Theatre Quotes · Page 164

All actors are terrified - they just learn how to control it.

— Lauren Bacall

I'm an artist - I'm an actor - so when I'm looking for something, I'm looking for stories.

— Brandon Victor Dixon

I see myself as an interpretative actor rather than a creative one.

— John Hurt

Remain true to yourself while practicing this business of being an actor. And it is a business.

— Carrie Preston

Filmmaking seems more difficult but theatre comes with its own challenges.

— Puneet Issar

I love to act. And oh-so-love telling stories through film as an actor. Even on my 'days off.'

— T. J. Thyne

I have a theater background, so I like finding beats, working on things and having rehearsal.

— Kaniehtiio Horn

I'm no good at acting. I don't want to do that, and I don't need to do that in life.

— Guenther Steiner

I was on a well-beaten path of actors - what we all call 'the Law and Order route'. I spent two years…

— Idris Elba

I'm a drama girl. Give me high drama every day, and I will be set. The deeper the issues, the more at…

— Myha'la

I'm a Navy brat. You find that a lot of stage actors are Army or Navy brats, because they have the ability…

— John Michael Higgins

Page one of the script, I launch into, "How would I feel if I were in this position?" That's an actor's job.

— Dermot Mulroney

I never think of a project as just being comedy or just being drama - even with 'Masters of Sex.' I like…

— Allison Janney

Performing in a live theater is absolutely unbeatable. It is something I have done my entire life and have a gift, it…

— Val Kilmer

The hardest part of theater acting is to do the same lines and do the same actions and do the same cues…

— Celine Song

The reason the contracts are so long is because actors are very spontaneous; we may want to do Shakespeare one day and…

— Jorja Fox

I think casting is really important. Finding the right sensibility for the right part is an art in itself. If you're off…

— Richard Linklater

When you are in every scene of a movie - which I must say I really much prefer - you have more…

— Maggie Gyllenhaal

There's no truth in acting, it's all a trick, because you go on stage in front of sets, you're on film -…

— Anthony Hopkins

I loved movies growing up. I went to the movies with my uncle all the time. But being an actor? I didn't…

— Christopher Abbott

As an actor, your focus is very finite. All you're worried about is your character and what you have to do, what…

— Jason Priestley

It was a weird moment in my life and a weird experience [doing a theater]. It made me think, "Gee, I don't…

— Jodie Foster

I love actors. I love working with actors. I really enjoy the process. I love having those in-depth discussions about the interior…

— Steve Antin

“What a lot of failed and mediocre actors do not realize, probably because it is ironic, is that the key to being…

— Jack Freestone

As an actor, I have tried to do new things, and that's why I have done few films.

— Anushka Sharma

I wanted to be a Broadway actress; I was always interested in music and theater.

— Randi Zuckerberg

I love the way we do theatre in London: I love the fact that everybody is trained.

— Janet McTeer

I pursued a theatre career, and Hollywood came calling.

— Len Cariou

Not a lot of people make that transition from child actor to bigger, better roles.

— Moises Arias

I never liked being told what to do, so even in school plays, I never liked being an actor.

— Sanjay Leela Bhansali

I want to keep bettering myself as an actor and singer.

— Shraddha Kapoor

It dawned on me that theatre is a powerful weapon for change.

— John Kani

Whenever I do theaters, I don't like 'em. I don't think they're right for stand-up.

— Norm MacDonald

I pretty much immediately ran away from university to be an actor.

— Rege-Jean Page

I have a problem with the star tag itself. I believe I am an actor.

— Jisshu Sengupta

I wanted to be an actor because I saw 'Dog Day Afternoon,' you know what I mean?

— Martin Freeman

The last thing you want is an injured actor. That, or having to use a stuntman too much.

— Wade Eastwood

I figured out that I was interested in acting while at NYU.

— Alexis Bledel

I love being an actor and a job is a job, and I'm always happy to have a job.

— Toks Olagundoye

I love political dramas. I love good story-telling.

— Nikolaj Coster-Waldau