Theatre Quotes · Page 35

Supporting characters add depth to a story, and great actors leave their imprint with the audience.

— Nicholas Lea

The American actor is much more used to being physically relaxed and using their bodies better, and English actors are a little…

— Miriam Margolyes

I've always been spontaneous and outgoing... I've tried lots of things so I've got some good life experiences, which is great 'cause…

— Leonardo DiCaprio

I think it's easy for directors to stay fresh more than actors, especially once an actor becomes a star. It's hard for…

— Michael Mann

I lost my temper on stage.

— Michael Richards

As an actor, you always have aspirations to play different roles.

— Kelvin Fletcher

There's certain people you want to see in comedies; there's certain people you just want to see in dramas. Not that there…

— Marc Platt

It is really difficult to read a movie script about yourself and to think that a major actor - perhaps even Chris…

— Nick Yarris

Don't get too set on becoming an actor at an early age. I think that's where some people get into trouble. Acting…

— Freddie Highmore

If a play is good and you're effective in it, you suddenly hear a silence that is loud, and that moment makes…

— Shelley Winters

The theater business is very much about "Hey, if you want our big blockbuster at Christmas time, you'll play our piece of…

— Harry Shearer

What actors are involved in is a similar sort of psychological forensic examination of the characters they're playing. You try to have…

— Lesley Sharp

I always had the sense of being in the spotlight, being on stage, being looked at.

— Vincent Cassel

For me, it [moviemaking] is about social relevance. I want to make a movie that has some type of relevance where as…

— Ric Roman Waugh

I am a very versatile actor and can do any role.

— Prachi Desai

As an actor you want opportunities like this but if a big movie hits theres a whole bunch of problems and if…

— Chris Evans

Whenever any actor comes into a producer session, they have so many questions, and we still can't really tell them that much…

— Maurissa Tancharoen

Once you become an actor, you have to say goodbye to your personal life.

— Vijay Deverakonda

As an actor, I have no limitation. I will do whatever excites me.

— Kriti Kharbanda

As actors, we need public relations to campaign for our next possible role, and any media promoting our work seems positive in…

— Carson Grant

Anything that you [as an actor] can change about yourself for a part is helpful.

— Michael Pitt

The role has to excite me as an actor. It is like a train journey: you know where you have to reach,…

— Nana Patekar

When I turned director, I enjoyed the challenge of making an actor perform to his best.

— Nizhalgal Ravi

Delhi is where I began practising theatre, it is always special to perform in the capital.

— Pankaj Kapur

The weird thing about this business - and I'm sure this operates in many other things, but it's very present and acute…

— Lili Taylor