When I left university I was working for a documentary film company for six or seven years to the great relief of… — Sam Neill Copy Share Image
When I first started acting in movies - as probably a lot of naive young actors do - I made a list… — Justin Bartha Copy Share Image
It's fun to get the script every Monday morning and go, "Cool!" I'm a professional actor, but I'm also a professional story… — Matt Barr Copy Share Image
It would be great to be able to follow in the footsteps of Bill Murray. I really respect his ability as a… — Will Ferrell Copy Share Image
The balance of the frame - the way an actor is relating to the space in the frame - is the most… — Roger Deakins Copy Share Image
Sometimes what happens is that, when you micromanage actors and moments, it just doesn't quite live. — Susan Sarandon Copy Share Image
As actors, it's kind of hard to distill exactly the difference in our approach in terms of different genres and tones. It's… — Greta Lee Copy Share Image
I have a great admiration for English actors and actresses and have used them at every opportunity over the years, but now… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
I try to do the same thing when I'm with young actors who are new and unsure. I try to do the… — Nia Long Copy Share Image
It was never my intention to be an actor, and I don't know if I'll ever call myself an actor because I've… — Edge Copy Share Image
If you put on a lousy production with white actors, it's lousy. There is a problem, or can be, at this stage… — Howard Schultz Copy Share Image
I have friends of mine that are actors or singers, and they're the classic guys where, they're onstage, and they're like, 'Okay,… — Jaime Camil Copy Share Image
Actors go, 'I just want to act.' And I say to them, 'You know, stop for a second and think about what… — Jason Alexander Copy Share Image
This industry should behave like a mother whose child has just run out in front of a car. But instead of clasping… — Marilyn Monroe Copy Share Image
Ask any great athlete or the concert pianist or the successful actor if they have arrived at the place where they need… — Eric Butterworth Copy Share Image
[And on going from character to leading actor] I don't approach anything differently; I just approach it as a character. I'm always… — Steve Carell Copy Share Image
We actors, we're a fragile bunch, and yet we need to be strong because 90% of our lives is rejection. — Sandra Oh Copy Share Image
I know a lot of actors who started out as musicians and have very successful careers as actors, but most people don't… — Rick Springfield Copy Share Image
As an actor, you are at the mercy of others for what role you can be seen for and then what you… — Grace Lynn Kung Copy Share Image
I have pretty thick skin, and I think if you're going to be in this business, if you're going to be an… — John Irving Copy Share Image
I've imparted that philosophy to the writers, but some of them look stuff up while some don't. Same with the editors, directors… — Vince Gilligan Copy Share Image
Bad actors try to cry, and good actors try not to. Bad actors try to laugh, and good actors try not to. — Martin Landau Copy Share Image
I guess it's a bit cliché, but as an actor, I really admire good writing. There are a lot of great ideas… — Mike Colter Copy Share Image
Theater is an engagement between the actor and the audience. Film is a different sort of medium. It's not immediate, but in… — Pauline Collins Copy Share Image
I find that actors who are wanting to pursue tv or films don't seem to have much interest in classical theatre. — Renee O'Connor Copy Share Image
When I'm trying to imagine something, I have a few elements, a few ideas, maybe a certain actor or actress I want… — Jim Jarmusch Copy Share Image
I had no intention of being an actor. I was quite good at it. I was pretty capable at other things but… — Sean Bean Copy Share Image
As an actor, you try and be cool, but one of the reasons you become an actor is because you're a film… — Rafe Spall Copy Share Image
As a younger actor, my motivation may have been 'Do you want that job or don't you?' Now it's 'Do you want… — Liam McIntyre Copy Share Image
I tell the actors that the biggest gift they can give me is to fail. And that the second gift they can… — Derek Cianfrance Copy Share Image
Probably a concern to either a major or minor degree with most actors if they're really motivated to kind of make a… — Dominic Monaghan Copy Share Image
I'd say working on television is much, much tougher than films. But television has a great connect with a live audience, which… — Kajol Copy Share Image
The more you do your homework, the more you're free to be intuitive. But you've got to put the work in. — Edward Norton Copy Share Image
Bollywood actors are so set in what they want, and the way they want it. And why shouldn't they be? But it… — Mira Nair Copy Share Image
I don't believe actors who say they don't bleed into their characters. It's absolutely impossible not to. — Zoe Saldana Copy Share Image
I love bad movies, whereas going to the theater for me is a painful experience. I think it's really hard to sit… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
It's one thing in this business to actually work. 5 percent of the Screen Actors' Guild works. It's another thing to do… — Julianna Margulies Copy Share Image
The work for the actor is always the same. We're looking for a human being. We're looking for believable human behavior. — Ann Dowd Copy Share Image
As an actor playing a character, I can't come in with my judgement, or else I can't play it honestly. My judgement… — Thomas Sadoski Copy Share Image
There's a constant flow of child actors. It's kind of funny to watch the new crew come through. I think, You poor… — Tina Yothers Copy Share Image
![“I try to do the same thing when I'm with young actors who are new and unsure. I try to do the same thing for them that I saw Laurence [Fishburne] and Angela [Dasset]do for all of us on Boyz n the Hood.” quote by Nia Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b9/nia-long-7528_actors_i-try-to-do-the-same-thing-when-i-m-with_2831502.jpg)
![“[And on going from character to leading actor] I don't approach anything differently; I just approach it as a character. I'm always astounded at the fact that I've ever played a leading character in anything [Laughs]. And my wife concurs with that, frankly. She always thought I would be, at best…” quote by Steve Carell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/011/steve-carell-2000_actors_and-on-going-from-character-to-leading-a_2135330.jpg)
