It's great at this stage in my life to still be in the running, that people appreciate you. — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
Actors that don't look like they're acting and stories that are told well inspire me. — Hazel Keech Copy Share Image
Honestly, I know it sounds corny, but as an actor, I'm just so happy to have a job. — Elden Henson Copy Share Image
I have a great time with my band and on the stage we get along well. — Lenny Kravitz Copy Share Image
I think the best dramatic actors know how to tap into their character's humor. — Catherine O'Hara Copy Share Image
Like the Bible, Stanislavsky's basic texts on acting can be quoted to any purpose. — Lee Strasberg Copy Share Image
What I find daunting always is to stand on a stage and talk to people, whether they agree with me or not. — Ayaan Hirsi Ali Copy Share Image
My parents were brought up in families which believed theatre people weren't to be trusted. But they were nice people. — Max von Sydow Copy Share Image
As an actor, your text is your bible, so you're not making a documentary, but you still have to follow the choices… — Natalie Dormer Copy Share Image
I never had any preconceived ideas about acting, because I always thought I was going to be a visual artist. — Elizabeth Marvel Copy Share Image
To enter a theatre for a performance is to be inducted into a magical space, to be ushered into the sacred arena… — Simon Callow Copy Share Image
“It was like two invisible puppeteers, standing stage left and stage right, were yanking on strings to lift up the corners of… — Sandhya Menon Copy Share Image
I'm sure lots of actors and creative people go through this, where you have some weeks where it's all going according to… — Zach Braff Copy Share Image
I'm at best on stage. It's one of the only places where I actually can feel like a million bucks. — Doseone Copy Share Image
I moved to Chicago and I did theater, and then I started writing and I stop acting and I did sketch. You… — Allison Tolman Copy Share Image
I admire many actors, though I don't think there's anyone whose career I would want to mirror sort of by the beats.… — David Oyelowo Copy Share Image
Everybody's on their toes and focused on what we're about to do, and then there's this moment where you relax because you… — Alan Alda Copy Share Image
These days that wouldn't happen - waiting for the light to be exactly right. Because it takes time and time is money.… — Vilmos Zsigmond Copy Share Image
My family took a vacation to Universal Studios when I was really young. Me and my brother Richard - who's also an… — Jonathan Jackson Copy Share Image
The ability to stretch my range into all genres and characters is something I take great pleasure in doing. I thoroughly enjoy… — Brian Tee Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a therapist if the acting didn't work. I also did a lot waitressing and odd jobs. I'd audition… — Jennifer Aniston Copy Share Image
Too many actors are trying to be cool: they're trying to do it with their hair, trying to do it with the… — Bruce Campbell Copy Share Image
Character actors aren't a brand in the same way that high-profile leading men are. — Alfred Molina Copy Share Image
I think the life of an actor is very glamorous to other people - then, realities set in. — Joel Edgerton Copy Share Image
As an actor you have to have the room to play and find the character. — Simone Missick Copy Share Image
I'll never forget my first words in the theatre. "Peanuts. Popcorn." — Henny Youngman Copy Share Image
Typically, I like to talk and meet with actors face to face well before we start shooting. — Christine Swanson Copy Share Image
Being on 'Batman' allowed me to do something we actors are taught never to do: overact. — Victor Buono Copy Share Image
I enjoy being in movies, but my heart will always lie with the theatre. — Steven Berkoff Copy Share Image
The Welsh are all actors. It's only the bad ones who become professional. — Richard Burton Copy Share Image
