It made me proud to know I'd join a long gallery of actors covered in blood in movies. — Paul Rust Copy Share Image
In the theater, as an actor, you're welcoming people into your house. — Martha Plimpton Copy Share Image
The actor is merely a crude empiricist, a practitioner guided by vague instinct. — Antonin Artaud Copy Share Image
I'd rather do theater and British films than move to L.A. in hopes of getting small roles in American films. — Kate Winslet Copy Share Image
The theater was my first training ground. It taught me discipline, dedication and appreciation of hard work. — Ben Vereen Copy Share Image
I probably wouldn't have pursued comedy further if my friends didn't tell me that my getting kicked off the stage was the… — Jermaine Fowler Copy Share Image
Actors get pigeonholed very quickly, particularly movie actors. In the theater, one is more used to casting people against type and trusting… — Sam Mendes Copy Share Image
I really hope that I can continue to do classical theatre - it's something I am really passionate about and I'd love… — Seth Numrich Copy Share Image
I wanted to be an actor as a kid, and a lot of people would tell you to be realistic, but from… — Drew Scott Copy Share Image
I'm not being offered a constant stream of wonderful parts with wonderful directors that would keep me away from the theatre. When… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
I got to show off in front of my husband, who married me as I was stepping out of the business, so… — Kim Wilde Copy Share Image
My job as an actor is to try to do what the director wants me to do. I'm going to do everything… — Julianne Moore Copy Share Image
I worked in theater my whole life. My mom was a drama teacher at my middle school. In high school, I was… — Jenn Proske Copy Share Image
I was concerned about seeming too fragile. But after working with others, I realised everyone has their own unique set of challenges,… — Lauren Ridloff Copy Share Image
I was trained classically in violin and voice, which led to musical theater. Then I left the music scene to chase acting,… — Jesse Spencer Copy Share Image
You've always got to have an imagination in the game we're in but it explodes on this. You get to try the… — Ray Winstone Copy Share Image
I've often wondered about people that come to the profession late in life. I've wanted to be an actor since the first… — William Christopher Copy Share Image
When I was a younger actor, I would try to keep it serious all day. But I have found, later on, that… — Al Pacino Copy Share Image
I'd go for parts that didn't pay a dime, and there would be 300 to 400 actors there. It could be very… — Michael Imperioli Copy Share Image
Comedy is underrepresented in every actor's life, because it's so bloody difficult to write. — Michael Caine Copy Share Image
You can't be a proper comic unless you've been out on stage and felt the fear. — Johnny Vegas Copy Share Image
It's a super super strange world when the actors are the less weird ones. — Michael Rooker Copy Share Image
In general, I did what a lot of character actors do: I did it to get girls. — Kurt Fuller Copy Share Image
High school drama has to be one of the most pointless things on the Earth. Grow up. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
People be causing drama in my life. Unnecessarily. Let me live my life...Damn. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I was doing TV work, theatre work, and some film work in the Philippines when I left. — Lea Salonga Copy Share Image
