By TV standards - I'm not comparing it to manual labor by any means - by TV comedy standards, it is the… — Billy Eichner Copy Share Image
The dramatic art would appear to be rather a feminine art; it contains in itself all the artifices which belong to the… — Sarah Bernhardt Copy Share Image
There are a lot of actors that I really love to watch, actors who I have fun watching - I think Johnny… — Jared Padalecki Copy Share Image
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Oftentimes, actors don't have the luxury of picking their part. You go from one project to the next, and you hope that… — Michael Trucco Copy Share Image
Behind my work was ambition, behind my love was personality, behind my purity was fear, behind my guidance the thirst for power.… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
Having seen Justin's work on Bleak House, I knew that he'd be incredibly well prepared and interesting stylistically for this and that… — Eric Bana Copy Share Image
The first part of my life was to be an actor and maybe have some success at that. Then [it was time]… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
As actors you're always afraid to go too far but Lasse Hallstrom wants you to go too far. He wants you to… — Channing Tatum Copy Share Image
I'm an expert in hookers. I'm an expert in doormats. I'm an expert in victims. They were the best parts. And when… — Shirley MacLaine Copy Share Image
I've been working professionally as an actor since I was 20. That's going to be 25 years soon. So, that's a veteran.… — Michael Imperioli Copy Share Image
It makes it easier, if you can't do an American accent. I don't know. It's different. I played a character in Never… — Carey Mulligan Copy Share Image
There are drawbacks in being famous too, but you can live with those. They're not life-threatening. If the paparazzi are outside your… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
I'm an older, wall-eyed, overweight, tweedy writer who has been lucky enough to be asked to play various iterations of himself in… — John Hodgman Copy Share Image
t is for me because I needed to do this. I really think actors shouldn't act unless they really need it in… — John Leguizamo Copy Share Image
Our life is managed from behind the scenes: we are actors in dramas that we cannot interpret. Of almost no decisive event… — Walter Lippmann Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, throughout the housing crisis we've seen innocent homeowners who have been victims of shady mortgage lenders and unscrupulous individuals who have… — Chuck Grassley Copy Share Image
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There is no single approach that actors take to their craft. And the best thing you learn is that you have to… — Todd Haynes Copy Share Image
I gotta say, the Catholic Church has churned out a lot of great artists and directors and actors, so if that's all… — Paul Rust Copy Share Image
What, then, is that incalculable feeling that deprives the mind of the sleep necessary to life? A world that can be explained… — Albert Camus Copy Share Image
I just remember that when Jennifer Love Hewitt released an album a few years back, it was like 'Oh, why is Jennifer… — Zachary Levi Copy Share Image
When I was a little kid, my parents would show me Marx Brothers films and westerns and stuff like that. Thats where… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
Movie acting is about covering the machinery. Stage acting is about exposing the machinery. In cinema, you should think the actor is… — Michael Caine Copy Share Image
Sometimes you read a script, and it's like, 'You'll improv, and this is just a blueprint of what the scene could be,'… — Paul Rudd Copy Share Image
Over time as an actor, your life with a project can be so short lived because you come on, you do it,… — Maggie Siff Copy Share Image
Elizabeth Taylor is pre-feminist woman. This is the source of her continuing greatness and relevance. She wields the sexual power that feminism… — Camille Paglia Copy Share Image
The difference between me and Tiny Lister is that he has never been the greatest actor, he hasn't been able to do… — Terry Crews Copy Share Image
Actors today go into TV, which I don't consider has a lot to do with acting. They only think of stardom. If… — Lauren Bacall Copy Share Image
An actor and a [theatre] director are both what I would call interpreters of work. We interpret a work, just as a… — George Ogilvie Copy Share Image
I've had a very interesting life. There are ways of handling the complexities. I'm willing to take on the responsibilities as a… — Tom Cruise Copy Share Image
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When I used to do tours, I'd be anxious and nervous on the plane returning to New York. I now realize the… — Scott Bakula Copy Share Image
Once we were on the set, we each did different kinds of work. I was doing more the technical stuff, the framing… — Vincent Paronnaud Copy Share Image
Film is definitely a director's medium. They're responsible for the look and everything, and you're a part of that process as an… — Owen Wilson Copy Share Image
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![“For me [being a kid actor], it's a bit like when you see your mom's friends, and they're like, "I remember when you were this big. You'll always be that cute little kid to me." It's like that times a thousand. Well, times a couple thousand.” quote by Mara Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e1f/mara-wilson-4981_actors_for-me-being-a-kid-actor-it-s-a-bit-like_260007.jpg)
![“The first part of my life was to be an actor and maybe have some success at that. Then [it was time] to find somebody to be in a relationship with and have a life that way. Because of Parkinson's, I had to change: How can I be of service here? Is there something unique to my situation that I can…” quote by Michael J. Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/cd6/michael-j-fox-1653_actor_the-first-part-of-my-life-was-to-be-an-a_3218747.jpg)
![“An actor and a [theatre] director are both what I would call interpreters of work. We interpret a work, just as a musician will interpret a composer's work, we interpret the work of a playwright. We are servants of the theatre and I've always believed that. We must serve what has been written…” quote by George Ogilvie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7a7/george-ogilvie-34528_actors_an-actor-and-a-theatre-director-are-both_3214543.jpg)
![“Once we were on the set, we each did different kinds of work. I was doing more the technical stuff, the framing and the camera work, and she was working more with the actors. Marjane [Satrapi] and I don't stop speaking once we're on the set. We continue to talk. We define what our roles are going…” quote by Vincent Paronnaud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/9fc/vincent-paronnaud-42993_actors_once-we-were-on-the-set-we-each-did-diff_2606983.jpg)
