Actors speak of things imaginary as if they were real, while you preachers too often speak of things real as if they… — Thomas Betterton Copy Share Image
I could feel the real interaction between directing and acting, when an actor or an actress really suggests very interesting things. — Alejandro Amenabar Copy Share Image
I think it's very dangerous for an actor to take [shooting] too seriously because I think it could really damage you if… — Michael Pitt Copy Share Image
Writing has made me a better actor. Acting has made me a better writer. So why wouldn't directing make me a better… — Jonah Hill Copy Share Image
As a professional actor, I don't have much choice about what I've gotten into. I tend to be cast in comedies and… — Fran Kranz Copy Share Image
[On Lisa Kudrow:] She's like the best kind of jazz there is. You don't know what note she's going to hit and… — Meg Ryan Copy Share Image
I have always been a martial artist by choice, an actor by profession, but above all, am actualising myself to be an… — Bruce Lee Copy Share Image
I choose movies, I never choose roles. I look at the script. I look at the director. I look at the other… — Elle Macpherson Copy Share Image
The casting is very simple actually, but it is very important. You choose the best actor for the role, and you test… — Hany Abu-Assad Copy Share Image
In fact my favourite thing is the wig because I'm a very lazy actor so every time I put it on, in… — Jason Isaacs Copy Share Image
The art of procreation and the members employed therein are so repulsive, that if it were not for the beauty of the… — Leonardo da Vinci Copy Share Image
Work was never about wanting fame or money. I never thought about that. I loved getting the job, going to rehearsal, playing… — Sarah Jessica Parker Copy Share Image
The last thing on my mind was to be an actor, but I had a crush on a cute girl in the… — John Ratzenberger Copy Share Image
The pickings are pretty slim when you have to play the part of a housewife who doesn't go out of her apartment… — Shirley MacLaine Copy Share Image
I am voice actor Roger Craig Smith. You may know me as Batman, Captain America, Sonic the Hedgehog, Ezio from Assassin's Creed,… — Roger Craig Smith Copy Share Image
I think it's important for me as an actor that I say these are the issues I'm going to be committed to.… — Nicole Kidman Copy Share Image
I've had a year out of work, more, and just toughed it out. There are those who think that all actors are… — Richard Griffiths Copy Share Image
Since we've done that type of work [ voiceover], we know how isolating it can be, and we wanted to make the… — Walt Dohrn Copy Share Image
When searching for harmony in life one must never forget that in the drama of existence we are ourselves both actors and… — Niels Bohr Copy Share Image
I like doing stand-up and I love putting out TV specials. I'm not an actor though, so I don't really have much… — Dave Attell Copy Share Image
One of my favorite things in watching an actor is feeling, The story is safe in your hands. I can lean back… — Alison Pill Copy Share Image
Actors are agents of change. A film, a piece of theater, a piece of music, or a book can make a difference.… — Alan Rickman Copy Share Image
The best actors, I think, have a childlike quality. They have a sort of an ability to lose themselves. There's still some… — Kenneth Branagh Copy Share Image
Acting is my true love. I would like to have been a serious actor, and I plan to in the next life.… — Joan Rivers Copy Share Image
If I'm bringing joy to people and entertaining people as an actor, then I should be grateful for that and act accordingly,… — Ellen Pompeo Copy Share Image
Whenever an actor was going to die, I tried to help them understand not to take it personally. It wasn't about them.… — Wendell Pierce Copy Share Image
The network shows tend to be run, in general, in my experience, by committee, and it's hard for actors and writers to… — Hope Davis Copy Share Image
I think that's all you can hope for as an actor when you read a script; that after the first thirty pages… — Cary Elwes Copy Share Image
I'm not an American actor. I'm a French actor. I'll continue in France. If I could make another silent movie in America,… — Jean Dujardin Copy Share Image
I would do 'John Carter' again tomorrow. I'm very proud of 'John Carter.' Box office doesn't validate me as a person, or… — Taylor Kitsch Copy Share Image
The varying physical characteristics of the actors may also necessitate changes. Sean Connery is six feet four. Dustin Hoffman isn't. — Sidney Lumet Copy Share Image
If you have the opportunity to meet someone as an actor, it's just great fodder for you. It's wonderful source stuff that… — Al Pacino Copy Share Image
Every time I work with real Southern actors... we immediately go into white trash and we just get along really well within… — Lucas Till Copy Share Image
When you do 'Mad Fat Diary' or 'The Village,' you always learn about the particular time period, and that's always nice for… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
An actor is somebody who communicates someone else's words and emotions to an audience. It's not me. It's what writers want me… — Maggie Smith Copy Share Image
I'm inspired by good work. Whether it is a great performance by another actor, a piece of art, or someone doing something… — Mateus Ward Copy Share Image
Actors are insanely competitive and they hold back on each other. They are like magicians and none of them want to show… — David Ayer Copy Share Image
I was a terrible actor, and that's why I got the job: I would allow myself to be so bad that I… — Kurt Fuller Copy Share Image
“The art of filmmaking is the most influential form of art that has ever existed throughout the history of human artistic endeavors.” — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
Art is something to be proud of. Art is no compromise. As an actor, you're giving it up, you're at the mercy… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
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