When you look in the eyes of someone and that's what you look into, I knew him with my blood. It's not… — Donald Sutherland Copy Share Image
It was pretty surreal to be auditioning as a kid, and I'd get close to these actors that I really respected. I… — Stephen Dorff Copy Share Image
As you get older and you hopefully battle your own demons, you find other reasons why you want to be an actor.… — Eric Balfour Copy Share Image
If you want to be a theater actor, where do you live now? Young actors struggle on a Broadway salary. A lot… — Stephen Spinella Copy Share Image
It's difficult because you can't generalise about these things. But in essence, you deal with children as simply as you deal with… — Michael Haneke Copy Share Image
I couldn't have left my career as an actor on a better note than to have done a cameo in the Lost… — Mark Goddard Copy Share Image
As a child, I was just never that interested in the lives of my favourite actors, like Cary Grant. I do wonder… — Chiwetel Ejiofor Copy Share Image
If there's anything I know about directing, it's how to make actors comfortable. It's where I started and it's what I know,… — John Cameron Mitchell Copy Share Image
The truth is, an actor's performance is the result of work by a lot more people than just the actor. When you… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
My husband is a director, and I understand what it takes to direct. It's a skill set where you have to be… — Melissa Rosenberg Copy Share Image
Cinema is actually very backward. When we see gay characters or people of color, they're always there for that reason. I'm personally… — Justin Lin Copy Share Image
The environment forces you to be utterly dependent between "action" and "cut" because the environment is perfect on your fellow actor. So… — Ben Kingsley Copy Share Image
I think your text [script] is everything; it's what informs you; it's what gives you the given circumstances. Then you take that… — Matt Bomer Copy Share Image
I was on this boat in the middle of the ocean scuba diving for this film I did, and I was with… — Gemma Arterton Copy Share Image
The other death for an actor is comparing yourself to other people: Forget someone else's path. Concentrate on your path. Otherwise, you… — Shirley Knight Copy Share Image
Carrying a small notebook with you always, in your pocket or purse, along with a reliable ballpoint pen will enable you to… — Lee Wyndham Copy Share Image
I love producing. My dream as a producer is to be able to build a company that can be a safe haven… — Brittany Murphy Copy Share Image
I don't want to be quoted as 'Tom Hiddleston, psychologist says...' But there is a psychological aspect to being an actor. We… — Tom Hiddleston Copy Share Image
When everything is added up, the frequent blows weighted against the sporadic triumphs, this is I have to say not just a… — Martin Scorsese Copy Share Image
Secure writers don't sell first drafts. They patiently rewrite until the script is as director-ready, as actor-ready as possible. Unfinished work invites… — Robert McKee Copy Share Image
I think the fact that I'm so well known to be gay makes it very difficult to have a convincing relationship with… — Stephen Fry Copy Share Image
Being present is the actor’s job. Being aware of your body, in space, and the emotions that are occurring inside, is essential.… — Sandra Oh Copy Share Image
First day working with Tom Hiddleston. He is my ideal as an actor: brilliant, reliable, human, decent, open, and friendly. He charmed… — Jim Beaver Copy Share Image
I remember Chris Cooper saying to me - I was doing October Sky with him - and he said, "You know, you're… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
I think I would co-direct because I love actors and I've got a very good eye. I'm not a second-guesser. I don't… — Lance Henriksen Copy Share Image
If there is a snobbery, then they haven't been on set to see how a show like 'EastEnders' works. Because I know… — Tamzin Outhwaite Copy Share Image
I do have comfort, because as an actor you don't want that anxiety of wondering if you're going to continue with a… — Tim DeKay Copy Share Image
There's, like, marks next to an actor's name or something, and boy does that go up and down! Somewhere in there, which… — Alan Rickman Copy Share Image
I don't normally get very star struck. However, I was just at a table read for a movie. It was an animated… — Rob Huebel Copy Share Image
There are cliques in Bollywood, and people stick together, but I have always tried to stick to my work. As an industry,… — Priyanka Chopra Copy Share Image
Nobody in TV makes as much money as Robert Redford, who likes to make movies for several million dollars only on the… — David Brinkley Copy Share Image
There are days when you're in a good groove and the actor really understands the part and comes as prepared every day… — Noah Baumbach Copy Share Image
I have been in situations where actors are treated like robots: say the lines, say it like this, we don't have time… — Nia Long Copy Share Image
I like every single actor or actress in the world, because we never know what the conditions are like when they are… — Judd Nelson Copy Share Image
You have total control of it, and when you're an actor, you're subject to production design and costumes and directors and studio… — Rainn Wilson Copy Share Image
When I'm acting, I have zero control, and it's the scariest thing anyone can do in that field because, you know, your… — Amber Tamblyn Copy Share Image
The world has obviously changed in terms of the way filmmakers and actors and writers often look at their own careers. They… — Mark Canton Copy Share Image
I think there are definite parallels between sport and art. There's a real sense of sacrifice. There's a real sense of dedication… — Matt Smith Copy Share Image
A lot of actors on film sets... very often they're not paying attention to the physical world around them. I think through… — Andy Serkis Copy Share Image
The fantastic thing about the theatre is that it can make something be seen that's invisible, and that's where my interest in… — Sam Shepard Copy Share Image