Once you start working with a particular actor, that actor becomes very present in your mind as your mind as you're writing… — Dan Futterman Copy Share Image
The truth in acting is that we are all hired help. We are a commodity. There is no difference between being an… — Lorraine Bracco Copy Share Image
I hope Hong Kong and Asia wants to hire American Asian actresses as much as Hollywood has been hiring Chinese actors from… — Ming-Na Wen Copy Share Image
For me, what makes great actors, always is how truthful they are to the character and the story and the emotion that… — Billy Boyd Copy Share Image
You hear this story that we're all on the left, but when there's a demonstration, you count how many actors actually come… — Paul Haggis Copy Share Image
Heres the thing: If youre taking roles that arent intimidating you, and I think this is a cliche that a lot of… — Matt Lauria Copy Share Image
I mean, the great thing about being an actor is you can investigate parts of your brain that might have otherwise gone… — Josh Peck Copy Share Image
Imported actors, like certain wines, sometimes do not stand the ocean trip. This can be as true of American actors in Europe… — Edna Ferber Copy Share Image
A lot of actors say that theater's the thing for them. And that's great, and I'm not one to speak with any… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
I'm not a big Hollywood star. I'm an actor. I'm called a star. That's not what I am. First of all I'm… — Denzel Washington Copy Share Image
Why did I decide to become an actor ? I decided because my brother helped me decide. I knew nothing about the… — George Stults Copy Share Image
Action choreographer is like talking. When you talk, you have a rhythm. When you act, you have a rhythm. When you're moving… — Donnie Yen Copy Share Image
It's really easy to finish a movie and sort of immediately dive into the next one, because I love working with actors… — Joe Swanberg Copy Share Image
Writing for the stage is different from writing for a book. You want to write in a way that an actor has… — Brian Greene Copy Share Image
I'm not actually a psychopath. I don't look evil. People don't normally want to put me in the same kind of things… — David Oakes 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
On set I keep myself to myself; I'd rather the director speak up. I'm not gonna direct a younger actor. I think… — Gary Oldman Copy Share Image
The thing about Canadian women is that they seem less likely to bring up that they're Canadian. You here less about Canadian… — Dustin Milligan Copy Share Image
What I've been noticing is people coming up to me and going, 'Are you an actor?' which is cool. That's ultimately what… — Alfie Allen Copy Share Image
Whatever talent I had, I'm sure it helped that my parents were in the business and that I grew up around actors,… — Ben Stiller Copy Share Image
In every character you play, as much as you hate to admit it as an actor, but there's an element of you… — Janet Montgomery Copy Share Image
Albert Brooks. Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Larry David. The best comedic actors play broad and real simultaneously, coming across as both larger than life… — Nell Scovell Copy Share Image
I just never did buy this idea that you have to live in Los Angeles to be an actor. I didn't see… — Jeff Daniels Copy Share Image
An actor knows two important things - to be honest in what he is doing and to be in touch with the… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Don Knotts won five Emmy Awards for Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actor or Actress in a Series [in… — Betty Lynn Copy Share Image
I'm just an actor. If it's drama, I add as much humour as the part will stand. And if it's a comedy,… — Michael Pena Copy Share Image
I try not to have high expectations of people because it just sets you up for disappointment, but it's great to work… — Famke Janssen Copy Share Image
I honestly think I'm just an actor. It doesn't matter the medium. I can go on stage and be happy, I can… — Michael Ealy Copy Share Image
I have one friend that I've had since I was born, and she's from Coatzacoalcos. She's not really impressed or interested in… — Salma Hayek Copy Share Image
I didn't know what the path was that I wanted to be as an actor, to be honest. I've been doing a… — Guy Pearce Copy Share Image
In film, movies schedules are based on three things: actors availabilities, when are sets being built, when you can rent the place… — Kevin Spacey Copy Share Image
Usually, I'm the kind of actor where you show me once or twice, I can do it. I don't do it creatively,… — James Cromwell Copy Share Image
Growing up, Paul Newman seemed like the ultimate manly actor. And then, I got to work with him and we became friends,… — Dermot Mulroney Copy Share Image
I think, you know, when you're an actor who's had periods of unemployment, it makes you feel really good to have a… — Gillian Jacobs Copy Share Image
My work requires acting at its most committed - it demands actors of enormous resilience, but also intelligence and wit. It doesn't… — Mike Leigh Copy Share Image
I know [my label], in any case: a double face, a charming Janus, and underneath, the house motto: "Be wary". On my… — Albert Camus Copy Share Image
If you are worried about what people think of you, you should go into politics. Real actors take chances. — Rob Lowe Copy Share Image
I already love acting and I love actors, so being able to communicate with actors and to bring performances out of them,… — Eric Balfour Copy Share Image
'Avengers' was crazy because you're on set every day with actors I never dreamed I would work with. I'm as much a… — Tom Holland Copy Share Image
Directing is like cooking, it's like cuisine. You cannot make a great dish with bad ingredients. I have great actors, and I'm… — Louis Leterrier Copy Share Image