I think people involved in politics make good actors. Acting and politics both involve fooling people. People like being fooled by actors.… — Donna Brazile Copy Share Image
I came to New York in 1974, when I graduated from college. And you had to use 'Backstage' because all of the… — LaTanya Richardson Copy Share Image
“In theatre, the main objective is to make the art happy, not the audience! If you have to choose between the audience… — Mehmet Murat ildan Copy Share Image
I always enjoyed participating in artistic endeavors, and I remember in high school participating in chorus, drama and singing madrigals, mainly because… — Roger Bart Copy Share Image
“This is not a place where theater is a tool for telling stories about God. This is a stage where the craft… — Aaron Hartzler Copy Share Image
Not harder than it should be, no. We're about the business, we're about the work. It's all about the work, always. We… — Antoine Fuqua Copy Share Image
I get to vote in the Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Director categories every year.… — Brenda Fricker Copy Share Image
I distinctly remember watching Daniel Day Lewis in My Left Foot, and my parents were discussing the fact that hes an actor.… — Dominique McElligott Copy Share Image
Why do I choose horror? I think it feels the most like a release, in a sense. It can be therapeutic. Because… — Sophie Thatcher Copy Share Image
If the character is getting mad, getting upset or getting turned on, you're getting to see that in the facial tones and… — Michael Rooker Copy Share Image
I have definitely been curious and involved in the process; even as a young actor. I was always looking at where the… — Keanu Reeves Copy Share Image
My parents were not at all backstage parents. We had none of that in the family. It was just very clear right… — John Michael Higgins Copy Share Image
I try to stay away from tropes, or if there is a trope there, I ensure that it's cleverly written and isn't… — Adam Pearson Copy Share Image
It is not that I am only looking at doing biopics. But of course, as an actor, I always love portraying real-life… — Rajkummar Rao Copy Share Image
People ask me, 'How's 'Teen Wolf?' and I tell them it's literally the best job I've ever had. It's hard. Everybody wants… — Shelley Hennig Copy Share Image
In Montana, when we did 'Return to Lonesome Dove', we rode on the side of a hill at night in the dark;… — William Sanderson Copy Share Image
When I thought of the word 'Himmatwala,' I couldn't think of anyone other that Ajay Devgn who could do justice to the… — Sajid Khan Copy Share Image
What I enjoy most is travelling to different places and meeting new people. For me, it's all about life experiences, and I'm… — Jensen Ackles Copy Share Image
The only way to deal with yourself as an actor is to follow the emotional truth of what you have to do… — Sanford Meisner Copy Share Image
I'm not a booky actor, I don't go away and do loads of reading up on a part, generally. I'm more interested… — Andrew Buchan Copy Share Image
My father was Abe Burrows, who was a Broadway legend. 'Guys and Dolls,' 'How to Succeed,' 'Cactus Flower,' '40 Karats,' 'Can-Can,' 'Happy… — James Burrows Copy Share Image
I've produced before, and sometimes it's by default. In the indie level, you can't just come to set and be like, 'Oh,… — Sung Kang Copy Share Image
Once you really understand your role... that's why I think actors get lost in a series. Everybody wants to be the quarterback… — C. Thomas Howell Copy Share Image
Actors walk around wearing these little tool-belts of acting skills. And I just don't find that interesting to watch. I never want… — Kristen Stewart Copy Share Image
I always get role models, people from real life who've lived the lives of the characters, and talk it through together, me,… — Tony Scott Copy Share Image
Its either feast or famine, and thats the way its been for as long as I can remember. Ive spent my whole… — Amanda Donohoe Copy Share Image
We actors have a big problem. We have a lot of insecurity and we are fragile. We surround ourselves with people who… — Amala Paul Copy Share Image
I wrote a play before that and it never saw the light of day. And then I started working on this play… — Amanda Peet Copy Share Image
Once you get one actor to say yes, that leads to a second, and the third yes leads to a fourth -… — Nancy Juvonen Copy Share Image
When you become an actor, at some point you look for something that brings you back to your roots. You find something… — Mekhi Phifer Copy Share Image
Before our eyes is fought a battle of symbols... for there can be theatre only from the moment when the impossible really… — Antonin Artaud Copy Share Image
Shooting in sequence, I think it intensifies everybody's relationship, the crew, the actors. You have to be very focused, and shooting at… — Steve Buscemi Copy Share Image
I actually like to audition. I prefer to audition for something because I don't want to walk onto a stage or a… — Laurie Metcalf Copy Share Image
I don't do a lot of rehearsal. I don't like rehearsals. I rehearse the day or morning. I spend one hour and… — Susanne Bier Copy Share Image
Movie stars exaggerate certain things to let the audience know they're just playing a character, as if they're saying, "Look at me,… — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
I lack confidence, but I've been so lucky the way jobs have come to me, and I'm so grateful for them. I… — Sheridan Smith Copy Share Image
I never wanted to be an actor. My dad was an actor, and he never brought joy home, so I didn't view… — Jane Fonda Copy Share Image
I loved the domesticity of my life as a struggling actor. When I wasn't going to auditions, I could do things like… — Jenna Fischer Copy Share Image
I was really an actor before I knew I could sing. And I just put the two together and went to musical… — Madeline Brewer Copy Share Image
You obviously don't have to be a murderer to play a murderer or you don't have to be a dictator to play… — Robert Duvall Copy Share Image
![“I actually like to audition. I prefer to audition for something because I don't want to walk onto a stage or a set and [have someone] say, "You are so far away from what I thought you were going to bring in." I would feel more comfortable to audition and say, "Here's my take on it - take it or…” quote by Laurie Metcalf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb3/laurie-metcalf-14981_actor_i-actually-like-to-audition-i-prefer-to_2925434.jpg)
