That's where everything starts, as an actor: you've gotta have great writing and great character development, and then you have really great… — Matt Lauria Copy Share Image
I do think musical-theater actors can get a bad rap, and I see why. There is a certain slickness - there's nothing… — Laura Benanti Copy Share Image
My advice has always been to study the craft of acting if you want to be an actor. There are many great… — Peter Facinelli 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
I myself don't like to speak to the actors at all. I like to hire great people and let them do their… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
Actors always want you to believe something else even though that's the truth and to do that well it's almost a dying… — Debra Winger Copy Share Image
I usually try not to think about actors while writing, because the odds of those stars aligning and you getting those specific… — Diablo Cody Copy Share Image
I know that I am one and I've made a living as an actor and I enjoy being an actor, but when… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
The future of Africa lies not with external actors but within Africa itself. The future of Africa lies here in Africa. — Paul Boateng Copy Share Image
With film, it's all about the actor being able to feel the things that the character's feeling. It must do some strange… — Marketa Irglova Copy Share Image
I think that's why I gravitated toward slightly broader... ummm, more conceptual kinds of movies, Underworld and Van Helsing. That was as… — Kate Beckinsale Copy Share Image
It was always my dream to be a director. A lot of it had to do with controlling my own destiny, because… — Ron Howard Copy Share Image
I often wrangle with myself as an actor, and wrestle with the process. In striving for authenticity I often have the feeling… — Juliet Stevenson Copy Share Image
When I started, I was an artist; I wanted to be an artist. I became an actor almost by accident. I acted… — Robert Redford 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
Meeting actors and TV personalities is one thing, but I just feel like meeting musicians is the coolest. — Shaun White Copy Share Image
I'd like to be wanted for my body, too! As an actor I want to play all different kinds of women -… — Rachel Weisz Copy Share Image
Acting is bad acting if the actor himself gets emotional in the act of making the audience cry. The object is to… — Rex Harrison Copy Share Image
[Shaquille O'Neal ] walked in and said we were hiring him, so we said, "Yes sir!" Shaq is a genuinely funny guy.… — Dennis Dugan Copy Share Image
I love to be in the position of not knowing what I'm gonna do, but having rehearsed all of those so when… — Wayne Rogers Copy Share Image
An actor must interpret life, and in order to do so must be willing to accept all the experiences life has to… — James Dean Copy Share Image
I quite like the transitions of being an actor, because you get to explore these little pockets of life. So if you're… — Matt Smith Copy Share Image
When you're a lead role, I'm learning that you set a tone for the movie in a way, like a director does,… — Kit Harington Copy Share Image
I don't get offered leading parts. I suppose I've become a kind of character actor or sideman. I think it had to… — Sam Shepard Copy Share Image
“Make movies my friend – make nice, inspiring and bold movies that will penetrate the darkest corners of the human mind and… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
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