I have a little studio in Chinatown, and I sometimes go there and rearrange my brushes. But I would have to stop… — Roger Rees Copy Share Image
I don't want to become a star. I never wished to become an actor, even when I am here. When you decide… — Disha Patani Copy Share Image
There's got to be something that you can do that will not just be a nice honor to the play, or the… — William Bolcom Copy Share Image
The funny thing is, because I was doing a lot of theater when I was a kid, and a lot of that… — Guy Pearce Copy Share Image
I have driven school buses, sold egg rolls and painted houses, and I have often wondered what my life would have been… — John Malkovich Copy Share Image
'Clybourne Park' was my first job after the birth of my son, who was 11 weeks old when we started rehearsals. And… — Annie Parisse Copy Share Image
I guess I get to make films and I love what I do, but there's also the downside of having to be… — Stacy Martin Copy Share Image
The reason why I hate working in theatre is the tedium of memorisation. But once that is done, then you feast on… — Christopher Meloni Copy Share Image
What motivates me is not staying still. I want to be busy, and I think too many good actors are left by… — Benedict Samuel Copy Share Image
I never think of an actor as a model. A model wears what you tell them to wear, that's their job. An… — Patricia Field Copy Share Image
There have been several television movies, 'Carrie 2,' two musicals! I remember thinking, the first time there was a musical on Broadway,… — Sissy Spacek Copy Share Image
The Broadway community means the world. That goes for the actors, that goes for the crew, the producers, the writers, and most… — Jordan Fisher Copy Share Image
I became an actor to escape my own personality. Acting is the most therapeutic thing in the world. You see, through acting… — George C. Scott Copy Share Image
Every role is challenging in its own way, but the most challenging roles are the ones that are badly written - then… — Richard Schiff Copy Share Image
If I could, I want to take a page from the George Clooney-like actors of the world. They do things that are… — Alona Tal Copy Share Image
People don't realise what a nice thing it is for an actor to go to a job where they know or like… — Katherine Parkinson Copy Share Image
I love playing a villain. I think that there's something freeing about that, and it's a different kind of challenge. More than… — Jeffrey Dean Morgan Copy Share Image
In many ways, theatre is more rewarding for a writer. I used to think it was like painting a wall - that… — Lee Hall Copy Share Image
The reality is that there are so few roles out there for women and for women of color, and I'm a character… — Octavia Spencer Copy Share Image
It's hard to think it's important to try out as cheerleader when you're starring on Broadway. But you do kind of miss… — Bonnie Bedelia Copy Share Image
Sometimes you realize that the thing an actor is asking for isn't exactly the thing they want. Maybe they're asking for more… — Karyn Kusama Copy Share Image
I don't talk about how old I am because sometimes it can affect parts that you get in Hollywood. I don't believe… — Garrett Clayton Copy Share Image
If you've ever been around a group of actors, you've noticed, no doubt, that they can talk of nothing else under the… — Christy Mathewson Copy Share Image
Drama school was the first place I learned that looks can affect your career. It was very horrible at the time. I… — Joseph Gatt Copy Share Image
I went to film school at Columbia and did that for a couple years and really thought I was going to be… — Scott Adsit Copy Share Image
My mother told me I was begging her to be an actor when I was four. My father and my grandfather saw… — Giovanni Ribisi Copy Share Image
A screenplay is really an instruction manual, and it can be interpreted in any number of ways. The casting, the choice of… — David Nicholls Copy Share Image
It is so rare as an actor to be allowed the chance to revisit a role and to go back to a… — Tom Hiddleston Copy Share Image
The No. 1 thing I hear from people when I meet them in the airport is, 'Oh my gosh, you're just like… — Guy Fieri Copy Share Image
I understand the opposite side of the camera. I have a profound respect for that. I have worked with people who, when… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
My mother was really against it when I said I wanted to make films. She said that I should be a civil… — Hirokazu Kore-eda Copy Share Image
I have the vanity to think that every play I have written is different from the previous ones. Yet, even though they… — Eugene Ionesco Copy Share Image
Acting is acting, and who you are will still remain to be who you are. You know, that part won't change it.… — Gabourey Sidibe Copy Share Image
Being an actor and a successful one at that, is the stuff fairy-tales are made of, as you reach unimaginable heights. But… — Shweta Bachchan Nanda Copy Share Image
I would love to act for the rest of my life, but I also know that it could be taken away in… — Shailene Woodley Copy Share Image
You deal with failure - strike, strike, strike - all the time. Acting is like that. You have to have a very… — Benicio Del Toro Copy Share Image
Theatre is a game of hide-and-seek. For both the hiders and the seekers, the thrill is in the discovery. When the rules… — John Lahr Copy Share Image
Well, all the plays that I was trying to write were plays that would grab an audience by the throat and not… — Arthur Miller Copy Share Image
It bloody annoys me when people forget that we're actors. Just because we tend to appear in things with our own accents,… — Kathy Burke Copy Share Image
The fact in acting, you can tap into your darkest moments in life to your lightest moments. And people will watch it,… — Peter Mullan Copy Share Image
