The judgment, criticism, and rejection you face as an actor can be overwhelming. — Lacey Chabert Copy Share Image
For an actor, to be able to do something different and fun every week is an incredible treat. — Matt Lanter Copy Share Image
Movies are a fad. Audiences really want to see live actors on a stage. — Charlie Chaplin Copy Share Image
I do some acting. And there's a difference between "I do some acting" and "I'm an actor." — Tom Waits Copy Share Image
On stage I just have to be myself. In acting you have to be so many other people. — Kumail Nanjiani Copy Share Image
When you're working with an actor who's prepared and brings it when you need it, it's just a very validating creative experience. — Panos Cosmatos Copy Share Image
Film has always been hard for me, I'm basically a stage actress. I never felt comfortable in front of the camera. — Blythe Danner Copy Share Image
In not-for-profit theater, you don't worry so much about how the audience is going to react. You want to make them absorb… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
An actor is an actor is an actor. The less personality an actor has off stage the better. A blank canvas on… — Arthur Lowe Copy Share Image
J.L. Moreno was a pioneer of twentieth-century theater and psychotherapy. A remarkable work, Impromptu Man should be required reading for therapists and… — Jeffrey K. Zeig Copy Share Image
I'm a professional singer. I have a theory that all actors want to be rock stars, and all rock stars want to… — James Corden Copy Share Image
To me, the stage is like my living room, or my home, and when you come over to my house, I have… — Sheila E Copy Share Image
Since age 14, I know what actors fear, what they like; I know how to get things out of them and I… — Joan Chen Copy Share Image
Not all television scripts are created equal. And the process is ridiculous. They send you a script and want you in the… — Holt McCallany Copy Share Image
No, nothing much has changed in me as an actor. Since the day I started out, I always wanted to be part… — Rajkummar Rao Copy Share Image
I was very much in my room with my marionette stage, you know, creating these incredibly boring things that I felt were… — Bob Balaban Copy Share Image
I should write a musical. That is probably one of the final areas that I should pay attention to, because it does… — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
As an actor I get opportunities to do different kind of films. It's not that if I have done a few comedies,… — Kunal Khemu Copy Share Image
My job is to go into that audition and be good enough of an Asian actor - or an actor in general… — Jimmy O. Yang Copy Share Image
One of the things I like about performing on the stage is that it is a kind of meditative experience. Time does… — Michael Emerson Copy Share Image
The most exciting thing I've seen is directors not only being open to actors coming in the room with different abilities but… — Michael Arden Copy Share Image
I don't want to alienate anyone because I do a lot of crazy stuff on stage. — Sarah Sherman Copy Share Image
I had no desire to be in the movies. All my training had been in the theater, thank God. — Jack Lemmon Copy Share Image
Ninety percent of the preparation we do as actors is just jive. It doesn't do anything. — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
The actors that I do know are people who I think have souls, you know? — Winona Ryder Copy Share Image
It is quite common for actors to think that every job they get could be their last. — Nick Searcy Copy Share Image
I am an actor and this is holding the mirror up to nature, as it were. — Harry Dean Stanton Copy Share Image
If life is a performance, and I am not an actor, am I supposed to lie down and die? — Juliana Hatfield Copy Share Image
I was a child actor. I was this spaz kid diagnosed with ADHD, and I worked all the time. — Fergie Copy Share Image
I have my character actor side as a kid and my more leading man side. It's all been beneficial. — Kevin Schmidt Copy Share Image
“CURTAIN CALL The world is our stage and the final act can highlight or ruin a beautiful play” — Kamil Ali Copy Share Image
On the whole, actors shout when they don't know what they're doing, trying to make an impact. — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image