Theatre Quotes · Page 153

I had a blind belief in myself and became a music director and an actor.

— Vijay Antony

The great thing about theater is the doing it again and again and again.

— Tim Matheson

I love to play. When I'm off, I feel a little lost - like, shouldn't I be on stage somewhere?

— Brad Paisley

Living in L.A., I was embarrassed to say that I wanted to be an actor.

— Elizabeth Olsen

Television is a huge industry, and actors down south are aware of it.

— Shruti Haasan

I always did workshops. I would be at theater camp, doing shows, or after-school programs.

— Ansel Elgort

We know there are a lot of bad actors out there, even in education.

— Miguel Cardona

If any child of mine becomes an actor I will turn in my grave.

— Clark Gable

I started doing drama after school, and it just developed into something that I did and I enjoyed very much.

— Dominique McElligott

Making movies is great. It was like love at first sight; a whole new, different business. I can see why actors love…

— Nicky Jam

The biggest quality of good actors is that they know how to respect their co-actors, whether they are as big a name…

— Rasika Dugal

It's more fun to play a good character with a good director and good actors around you. That's what makes it fun,…

— Salma Hayek

I am not a master-class director. I am not a teacher. I am a coach. I dont have a methodology. Each actor…

— Sam Mendes

The maddening thing is as actors of either sex, we get better as we get older, and so when you are 65,…

— Joanna Lumley

It's no fun to be a struggling young actor. It's a desperate thing, no way to be happy. If you have any…

— Tommy Lee Jones

Whether or not I would be able to be an actor without the music I'm not sure, but I feel pretty lucky…

— Tyler Hilton

It really is a pleasure to work with someone who you admire. Whatever you do in front of the camera, and I…

— Benicio Del Toro

I feel that if you're going to do theater, you've really got to throw yourself into the deep end. You have to…

— Marianne Elliott

I remember Anthony Perkins saying, "Real is not necessarily interesting." So real is not enough. But what happens as an actor is…

— Susan Sarandon

I've never really understood those actors that don't want to play villains. Because if an audience leaves, you know, the theater or,…

— Michelle Trachtenberg

There's a stigma attached to being an actor. People from 'Big Brother' call themselves actors. There's so much crap. It's not about…

— Nathan Phillips

Now what else is the whole life of mortals, but a sort of comedy in which the various actors, disguised by various…

— Desiderius Erasmus

I feel like if I am physically and emotionally able to be at the theater, I will be there. I don't like…

— Lea Salonga

I was runner that really started focusing on swimming at a very young age, and that's kind of how I got into…

— Scott Speedman

I came from the theatre. I would prefer to spend more time there.

— Nana Patekar

I've been a musician longer than I've been an actor.

— Anonymous

All those [events in history] were such dramas as we see now, only with different actors.

— Marcus Aurelius

A small town is a stage for teenagers & their drama

— Gabrielle Alexandra

There are a lot of actors out there who've made one or two films and who never work again.

— Phoebe Cates

When you're an actor and you get offered something, you should pay attention to it.

— Faith Ford

Every experience feeds an actor, and I've learned that depression is all around us.

— Bryan Cranston

I can take scripts directly to actors. Agents don't like to hear that.

— Martin Landau

I moved across the country to become an actor, not an academic type.

— Noah Centineo

I'm going to ask what is correct, what I deserve, especially in relation to male actors.

— Jessica Chastain

Theatre is an actor's medium while a film is the director's.

— Paresh Rawal

I phoned this number and said, Please, sir, I want to be an actor.

— Charles Dance

It's my biggest fear that one day I'm going to trip on stage.

— Bhumi Pednekar

Just because someone invites you to drama, does not mean you have to RSVP.

— Anonymous

There are no bad actors. There are only bad directors who cannot make their actors act.

— Pooja Bhatt

The best thing an actor can be is ready. Be flexible, be ready.

— Willem Dafoe