It's not a matter of becoming a superstar. Fame and money aren't the purpose of all this. No actor's going to say,… — Christopher Lambert Copy Share Image
This business can be very frustrating but there is success story after success story of people who take the bull by the… — Tony Shalhoub 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
I believe that the kids, young people should have an opportunity to have Oscar nominated actors in their movies too. — Queen Latifah Copy Share Image
Many actors want to play Hamlet and Macbeth. Ever since I became an actor, from the very beginning I just wanted to… — Dustin Hoffman Copy Share Image
If you held a pistol at my head, I couldn't tell you who they're going to vote for Best Actor. — Michael Caine Copy Share Image
The scenery in the play was beautiful, but the actors got in front of it. — Alexander Woollcott Copy Share Image
I personally take cues directly from the script, then I like to surprise the other actors. But you must maintain control on… — Lusia Strus Copy Share Image
About the best thing an actor can do when all is said and done is to make people laugh. — Ted Levine Copy Share Image
I love bad movies, whereas going to the theater for me is a painful experience. I think it's really hard to sit… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
I love theater. I go all the time. It's one of the reasons I moved to New York. But I understand that… — Steve Earle Copy Share Image
In THE WHISPERS, I played a father, with an amazingly talented actor, Kyle Breitkopf. I've played a dad a lot, so it's… — Milo Ventimiglia Copy Share Image
Getting the call to be in The Goblet of Fire was like being welcomed into the most exclusive upper circle of some… — David Tennant Copy Share Image
As actors, we have that in common that we go for slightly out-of-the-box or genre stuff. They're great when they work, but… — Jason O'Mara Copy Share Image
I have about as much control over how I look as the guy who's short and looks more like a character actor… — Armie Hammer Copy Share Image
It's such a gift when you know who you're writing for and you know that that actor is capable of so much… — Steven Knight Copy Share Image
Republicans are just rich, old, white people - that's all they are. You ever see the Republican National Convention? All white people… — Andy Kindler Copy Share Image
Being an actor is an extension of telling a story and I loved story telling as a child. — Amanda Burton Copy Share Image
I never enjoyed my work more than when I worked with William Powell. He was a brilliant actor, a delightful companion, a… — Myrna Loy Copy Share Image
As an actor, you have total rights to privacy and mystery, whatever your sexuality, whatever you do. I don't see why that… — Ben Whishaw Copy Share Image
I always feel like I have to prove myself as an actor, otherwise you get lazy if you're not slightly terrified that… — Scarlett Johansson Copy Share Image
I'm an actor and I like having attention. There's a reason I like being on stage and in front of the camera,… — Tatiana Maslany Copy Share Image
I think, as an actor, theater is like one of the things that you feel most in control of and in charge… — Maggie Siff Copy Share Image