Acting. Whenever I am playing a character, I use my real life experiences, which puts me on the line of reliving some… — Allison Holker Copy Share Image
I want to do a romantic comedy that nobody thought I could do. And then do a comedy with Dan Aykroyd that… — John Belushi Copy Share Image
My dad was an actor and a writer; my mum was a drama teacher. My grandma was an actress. My aunt is… — Charlie Rowe Copy Share Image
“But Lorne is also an old-school producer, and somewhere deep down I think he knew that if he cast me in the… — Tina Fey Copy Share Image
My step-dad started playing hockey in Detroit so we moved and I had to start home school. I started watching movies since… — Steven R. McQueen Copy Share Image
It's a tricky one when you're playing somebody who is mad. There's often the big actor's question, if you're playing a part… — Keira Knightley Copy Share Image
In 'The Purity Myth,' I not only discuss what the purity myth is and reveal its consequences for women, but also outline… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
I don't look for roles, for they come to me. Mind you, it's not like I'm sitting in the middle of the… — Cloris Leachman Copy Share Image
I was a theater kid, and there was still a great theater program, but I remember hearing stuff like, 'Well, they cut… — Rachel Sennott Copy Share Image
Chris Evans has embodied Captain America as well as any actor has ever embodied an iconic pop-culture figure like that. I go… — Kevin Feige Copy Share Image
I remember that when I was in my 30s, a hot age for an actress, lots of offers were coming in, but… — Holly Hunter Copy Share Image
I had this health teacher who kept me after class one time, saying, ‘You’re missing a lot of class.’ I was like,… — Dane DeHaan Copy Share Image
Every audition, I walk out the door and throw the sides away immediately. You did it, now go home. And to me,… — Michael Mosley Copy Share Image
If I didn't get joy from acting, I wouldn't do it. My passion for acting is growing and I love telling good… — AnnaSophia Robb Copy Share Image
There is a temptation for an actor to editorialize what they're doing. And you can't do that with Pinter. It's almost like… — Peter Riegert Copy Share Image
I've never encountered homophobia in casting from the studios or networks - not once, not ever. Where you encounter it is with… — Dustin Lance Black Copy Share Image
I chose the actors that I was in love with. I cannot work with people that I don't personally like a lot.… — Marjane Satrapi Copy Share Image
“There is a theory that watching unbearable stories about other people lost in grief and rage is good for you—may cleanse you… — Anne Carson Copy Share Image
At best, the relationship between drama critic and playwright is a pretty twiggy affair. When I'm asked whom I write for, after… — Lanford Wilson Copy Share Image
If there are actors that are brilliant, people often wonder whether it's intimidating working alongside them, but it really isn't. It just… — Tom Mison Copy Share Image
I didn't go to film school. My Grampa always says just watch a lot of movies. He didn't go to film school;… — Gia Coppola Copy Share Image
I try not to date where I work. It makes life easier. I don't say no to anybody because I'd hope that… — Anne Hathaway Copy Share Image
People are very uncomfortable when you call actors artists because there are a lot of actors out there that aren't artists -… — Jordan Gavaris Copy Share Image
Whatever expectations I had for myself, none of them have come to pass. I grew up thinking I was going to be… — Michael Ian Black Copy Share Image
An actor must interpret life, and in order to do so must be willing to accept all the experiences life has to… — James Dean Copy Share Image
I love the theater of the mind because you can go anywhere. You can say anything, and you pull people in. [You]… — Harland Williams Copy Share Image
I was quite frustrated by school and found solace in going to the drama studio, doing stupid voices, and being an idiot.… — Tom Glynn-Carney Copy Share Image
I become a better actor after I step on a stage in front of, like, 500 people when it's just me, a… — Bryan Greenberg Copy Share Image
I've never taken a job as an actor that I wasn't 100-percent sure I wanted to do. I've never had to think… — Max Minghella Copy Share Image
Years ago I met Richard Burton in Port Talbot, my home town, and afterwards he passed in his car with his wife,… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
Acting was always something I loved doing, but I didn't know that I would pursue it professionally. I really loved doing plays… — Jesse Johnson Copy Share Image
In my career as an actor, there is a catchphrase that Scofield always says often in regards to his brother, 'Have a… — Wentworth Miller Copy Share Image
I start with actors that I know personally or I know their work, and there are things about their work or their… — Jim Jarmusch Copy Share Image
Sometimes I say I feel more like a dancer than an actor, because there are things implied about being an actor that… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
It's really kind of a luxury for an actor to have the opportunity to show such different types of characters. I actually… — Olivia Wilde Copy Share Image
When you're doing that TV thing, you're doing the same thing for years and years. You can fall into bad habits as… — Rory Cochrane Copy Share Image
I just feel incredibly lucky. I went to drama school and about 28 of us graduated. I graduated from drama school in… — Naomie Harris Copy Share Image
One of the beauties about being an actor is that nothing really has to make sense. You just do it and live… — Rupert Grint Copy Share Image
Sometimes it can get overburdened with nuance - the actors find all sorts of different spins on the lines that can lose… — Gregory Doran Copy Share Image
It's fun to look at people that are so good at acting that aren't actors, like David Bowie creating a mystique about… — Val Kilmer Copy Share Image
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