Theatre Quotes · Page 69

Sometimes I think being an actor is like being a dog for a director; it's like they throw a stick, and you…

— Joel Edgerton

I once fell through a hole in the stage.

— Lemmy

When you're a young actor you like to go for characters with a bit of flair, so in many films I ended…

— Kiefer Sutherland

I think I created my particular stage persona out of my dad's life, and perhaps I even built it to suit him…

— Bruce Springsteen

Everyone loves good dressing room drama. But nothing beats main stage drama!

— Bob the Drag Queen

There's a subtleness to camera work. You can really create intimate moments on camera, and sometimes that requires a little more precision…

— Corey Reynolds

It's interesting - a lot of good actors are good mimes. But I'm terrible. If I tried to do an impression, nobody…

— Christopher Walken

I don't think many actors are the best judge of careers. I think generally we have good instincts about what we can…

— Hugh Jackman

There are some actors who are rehearsal actors, and some who are not. I am not. Having said that, I don't know…

— Michael Gambon

Actors! They travel the world and all they see is a mirror.

— Jack Driscoll

People say actors change once they become stars, but it's wrong. People don't change, it's always you who changes.

— Luv Ranjan

The important talent is the talent to develop one's talent.

— Howard Stein

I did a lot of theater in school. I thought maybe I wanted to go to law school or be a judge…

— Rashida Jones

As I didn't belong from a filmy background, I didn't know how to become an actor.

— Nidhhi Agerwal

As an actor, I function from a place of compassion and empathy - you have to believe 100 percent what your character…

— Clare Bowen

I do very little on-camera acting, so within a phrase as a voice actor you have to know how to convey when…

— Jim Cummings

“Children from high-drama households often grow up with the idea that tension is an integral part of love. Therefore, the girl who…

— Susan Forward

The adrenaline of performing on stage to a crowd - there's nothing like it.

— Shane Filan

I think my home is in that sort of the part of cinema that's disappeared is where I lived, that sort of…

— Ewan McGregor

[Theater] has always been a big focus. I have been away from it for the past few years. I want to get…

— Andre Holland

I always wanted to be an actor, so I began to prepare myself for a career in acting. I did a course…

— Karan Patel

I've always thought of acting as a tool to change society. I watch a lot of actors and I see panic in…

— Andy Serkis

As an actor, to do all sorts of different films is great.

— Hugo Weaving

Most of actor's work is done at home, in your hotel room, in the wee hours of the morning thinking and reading…

— Colin Farrell

Once you walk off the set, if you're an actor, the rest isn't your responsibility, which I like a lot. I'm not…

— Justin Kirk

I know I always had a lot of energy growing up and I had to put it somewhere. Theater allowed me to…

— Faith Prince

I'll probably not be the best actor in Hollywood, and I am okay with that. But I will be the hardest working…

— Scott Eastwood

There is something special about being an actor and able to bring somebody's visualisation - director, storywriter and script writer - into…

— Diana Penty

This really should be kept secret, but you can learn a lot by watching the making-of DVDs. Every actor should do it.…

— Bill Murray

As actors, if we are truthful to ourselves and we know what we can do and what we cannot do and just…

— Navid Negahban

I did some theater as a kid for fun. But it was really by chance that I landed into acting.

— Gaspard Ulliel

I guess Ive been training in the theater for as long as I can remember.

— Kevin Spacey

I believe that I've grown in my acting career because I've become more confident. I've become less worried about what people think.…

— Brely Evans

Most of my comedy writing happens through improvisation on stage; doing it in the moment.

— Marc Maron

I don't think that there's much hiding that actors can do. If you're doing good work, you're showing a part of yourself…

— Kristen Stewart

It's not easy making money as an actor. It's just not an easy thing to do. There's so many that want to…

— Kurt Russell

I have made stage adjustments which allow me to hear myself better onstage so that has made playing live much more enjoyable.

— Michael Schenker

I'm not the nicest guy on stage.

— Tom Segura

I had this alter ego where I would go to the theater with mom. I wasn't embarrassed by it; it was separate…

— Jai Courtney

I loved drama class at school. I never took it seriously, as I was playing football. But maybe when I retire, I'll…

— Daniel Sturridge