reason. The more confident I got with it, the more I just fell in love with it. I love going to work every day and trying to make…” quote by Josh Duhamel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/596/josh-duhamel-13511_acting_when-i-first-started-taking-acting-class_1739218.jpg)
![“Michael [Douglas] is, I think, a great actor. He's made some very interesting pictures. When he was going to college, I was very proud of him, but when he said, 'Dad, I want to be in a play,' he had a bit part. I went to see it and Michael said, 'Dad, how was I?' I said, 'You were terrible.' I…” quote by Kirk Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a6/kirk-douglas-4420_actors_michael-douglas-is-i-think-a-great-actor_1153701.jpg)
