I think a large part of an actor's job in preparation is just making the words feel organic to them, and obviously… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
My mother's whole family had been from the theater, really. Because I grew up in Hollywood, I wasn't that interested in Hollywood.… — Tony Goldwyn Copy Share Image
The life of an actor is you do a job and it's done, then you get another job, someone tells you about… — Karl Glusman Copy Share Image
Not that it entirely matters: There is a perception that all actors make their movies. A lot of people assume you're responsible.… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
I didn't know I wanted to go into entertainment, but I knew I wanted to be on stage when I was about… — Carol Kane Copy Share Image
Runners are the lowest of the low in film units. They're paid very, very minimal wages - probably below the national average.… — Charles Dance Copy Share Image
I always wanted to be an actor, but in Edmonton, Alberta, that's not a success-oriented career. So I said, 'I'll get my… — Nathan Fillion Copy Share Image
It's self-destructive to become confident regarding your own acting. Acting, your entire career depends on a lot of things. What kind of… — Jitendra Kumar Copy Share Image
It's, like, your classic journey from a drama school. I went straight to the three-year acting degree, and I waitressed throughout that… — Yvonne Strahovski Copy Share Image
I was working more on a primal, instinctive level. And it just seemed to suit me; it seemed to suit my concentration… — Ron Perlman Copy Share Image
Competition is healthy. Competition is life. Yet most actors refuse to acknowledge this. They don't want to compete. They want to get… — Michael Shurtleff Copy Share Image
There are things to be afraid of - like extraordinary poverty and suffering beyond anything I've experienced, and climate change, despots -… — Gaby Hoffmann Copy Share Image
I reap benefits outside of work, as well as hardships because of work. You deal with it. It's no different than your… — Jadakiss Copy Share Image
I think I've found a purpose in acting; it's something I truly love and truly enjoy. It makes me happy. It makes… — Ranbir Kapoor Copy Share Image
I think that diversity in your performances is what keeps you alive as an actor. You have to keep constantly evolving and… — Jack Reynor Copy Share Image
There's always the danger that there are so damn many things that a playwright can examine in this society of ours -… — Edward Albee Copy Share Image
I reckon I probably worked for Euripides a long time ago. I do think we have many Earth walks and it's possible… — Joyce DeWitt Copy Share Image
I hate the stereotype of the pitfalls of the child actor. There are so many amazing examples - Natalie Portman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt,… — Jamie Bell Copy Share Image
I was studying with Stella Adler, who was a great, great teacher who encouraged me to be an actor. I had thought… — Warren Beatty Copy Share Image
Both of my parents are actors and directors and whatnot. My dad loves really solid, old school, Broadway musicals, and one of… — Will Rothhaar Copy Share Image
I went to performing arts high school, and I took dance and acting every day. Then, I went to Marymount Manhattan College… — Jenna Ushkowitz Copy Share Image
Like, on the 'Parks And Rec' set, I still feel like I'm a guest star. Being a fan of the show, it's… — Adam Scott Copy Share Image
The theater requires an essential gullibility that you can't get through life without having. If all you can feel is skepticism-well ,… — Tony Kushner Copy Share Image
A lot of actors, and artists in general, never feel secure in love. They always feel everything's going to be taken away… — Sylvester Stallone Copy Share Image
As an actor, you get to live out many professions. I just want to continue to evolve. My one goal in this… — Jerry Ferrara Copy Share Image
I am very passionate about what I do; I give it 200 percent, and I don't think it will ever change. But… — Shahid Kapoor Copy Share Image
When I was just a kid, growing up in Brooklyn, I was constantly making home videos with my family – real silly… — Lana Parrilla Copy Share Image
I would love to do a musical. I would love that. I would have to find the right book, the right story,… — Steven Spielberg Copy Share Image
Words are words, but the way an actor says them, the way it's framed, puts you either in the world that looks… — Peter Sarsgaard Copy Share Image
I'm interested in the spirits of people. In the theatre, there's the acting part of acting - and I'm not saying that… — Ralph Fiennes Copy Share Image
I'd love to do a modern-day musical that's full of original music. To get your contemporaries to sing and dance without looking… — Danny Boyle Copy Share Image
My passion for others and my experience as an actor and citizen of the world has naturally shaped me into a social… — Sufe Bradshaw Copy Share Image
It's not an understatement to say that I owe everything as an actor to 'Merlin.' It was pretty much my first job,… — Katie McGrath Copy Share Image
What I particularly like about Broadway is the camaraderie and the friendship of other people in other shows. Everybody knows you're opening… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
“only had to write the play that I was already thinking of. Plays are much easier to write than books, because you… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
Drama made me happy. Being on stage made me feel alive. But I did what a lot of people do, and that's… — Emun Elliott Copy Share Image
I did theatre a lot when I was a kid. Then I went to acting school in New York. I did a… — Justin Bartha Copy Share Image
I never really did years of movie-after-movie-after-movie but when you've got three toddlers in the house you're performing all day long, anyway,… — Julia Roberts Copy Share Image
I think the reality-show format is brilliant, has endless possibilities. It's documentary! But unfortunately, it's rarely executed well. So it becomes just… — Justin Kirk Copy Share Image
I think that I was lucky that I was 30 when I did 'Love Story', which came with this extravagant pop celebrity.… — Ali MacGraw Copy Share Image
