We can see the film stars of yesterday in yesterday’s films, hear the voices of poest and singers on a record, keep… — Daphne du Maurier Copy Share Image
It is one of the few elements in the process that a director really, really can't control: an actor's performance. If you… — Jason Bateman Copy Share Image
I don't think I had any idea at the time how to work with someone as masterful as he is. And I… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
But actually my dad is a very talented director and not just his use of shots and camera, but he's very good… — Emily Deschanel Copy Share Image
We can only use British actors because everybody's got to talk exactly the same. — Michael Caine Copy Share Image
There are loads of black actors.You can't say: I'm going to vote for him, he's not very good but he's black, [so]… — Michael Caine Copy Share Image
I feel like I express myself, as an actor. Whatever the character is put in front of me, I try to bring… — Tyler Perry Copy Share Image
Well, I think probably when I first got in the business, I wasn't thinking of being strictly a character actor. But I… — Stephen Root Copy Share Image
Actors, lots of times, are great when they have great parts. For me, a lot of times, it's been the part. — Bruce Davison Copy Share Image
The theatre has built a whole art round the actor, based on the man and his double - the actor and his… — Jean-Louis Barrault Copy Share Image
TO ALL THE ambulance drivers firewatchers air-raid wardens nurses canteen workers airplane spotters rescue workers mathematicians vicars vergers shopgirls chorus girls librarians… — Connie Willis Copy Share Image
I find that’s one of the great things about acting-you have the opportunity to stand in somebody else’s shoes. Each character faces… — Sally Field Copy Share Image
I remember Anthony Perkins saying, "Real is not necessarily interesting." So real is not enough. But what happens as an actor is… — Susan Sarandon Copy Share Image
I'd like to be a working actor. It sounds really trite, but there really are no small parts, only small actors. And… — Anne Hathaway Copy Share Image
I am very aware that playwrights, particularly good ones, have a intention for everything they write. Language and punctuation is used specifically,… — Laura Linney Copy Share Image
I don't possess a lot of self-confidence. I'm an actor so I simply act confident every time I hit the stage. — Arsenio Hall C Copy Share Image
Everybody thinks because of my character that I'm this wild girl and I am, I'm an actor, and I have that in… — Taryn Manning Copy Share Image
I am not a politician or a public servant. I am still a journeyman actor and a peace and justice activist. I'm… — Martin Sheen Copy Share Image
Your imagination is your most important tool as an actor, as cheesy as that sounds. — Jane Levy Copy Share Image
You don't have a lot of time to massage a scene into oblivion. It's like you do it, you get a couple… — Barry Bostwick Copy Share Image
It is the writer’s job to make the play interesting. It is the actor’s job to make the performance truthful. — David Mamet Copy Share Image
One of the reasons that the African American actors wanted to be a part of the show was because these people are… — Tony Goldwyn Copy Share Image
That's one of the great privileges, being an actor, is that someone pays you and sends you off to learn about something… — Joel Edgerton Copy Share Image