I wanna do movies that in ten years time people will respect me for, as an actor. So if I do take… — Frankie Muniz Copy Share Image
I wanted to be an actor because I wanted to be onstage. I wanted to do musical theater, and from that I… — Jesse Tyler Ferguson Copy Share Image
It'd be hard to be a lead actor if I didn't have lips. Those are tough to graft back on. — David Walton Copy Share Image
It's amazing how the world has changed because, at that time [2005], a lot of actors didn't want to play a gay role. — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
I think a good director casts a film so that the actors bring a lot to the table. — Debbie Allen Copy Share Image
Nothing makes an actor feel freer and more inventive and more creative than being trusted. — Kevin Kline Copy Share Image
Nobody is out to sabotage an entire script and do an improvisational experiment of a movie, but when they're feeling something in… — Dan Fogelman Copy Share Image
I love to sing. I don't think it's strange for singers to act, or painters to sculpt. I don't want to ever… — Scarlett Johansson Copy Share Image
If you're gonna let the character be the story, you better set a tone that allows the actors to do the best… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
A flair for publicity does not necessarily mean a flair for acting. — Katharine Cornell Copy Share Image
My first instinct was to cast as close to the short story as possible, but then I realized that I needed actors… — Ang Lee Copy Share Image
When auditioning, I try to imagine that I'm the only person that they [directors] are seeing that day because it can be… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
Every time you start a movie is to explore with a director and if you can with the actors and with the… — Emmanuel Lubezki Copy Share Image
Sometimes acting and politics make a very bad combination. I think that sometimes people take me less seriously in my work for… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
“Jane reminds us that God is in his heaven, the monarch on his throne and the pelvis firmly beneath the ribcage. Apparently… — Emma Thompson Copy Share Image
There's one thing better than having a great actor, and that's having a great actor who's never done this kind of role… — Sam Mendes Copy Share Image
You're spoilt as an actor if you are in that small percentage that works regularly. — Iain Glen Copy Share Image
I'm an actor. That's what I'm gifted at. It's what makes me breathe. — Samantha Morton Copy Share Image
First of all, it was wonderful to have a home. Consistent work when you're a journeyman actor, when you're a character actor,… — David Krumholtz Copy Share Image
So the question never comes up. I love to work with actors who I feel really confident in knowing what I'm going… — Len Wiseman Copy Share Image
First of all, I would shoot myself if I ever had to play straight-forward characters that really don't have much of a… — Drea de Matteo Copy Share Image
I've worked with Steven Spielberg three times. I'm proud to say that I'm one of those actors that continues to get hired… — Joe Pantoliano Copy Share Image
As an actor, you've got to maintain a bit of mystery and at least part of your private life, otherwise the game… — Max Beesley Copy Share Image
Most actors hate readthroughs - they're exposing themselves before they're ready to, and before they've bonded. But I love them because they… — Andrew Davies Copy Share Image
I think actors, because we're in the world of the characters and the movie, are more isolated, and it always really fun… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
The hardest thing as an actor is that you work really hard constantly for these roles, and you invest so much in… — Adrianne Palicki Copy Share Image
I wanted to be in film. I wanted to be a film student, possibly be a director or cinematographer, not an actor.… — Pam Grier Copy Share Image
I don't prepare for my roles. I don't watch movies to get inspired. I don't dig deep. I'll never be that type… — Bow Wow Copy Share Image
Acting is many things. Acting is playing lines, of course, but it's much more profound than that. Acting is truth-telling, and trying… — Paul Greengrass Copy Share Image
In all my years as an actor, I had never been me - I had always hidden behind my glasses, mustaches and… — Jon Pertwee Copy Share Image
Actors are such wonderful creatures and such wonderful instruments. It's always different on the page, or in my head. I hear it… — Kelly Masterson Copy Share Image
What's not to look forward to? It's like all the actors in all of the films. It's difficult to get Martin Freeman… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
I never grew up thinking, 'One day I will play so and so' because I wasn't expecting to be an actor at… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
It takes a long while for a director to cease thinking in terms of the result he desires and instead concentrate on… — Peter Brook Copy Share Image
I was very disappointed that Denzel didn't win Best Actor for The Hurricane because I thought he deserved it. — Norman Jewison Copy Share Image
I did not want to put myself on the line, as an Australian playing Britains greatest comic actor. The fans of Sellers… — Geoffrey Rush Copy Share Image
I sang "Patience" by Guns N' Roses for my sixth grade talent show and I wanted to be an actor when I… — Ariel Pink Copy Share Image
I was going to be a High School teacher. I was studying at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, up in Canada.… — Nathan Fillion Copy Share Image
I'm a much better listener when I'm acting than I am as a person in real life because you learn as an… — Rainn Wilson Copy Share Image
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