Even when I was an actor in training, one criticism my teachers had was that I should think about directing instead of… — Jason Alexander Copy Share Image
I do not like the Broadway theatre because it does not know how to say hello. The tone of voice is false,… — Julian Beck Copy Share Image
We [actors] are so lucky to do jobs that fulfill us and make us happy. We don't go to work thinking okay,… — Vanessa Paradis Copy Share Image
I honestly think if I had made a ton of money as an actor, I wouldn't have done anything else. (Hah!) Then… — Steven C. Harper Copy Share Image
I'm the youngest of four, but my closest sibling is 10 years older. I had a lot of imagination. I was running… — Daniel Breaker Copy Share Image
I think all actors want to change. When you do something many times, over and over, you want to do something fresh.… — Jet Li Copy Share Image
Actors that I like to watch, if they're lucky and given the ability to play different roles through their career, there's a… — Fred Hechinger Copy Share Image
I feel like my early experiences of acting, and I think a lot of other actors' too, are probably at camp or… — Matt McGorry Copy Share Image
The first time I made myself up, I was looking at my reflection in the mirror and it wasnt me looking back.… — Rick Baker Copy Share Image
It was difficult in India to find an eight year old who could play a widow. The reason for that is that… — Deepa Mehta Copy Share Image
So the fact that a lot of straight men have gone on to play iconic gay roles and to be lauded for… — Jonathan Bailey Copy Share Image
It's impossible to put your finger on what that is exactly other than protecting the environment that the actors get to find… — Ewan McGregor Copy Share Image
When the movies first started, audiences were dumbstruck to see actresses walking around in evening gowns. They'd never seen anything like that.… — Bette Midler Copy Share Image
I wanna do movies that in ten years time people will respect me for, as an actor. So if I do take… — Frankie Muniz Copy Share Image
Not only do I look at the playback with the actors, but I look at the on-set assembly footage with the sequences… — Park Chan-wook Copy Share Image
You cannot study acting in books. Do it, do it, do it. And watch good actors. See what they are doing and… — Max von Sydow Copy Share Image
The heartbreak that it might not happen wasn't something that I wanted to face with any more weight. Then, when I got… — Sean Penn Copy Share Image
I have this thing. I've always been uncomfortable going to any party where people don't understand why I'm there. One of the… — Jim Parsons Copy Share Image
It's kind of ironic that my character is a doctor who acts very gay with his best friend. I don't see how… — Zach Braff Copy Share Image
Nothing is worse for me, as an actor, than when I walk on a set and the director goes, "Okay, you're going… — Eric Balfour Copy Share Image
I have played a lesbian and it's akin to breaking social barriers. Many have told me they are happy that a commercial… — Regina Cassandra Copy Share Image
Back then, it was more or less we couldn't change a line in our script. We weren't allowed to change lines. Today,… — Donna Douglas Copy Share Image
“Plants are more courageous than almost all human beings: an orange tree would rather die than produce lemons, whereas instead of dying… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
First of all, it was wonderful to have a home. Consistent work when you're a journeyman actor, when you're a character actor,… — David Krumholtz Copy Share Image
The real meaning of persona is a mask, such as actors were accustomed to wear on the ancient stage; and it is… — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
I knew going in that being a single parent would be one of the toughest jobs I'd ever have. I'd been a… — Arsenio Hall Copy Share Image
A lot of times, actors give so much power to the producers and the producing companies because, quite frankly, they have it.… — Michael Cudlitz Copy Share Image
I think actors, at a certain point in their careers, decide they're either going to keep taking risks or take the exact… — Tom DiCillo Copy Share Image
In India, big stars like Akshay Kumar or Salman Khan do comedy and serious films and we call them great actors. But… — Rajpal Yadav Copy Share Image
There was never any career plan. When 'Red Dwarf' started I thought we were doing a curious little sitcom on BBC2, I… — Craig Charles Copy Share Image
The actors bring their own stuff and thoughts, and most of the time, I don't want to know what they are. It… — Yorgos Lanthimos Copy Share Image
I don't intend to be insensitive to the victims and their families but, at the same time, as an actor, it's our… — Mark Wahlberg Copy Share Image
I'm known as a kind of dramatic, serious, almost humorless actor and the fact is, I'm a funny guy, and I spend… — Campbell Scott Copy Share Image
It always bothered me when people came off stage and were told how great they were. They weren't, really, in my opinion.… — Jack Nicholson Copy Share Image
The weird thing about this business - and I'm sure this operates in many other things, but it's very present and acute… — Lili Taylor Copy Share Image
There are parts that you can do them all your life, and no one knows you're even acting, and there are other… — Alexander Siddig Copy Share Image
Since I started making films, I've been a nut for dialogue. When I first saw Star Wars when I was 12 years… — Bryan Singer Copy Share Image
As a football player, you're really an actor. I spent all Sunday getting into character. Sunday at 10 a.m., I have to… — Thomas Jones Copy Share Image
I pay tribute to the writing always. The writer is a creative artist and the director is an interpretive artist and the… — Clint Eastwood Copy Share Image
That's why so many people want to play Hamlet: because it's a completely demarked role, and the actor playing it has to… — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
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