I wanted to be an actor. That was my real goal. But I wasn't any good at it, so I wrote my… — Lou Reed Copy Share Image
I don't think that anyone learns anything. Well, I mean, you do always learn something if you have your eyes and ears… — Morgan Freeman Copy Share Image
There may have been great scripts, and perfect actors to fill the roles, but those pilot projects could be stopped at an… — Harry Lennix Copy Share Image
[In comedy] you never want to leave the actors hanging out to dry. So you need to come up with funny individual… — Jeff Schaffer Copy Share Image
I consider it an actor going to work with other actors. It's not a competitive sport, it's not to outact anybody else,… — Ray Stevenson Copy Share Image
Actors generally get to do things you probably shouldn't do in real life - well, at least as much as one might… — John Malkovich Copy Share Image
The entertainment industry is very fickle. It's hard to understand. Everybody's instinct is to not rock the boat. When you're having some… — Amanda Bearse Copy Share Image
I just love the whole art form of acting, of being in front of a camera and playing different things. Not that… — Andrew Dice Clay Copy Share Image
I wouldn't say I'm personally trying to transition from comedy into drama. I don't look at things like, 'Oh, I need to… — Ashton Kutcher Copy Share Image
Sometimes, I can read a great script, and I don't like the part, or I don't think I'm right for it. I… — Richard Jenkins Copy Share Image
I'm not that complicated as an actor. I have a formula in which I work, yeah. But not like Sean Penn does.… — Kiefer Sutherland Copy Share Image
My dad is an engineer by trade but worked a lot with the people in the Indian film industry when I was… — Meera Menon Copy Share Image
When I was a child, I dreamt of being a big star. I truly believed that I would be world famous someday,… — Jinkx Monsoon Copy Share Image
When an acting teacher tells a student 'that wasn't honest work' or 'that didn't seem real,' what does this mean? In life,… — Stella Adler Copy Share Image
Acting is the great love of my life. It gives you permission to use all parts of yourself. Permission to be the… — Blake Griffin Copy Share Image
I live in L.A. and I do have wonderful friends; I moved there when I was 19 so I developed a close… — Adelaide Clemens Copy Share Image
I had a lovely experience once in Africa working with the U.N. when a president of a country met me about refugee… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
Actors work for many reasons. Sometimes you do it because the material is good. Sometimes you do it because the paycheck is… — Michael Cudlitz Copy Share Image
Being on stage is a seductive lifestyle. My advice to aspiring actors is think twice. People sometimes go into acting for the… — Chris Sarandon Copy Share Image
My biggest emotional defeat and the greatest emotional pain I've had as an actor was when "Wild Wild West" opened up to… — Will Smith 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
It isn't called TV money for nothing. There was a time where I paid my rent by doing theater for years, and… — Jim Parsons 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
As a director, I do very few takes, because I feel like you hire the right actor and they'll do the job… — George Clooney Copy Share Image
From a very young age, I wanted to get up on stage whenever I went to the theatre - the actors just… — Olivia Williams 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
I know this might sound a little cliche but, I feel like everybody is searching for the same thing, and that is… — Tyler Blackburn Copy Share Image
A lot of people think that, as actors, we have an endless supply of money, and you don't. It comes in waves,… — Tinsel Korey Copy Share Image
I grew up with it. As a young actor, I was always aware of the brilliant work of Shakespeare. We studied Romeo… — Ed Westwick Copy Share Image
Just to be true to myself, which is why I did this movie. I figured everyone was going to freak out and… — Halle Berry Copy Share Image
There are a lot of actors in the world, there's a small number that actually get to work as actors, and there… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
Making art, being creative, is risky, especially for actors, but everybody on the set is being creative. You're putting yourself out there… — Lynn Shelton Copy Share Image
Honestly, every person, every individual has a process, and my philosophy, whether it's an actor or an animator, is you try to… — Gore Verbinski Copy Share Image
It's fascinating to work with a company of actors of such different ages, experience and talents. I'm one of a generation brought… — David Oyelowo Copy Share Image
I just wanted to be a composer; I became an actor by default, really. I got a scholarship to a college of… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
A man writing a letter is a man in the act of thinking, and it was an exercise Reagan obviously enjoyed. After… — Russell Baker Copy Share Image
If I was ever to ask advice, it could be from any actor or showrunner or writer. I wouldn't necessarily ask an… — Steve Dildarian Copy Share Image
My stuff is generally quite collage-y anyway. So it's sort-of suited to gathering raw materials like shooting actors, then making stills or… — Dave McKean Copy Share Image
Most good actors you work with, they actually bring something to the creative process and to the script. They help shape the… — Zoya Akhtar Copy Share Image
For an actor to be working at all is a kind of miracle, because most actors aren't. So it's just silly for… — Richard Chamberlain Copy Share Image
![“[In comedy] you never want to leave the actors hanging out to dry. So you need to come up with funny individual stories for each character, and then you do this sort of comedy geometry, weaving them together. Once you've got a funny structure and you know why the scenes are funny, then you get…” quote by Jeff Schaffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/34d/jeff-schaffer-61497_actors_in-comedy-you-never-want-to-leave-the-ac_2937400.jpg)
![“As a director, I do very few takes, because I feel like you hire the right actor and they'll do the job right. And the directors that I've worked with and had the best luck with - Jason and [ Steven] Soderbergh and the Coen brothers - all have been that kind of director.” quote by George Clooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8b2/george-clooney-1132_actors_as-a-director-i-do-very-few-takes-becaus_3207370.jpg)
