As soon as the actor steps into the role, you probably can cut 50% of the lines because there's a person there… — Stanley Tucci Copy Share Image
The fact that there is no right or wrong is what I think is maddening. I can think you're a phenomenal actor,… — Mila Kunis Copy Share Image
I think of being an actor as kind of a young man's gig. It's emasculating, in a way, people messing with you… — Kevin Bacon Copy Share Image
When an actor is in the moment, he or she is engaged in listening for the next right thing creatively. When a… — Julia Margaret Cameron Copy Share Image
People don't walk around thinking of themselves as bad people. You're part of the environment that you grow up in, and there… — Jimmy Smits Copy Share Image
Being an actor is definitely not the hardest job in the world - it's definitely a first-world problem to have, but I'm… — Aya Cash Copy Share Image
When I was growing up, my parents asked me what I wanted to do, and I said that I wanted to live… — Jonah Hill Copy Share Image
I would love to direct but I feel like directing is a whole separate craft and so I tend to respect it… — Michael Ealy Copy Share Image
I think most actors probably enjoy playing the bad guy. I think it's the fact that most of the time, heroes aren't… — Chris Demetral Copy Share Image
I've been making music for a long time, but I've been waiting to do it right, because I don't want people to… — Evan Ross Copy Share Image
The first work of the director is to set a mood so that the actor's work can take place, so that the… — William Friedkin Copy Share Image
A lot of American actors when they do Shakespeare put on a phoney English accent and it drives me crazy. You're always… — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
Bill [Condon] is such a great actor's director. He cares about what you're thinking. And, he's very open. Even though he was… — Kellan Lutz Copy Share Image
The person that made me want to make movies, and the reason I do films, is Bruce Lee. He was an incredible… — LL Cool J Copy Share Image
You know, I think a lot of times what happens when we as actors know we're playing a bad guy is we… — Laz Alonso Copy Share Image
I think most of the time with independent films, you don't know where it's gonna end up. I've done a number of… — Alison Brie Copy Share Image
I've had enough of being a gay icon! I've had enough of all this hard work, because, since I came out, I… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
I have learned a lot from jazz. I compare good acting to jazz music. The more you study and prepare as an… — Nat Wolff Copy Share Image
I'm the girl that waits for the director to say, 'I like that,' or 'Can you boost it up?,' or 'Can you… — Jill Scott Copy Share Image
My education was a huge influence. I trained at the Lee Strasberg Institute at Tisch, which is a huge foundation for young… — Roberto Aguire Copy Share Image
The thing about anything in life is you have to get ready for it. Study, learn and in terms of acting, there's… — Jacqueline Bisset Copy Share Image
The true meaning of an artist/actor is opening my heart to the audience and at the same time opening their heart. Through… — Richard Cabral Copy Share Image
I'm an actor and I am looking for roles where I can continue to evolve, and things that are challenging. I gravitate… — Octavia Spencer Copy Share Image
In the years since I worked with John Hughes, there were many years where I literally had hundred of doors slammed in… — Anthony Michael Hall 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
I think any actor will tell you that they always assume they'll never work again, so every job becomes important. But Better… — Patrick Fabian Copy Share Image
Actors are not a great breed of people, I don't think. I count myself as something of an exception. I grew up… — Amy Irving Copy Share Image
I want to keep working. I want to step away from young adult fiction. I want to do theater periodically - Farragut… — Max Irons Copy Share Image
It is very easy to slowly lose your self confidence in a business where rejection is a possibility with every trial. It… — Irena A. Hoffman Copy Share Image
Film just chews up actors like nobody's business, and I'm not particularly interested in being chewed up. I think the camera can… — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
There's no way that anyone can know the ebb and flow of one's career. You can't know that. You can tell young… — Holly Hunter Copy Share Image
You can try your passion for a while and see if it works and if it doesn't, at least you tried. I… — Jay Ellis Copy Share Image
I have to say from an actor's perspective, to work with a director who has been an actor through most of their… — Karen Allen Copy Share Image
The best thing you can do with actors is collaborate with them. My job is to inspire them to give their best.… — Nicolas Winding Refn Copy Share Image
I learned my business in the theater and in television, particularly working with the actors. You can learn much more in the… — Michael Haneke Copy Share Image
You couldn't hope to make a drama and have people rewriting on the day and having the actors making suggestions, "Wouldn't it… — Declan Lowney Copy Share Image
I can talk endlessly about characters, or why someone did this or that, and what that dynamic and interaction is. I really… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
With the socialization of the health care system through institutions such as Medicaid and Medicare and the regulation of the insurance industry… — Hans-Hermann Hoppe Copy Share Image
I used to have the most visceral response to having my photo taken. I felt like instantly bursting into tears and running… — Rebecca Hall Copy Share Image
When the script for 'The Wrestler' kept coming to me I said, This movie is so good if you put me in… — Hulk Hogan Copy Share Image