Theatre Quotes · Page 197

When you lose your simplicity, you lose your drama.

— Andrew Wyeth

And I had a lot to play, which is what you want as an actor.

— Ted Shackelford

Acting is not a state of being ... but a state of appearing to be.

— Noel Coward

If you know exactly what your character knows, its a drama.

— Timur Bekmambetov

As actors we're always trying to use our creative imagination.

— Keith David

Being back on stage in New York, off-Broadway - I mean, that's an actor's dream.

— Joe Morton

I'm really lucky to work with such special actors.

— Lynne Ramsay

I am a very blessed actor because I have always got the chance to portray various characters.

— Manini Mishra

My mother sent me to dance and drama classes when I was young, and then I got a stage role in 'Set…

— Shirley Eaton

What's frustrating as an actor, when you want to work hard, you can only work once that phone rings and then you…

— Jason Bateman

Sometimes, as actors, if we work hard enough and stay at it long enough and are malleable and directable, then good things…

— Peter Scolari

Actors are a lot like professors on dissertation committees - it's a lot of ego, a lot of rallying for position, there…

— Mayim Bialik

You come back with an actor for the second time only when you had a successful and creatively satisfying experience the first…

— Vijay Krishna Acharya

I think that the dramas that you find in TV are actually a lot more interesting, typically, than what you find in…

— Marc Webb

I have worked with so many actors, some have been stars, while at times, I have been at a better standing than…

— Abhinav Shukla

I'm in a very lucky position. You have to remember that 95 percent of all actors aren't working. I'm actually able to…

— Mads Mikkelsen

I've learned to think in terms of having a long career. Actors can have very long careers that last until the day…

— Bryce Dallas Howard

For an actor who has the ability to take a chance, which may make him look like a fool, but may end…

— Max Irons

The more that I can work in different mediums, the more I can grow, and learn from different actors and different types…

— Christina Ricci

TV acting is so extremely intimate, because of the peculiar involvement of the viewer with the completion or "closing" of the TV…

— Marshall McLuhan

'The Firebird' just symbolizes a lot for me and my career. It was one of the first really big principal roles that…

— Misty Copeland

I take that stage, and I'm the same guy backstage as I am on the stage. And you know what that guy…

— Enzo Amore

You can't really appreciate anonymity until you've lost it. People say that's sour grapes, but it really isn't To be able to…

— Paul Newman

People ask me, 'Did you ever want to be a live-action Peter Parker?' Are you kidding me? These actors live in a…

— Jake Johnson

The way I view drama is life with the boring bits taken out.

— Liam Cunningham

That stage in your friendship where you can insult them:)

— Ms_shy_fly

When you're a drama student, I think the most you hope for is to make a living out of acting.

— Tom Ellis

I am an extremely selfless but, at the same time, supremely confident actor.

— R. Madhavan

Your film really needs to call audiences to theatres.

— Vijay Krishna Acharya

Contrary to popular belief, actors are extremely supportive of each other.

— Prunella Scales

There are so many good actors who just keep waiting for good opportunities.

— Vikram Bhatt

I was really into punk rock but also into musical theater.

— Michelle Visage

The more they uncover the more mystery appears to be there...

— Simon McBurney

Everything I learned as an actor, I have basically applied to writing.

— Quentin Tarantino

Actors too need directors who can fire their imagination. The fire needs to be stoked.

— Ashish Vidyarthi

I played pretend games as a kid, army, whatever, but I never wanted to be an actor.

— Ray Liotta

All actors are whores. They want only one thing: to seduce you.

— Joyce Carol Oates

“Some situations recognize me as a good actor though I want to be true to everyone!”

— Nelson Jack

I wasn't good at anything very much at school, but I did like drama.

— Kaya Scodelario

I'm the kind of actor who truly believes that every play is a company play.

— Jason Butler Harner