I just don't consider myself to be, you know, an American actor. I don't want that life. — Damian Lewis Copy Share Image
It's my job as an actor to commit to the role and not - through my own inhibitions - run away. — Nicole Kidman Copy Share Image
I never went to school. I never went to acting school because I was so scared. — Ursula Andress Copy Share Image
I'd like to be an actress when I'm older. I sometimes do improv. I used to do it with my dad. — Paris Jackson Copy Share Image
My directors feel that, because of my height, I look better in action sequences. — Varun Tej Copy Share Image
Where I'm from, to do acting is not heard of. Being one of the lads and all, you don't just go, 'Oh,… — Barry Keoghan Copy Share Image
In the meantime, I just have to create those realistic goals about the fact that I don't have a ton of options… — Michael Shanks Copy Share Image
As an actor, I've always paid attention on sets. I've always watched, learned and listened, and you start to see things differently.… — Eric Balfour Copy Share Image
“but get this straight: Absolutely nobody in the world gives a flying fuck. You want to be an actor? Fine. But never,… — Val Holley Copy Share Image
I always wanted to be one of those people who were good at many, many things, but from a very early age,… — Carla Gugino Copy Share Image
I'm inspired every time I see a role I'd like to play, an actor turn in a well crafted performance, a story… — T'Keyah Crystal Keymah Copy Share Image
I would love to do some straight drama. A lot of times it's not up to the actor, it's up to the… — Lea Salonga Copy Share Image
Sometimes you do complete run-throughs of scenes, sometimes you break scenes down into little bits. It just depends on what the actors… — Andrew Dominik Copy Share Image
The challenge in any musical is unifying all the moving parts of it, in particular a movie musical because now you're adding… — Marc E. Platt Copy Share Image
I've been having these dinner parties at my house in L.A. for years that turn into charades parties. I'm so good at… — Wilson Bethel Copy Share Image
If I ran into myself maybe seven years ago and told myself that I was gonna be an actor, that I'd be… — Manny Jacinto Copy Share Image
The other death for an actor is comparing yourself to other people: Forget someone else's path. Concentrate on your path. Otherwise, you… — Shirley Knight Copy Share Image
If the role is right and it's another situation of having a benevolent genius at the head of it, someone who likes… — Olivia Williams Copy Share Image
I love producing. My dream as a producer is to be able to build a company that can be a safe haven… — Brittany Murphy Copy Share Image
The environment forces you to be utterly dependent between "action" and "cut" because the environment is perfect on your fellow actor. So… — Ben Kingsley Copy Share Image
Each actor is different. When I did 'Misery,' Kathy Bates, who's a stage trained actress, loves lots of rehearsal. Jimmy Caan, who… — Rob Reiner Copy Share Image
Which is more musical: a truck passing by a factory or a truck passing by a music school? — John Cage Copy Share Image
I'm so blessed that the garden I'm able to pull from, the actor's garden, is as rich as it is. — Paul Raci Copy Share Image
The actor needs to find out what the basic fight is in every character in every scene. — Michael Shurtleff Copy Share Image
You have to play your part as an actor at the end of the day, regardless of the medium. — Jaideep Ahlawat Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a serious actress, but of course that didn't really happen. — Maggie Smith Copy Share Image
Film actors are, by nature, more complicated than stage actors. — Margaret Rutherford Copy Share Image
“You may play well or you may play badly; the important thing is that you should play truly.” — Mikhail Shchepkin Copy Share Image
Maybe it's a bit snobby, but it's as if you're a proper actor if you do stage. — Tom Bateman Copy Share Image
It's an actor's dream to only have one line, and people like him, so I'm really lucky. — Kristian Nairn Copy Share Image
