I'd taken, like, maybe some African dance classes a couple of times, but I wasn't a musical theater person at all. — Chadwick Boseman Copy Share Image
It is when I am on stage that I feel most comfortable. It is my home. It is the only thing I… — Cilla Black Copy Share Image
It's cold out there, colder than a ticket taker's smile at the Ivar Theatre on a Saturday night. — Tom Waits Copy Share Image
A lot of actors think that what we do is so important, like we're saving people's lives or something. — Kristen Stewart Copy Share Image
There's no audience to wonderfully get in your way when you're doing a single-camera anything, whether it's a sitcom or drama or… — Jim Parsons Copy Share Image
'Stop playing the victim.' - unless you've been cast in a community theater production of 'Law & Order: SVU,' I'm not sure… — Franchesca Ramsey Copy Share Image
I certainly did plays in high school and community theater, and I want to get back on the stage. — Busy Philipps Copy Share Image
I just felt very corny, and I felt like I had to prove to everyone that I was a serious actor. I… — Jacob Elordi Copy Share Image
Occasionally, I have time to go to the theater, and I think for a minute, 'Man, I'd really love to be doing… — Stephen Lang Copy Share Image
As an actor, you want new challenges. U.S. TV can be very formulaic. So when something gets a reaction, as 'The Slap'… — Jonathan LaPaglia Copy Share Image
I've made a career over the last seventeen years of mostly playing men in uniform, especially cops. The one thing for an… — Benjamin Bratt Copy Share Image
It takes a while for audiences on film to see you as something different if they've seen you for so long as… — Omar Dorsey Copy Share Image
I graduated from a place called Whitworth College in Spokane with a theater degree, then in 1993 I moved to L.A. and… — Trevor St. John Copy Share Image
My job as an actor has inspired generations of children to become doctors. My job as a writer has opened up the… — Zach Braff Copy Share Image
I wound up going to the Walnut Hill School for the Arts in Natick, which was a really life-changing experience that's still… — Barrett Wilbert Weed Copy Share Image
The home of Rugby Union is in Twickenham - just outside London in the suburbs, where I live. I'm mad for it.… — Alexander Hanson Copy Share Image
Actors are willing to give their entire lives to a moment--to that line, that laugh, that gesture, or that interpretation that will… — David Ackert Copy Share Image
For me the most important thing is being a really good person, and that doesn’t depend on what you do on stage,… — Miley Cyrus Copy Share Image
For a child actor, it's a matter of listening, reacting, and being able to put yourself in a new place without being… — Jena Malone Copy Share Image
As an actor, it's really important for me to improve my work, and I take criticism in a positive sense. — Naga Chaitanya Copy Share Image
If I do a lot of television, than I miss theater. If I do a lot of theater, than I miss film.… — Richard Sammel Copy Share Image
I want authenticity. And rarely do actors - more specifically, black actors - get a chance to be authentic on film and… — Russell Hornsby Copy Share Image
I face the camera every day as a student as there is a lot to learn. You become an actor when you… — Suniel Shetty Copy Share Image
I was the first one to allow a projectile to come off of the stage and into the audience. And I kind… — Gallagher Copy Share Image
I don't really like to work with actors that work a lot and are very well established already. In a way, I… — Maiwenn Copy Share Image
I believe that you become a better actor only when you work with people far better than you are. — Rana Daggubati Copy Share Image
The worst thing for an actor is a director that gets on your nerves and says things that actually confuse you. — Stephen Rea Copy Share Image
I'd love it if doors open for me in America. There are directors I'd love to work with there. I'll always do… — Lesley Manville Copy Share Image
When somebody mentions that I did a play with George C. Scott, I'm like, it can't have happened. What was I doing… — Paul Dano Copy Share Image
I believe people leave a theater bonding with characters. Story is the vessel that carries character. Comedy is a very important component… — Chris Meledandri Copy Share Image
More than good co-actors, if you have understanding co-actors, it becomes easier to relate with them. Many actors become insecure and get… — Jaideep Ahlawat Copy Share Image
Acting time is like flight time: You can work on a simulator, you can rehearse, but unless you're really in front of… — John Kapelos Copy Share Image
I know there are actors who won't kiss on screen, and I respect that, but I don't have any rules like that.… — Parineeti Chopra Copy Share Image
Working on a soap opera is such good training for the novice actor. No rehearsal, 120 pages of dialogue per week, and… — Dylan Bruce Copy Share Image
I try to give all my characters a sense of humor, so I guess I feel like I have done comedy, but… — Kathy Baker Copy Share Image
It was difficult every ten days having a new director. I'm a real collaborator and, as an actor, I want to be… — Jeanne Tripplehorn Copy Share Image
A lot of actors never talk to other actors about how they're doing things, or why. I think it's important to share… — John Travolta Copy Share Image
I must say, I am a 10,000-times better director because I am in therapy. I'm serious. I can understand more the actors.… — Denis Villeneuve Copy Share Image
Our high school offered a comprehensive drama department where I was doing 'Angels in America' at 14. — Matt Bomer Copy Share Image
From the time I became an actor my whole approach was to try to do as many different things as possible. It… — Lance Reddick Copy Share Image
