The human being that I strive to be is a great human being, like a loving human being, but as an actor,… — Common Copy Share Image
So far I had been travelling alone with my handbook and my Western Railway timetable: I was happiest finding my own way… — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
I do think it's a very good way to describe what a great actor does. You're both acknowledging the authority of the… — Noah Baumbach Copy Share Image
The actor's tense, he's being taped and things are not falling naturally. That's what I hate about Boadway. I feel like I'm… — Michael Jackson Copy Share Image
I got to draw monsters, robots and write funny stories. I loved doing that stuff and working with the actors. But it… — Jhonen Vasquez Copy Share Image
I don't see myself as one type of actor. When you get one role, you start to get cast in that role… — Fran Kranz Copy Share Image
Any actor has their moments of being stressed, but the great part about this job is that it's so unpredictable, and that's… — Liana Liberato Copy Share Image
For those actors and directors who produce films which are always about the old kingdom or about heroes, you know about the… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
There are a lot of people who want to be famous nowadays: singers, actors and, you know, it's like a roller-coaster. And… — Eva Green Copy Share Image
I remember that. I was talking to him and I said how great it would be if actors had a tail because… — Christopher Walken Copy Share Image
I think you choose how you walk through this life. I think if you choose to participate in a paradigm that is… — Bellamy Young Copy Share Image
I tell people all the time, as I was going through my process of being a comedian or being an actor and… — J. B. Smoove Copy Share Image
You're out there on a high wire without a net, and that's the way actors operate. They have to be fearless about… — Charles Durning Copy Share Image
When you see a bad romantic comedy, you see the script, the director, and the actors trying to create this warmth and… — Jeff Garlin Copy Share Image
Two of the actors, Sean Bean and Orlando Bloom, have been caught between two landslides and are now trapped in a tiny… — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
My father being in the movie business, I thought being an actor would be great. But when I started singing to people… — David Crosby Copy Share Image
Never stand still. Only stand still enough to learn, and once you stop learning in that stance, move off. Always keep yourself… — Ed Asner Copy Share Image
I think that different actors bring different qualities to the Batman character. It's such a wonderful mantle to put on that I… — Kevin Conroy Copy Share Image
Some actors might just do one thing, and another actor does another thing. I do an awful lot of preparation with the… — Michael Fassbender Copy Share Image
Some actors really like to do only a few, some like Casey [Affleck] will do as many takes as there is electrical… — Kenneth Lonergan Copy Share Image
As a runner on a film, you are the lowest of the low, and yet you have incredible access to everyone. I… — Eddie Redmayne Copy Share Image
I was always a closet lover of acting. My mom was very practical. She never, ever restricted our dreams, always told us… — Octavia Spencer Copy Share Image
Having a persona people recognize, it's the thing that probably gets you paid the most - but it's also the thing that… — Robert Pattinson Copy Share Image
Los Angeles is where you have to be if you want to be an actor. You have no choice. You go there… — Harrison Ford Copy Share Image
I think that almost every scene was an exploration - it was never going to be just what’s on the page. So… — Oren Moverman Copy Share Image
[on BBC's Sherlock] It's a rare challenge, both for the audience and an actor, to take part in something with this level… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
Obviously, ["Fences"] is a character-driven piece in every sense of the word, and Denzel [Washington] knows the actor. He gave us two… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
There's the pressure of being a No. 1 on the call sheet, being a lead actor. There's almost this feeling like being… — Joel Edgerton Copy Share Image
From this point of view, science - the real game in town - is rhetoric, a series of efforts to persuade relevant… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
For most artists, you take what you have and who you are, and then you expand on it to make it more… — Tinashe Copy Share Image
[on whether he harbored any resentment at his forced retirement from the stage after he was fired by Britain's National Theater] I… — Laurence Olivier Copy Share Image
Tunstell, this is your Alpha speaking. Do as I tell you. You must regurgitate now. Regurgitation is an involuntary action. You cannot… — Gail Carriger Copy Share Image
There are some indications of how the character should behave based on the script, and then as actor makes it his or… — Jesse Eisenberg Copy Share Image
Every actor looks all his life for a part that will combine his talents with his personality... 'The Odd Couple' was mine.… — Walter Matthau Copy Share Image
A large part of how an actor works and their process is the stimulation of what's around you, and none more so… — Joseph Fiennes Copy Share Image
Worship isn't God's show. God is the audience. God's watching. The congregation, they are the actors in this drama. Worship is their… — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
A lot of people that make films say, 'We need this kind of character. Who's done it before? Get them to do… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
It's very much a character-based play. Conor's writing is almost musical and paints pictures at the same time. It's a joy as… — Sean Mahon Copy Share Image
Sometimes an actor doesn't sell an idea 100 percent. It just sounds like something that's coming out of their head. You can… — David Gordon Green Copy Share Image
I think as actors we need to close read scripts and we need to fully understand the intricacies of dialogue as well… — Masiela Lusha Copy Share Image
![“Some actors really like to do only a few, some like Casey [Affleck] will do as many takes as there is electrical power. At some point, you'll say, "Listen, I think it's really good." And he'll say, "You sure? You sure? There's not some other way we should try it?"” quote by Kenneth Lonergan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/fac/kenneth-lonergan-21526_actors_some-actors-really-like-to-do-only-a-few_1588714.jpg)
![“[on BBC's Sherlock] It's a rare challenge, both for the audience and an actor, to take part in something with this level of intelligence and wit. You have to really enjoy it. It's a form of mental and physical gymnastics.” quote by Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c03/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_actors_on-bbc-s-sherlock-it-s-a-rare-challenge_2442916.jpg)
![“Obviously, ["Fences"] is a character-driven piece in every sense of the word, and Denzel [Washington] knows the actor. He gave us two weeks of rehearsal. He is a truth teller, and he is a truth seer. So he knows when something is not going in the right direction, and he will call you on it. But…” quote by Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7da/viola-davis-1174_actors_obviously-fences-is-a-character-driven-p_2744209.jpg)
![“[on whether he harbored any resentment at his forced retirement from the stage after he was fired by Britain's National Theater] I should be soaring away with my head tilted slightly toward the gods, feeding on the caviar of Shakespeare... An actor must act.” quote by Laurence Olivier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/756/laurence-olivier-11163_actors_on-whether-he-harbored-any-resentment-at_368719.jpg)
