“An actor should have not one face but a thousand faces; like the phoenix which carries a print of each animal, an… — Mehmet Murat ildan Copy Share Image
I played a role. That is what actors do. But I played it too well. I went too far. And by the… — Jennifer Donnelly Copy Share Image
When I'm editing, I try to bring out some dramatic structure. I think it is about theater in some way; it is… — Sheila Heti Copy Share Image
Whatever kind of movie it is, youre going to be more into it when you care more about the drama, or youll… — Luke Wilson Copy Share Image
It is impossible to give a performance that makes you unaware of the fact that you're watching an actor and be really… — Regina King Copy Share Image
Actors should be instinctive and spontaneous. If you think about acting, you're not going to be good. — Paul Morrissey Copy Share Image
In drama school, my greatest strength was my range. So my early career was like that: I played all kinds of different… — Lance Reddick Copy Share Image
Over the course of a day, you get to get a feel for where you're playing, so when you get out on… — David Nail Copy Share Image
The acting background helped a lot when I started writing. I was training for it. In acting class they teach you about… — Carol Higgins Clark Copy Share Image
I'm not interested in hiding from the fact that my parents are actors. I'm proud of them! It's very ordinary to pursue… — Maya Hawke Copy Share Image
On television, you have an intimate moment with the camera. In theater, you are making something live with people there. My brain… — Kirsten Vangsness Copy Share Image
Infinity is a way to describe the incomprehensible to the human mind. In a way it notates a mystery. That kind of… — Simon McBurney Copy Share Image
The writing is really hard. You're alone. It really pulls it out of you. You pull it out of your head. But… — Tony Gilroy Copy Share Image
When I [first] went to university, I was doing foreign languages, because I had done them since I was 13 years old.… — Nick Offerman Copy Share Image
I've always wanted to nudge my way into writing something scripted - maybe for other people, maybe a play - and I… — Ivo Graham Copy Share Image
Now that was one thing, but from an actor's point of view, this poor young man, crying from the moment I opened… — Rod Steiger Copy Share Image
Many of us go through life feeling as an actor might feel who does not like his part and does not believe… — Mignon McLaughlin Copy Share Image
The fact is that great musical pieces take and hold the stage because they provide great emotional experiences. — Sarah Caldwell Copy Share Image
It goes back to a style of moviemaking I remember seeing as a child, in movies like The Man With The Golden… — Debbie Allen Copy Share Image
I always wanted to do theatre but never really took it up, as I was more inclined towards dance and films. — Amruta Khanvilkar Copy Share Image
If you have the opportunity as an actor to control your career in any way, then you've won the jackpot. — Romola Garai Copy Share Image
After working with so many great actors and acting students in film school, it was a whole other thing working with Luke… — Paul Dalio Copy Share Image
When I talk about character work, I don't really feel like i do much as an actor when I look at other… — Alex O'Loughlin Copy Share Image
I worked out that you could have an interplay of comedy and theatre and achieve more than the sum of its parts. — Nick Mohammed Copy Share Image
All the best performers bring to their role something more, something different than what the author put on paper. That's what makes… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
There comes a time when you walk away from all the drama and people who create it, and surround yourself with people… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Because I like theatre and I love a challenge. With 'ZEBRA!' I've found a new Australian play where I can create a… — Bryan Brown Copy Share Image
I've always been interested in films where you can identify with the actors. Where you can be in their shoes and therefore… — Adrian Lyne Copy Share Image
It's always fun to do action and explosion, but I really enjoyed directing the emotion of the actors. — Roel Reine Copy Share Image
I just happen to like the work. I like preparing for a role. I like reading. I like analyzing. I like literature.… — Elle Macpherson Copy Share Image
I wish I was super-serious, anguished. I see those actors, and I am like, 'Oh God, they are so cool, and they… — Elisabeth Moss Copy Share Image
I want to do theater and I am looking forward to doing more Television and Movies. I also want to direct some… — Chris Burke Copy Share Image
When we're not shooting 'Ballers,' we're always on the hunt for other work. As actors, we've never satisfied with just one thing. — Jazmyn Simon Copy Share Image
Some of the best actors think they're terrible; that's what keeps you connected to a vulnerability that makes it possible for people… — Jessie Mueller Copy Share Image
It's great to be in a film that's able to have people really want to become socially conscious, to walk out of… — Don Cheadle Copy Share Image
Many years ago, when I was working on Broadway, I used to go to a drug rehabilitation centre on Sundays. I didn't… — Diana Rigg Copy Share Image
The show can go on without me, and probably will, but I want to come back to act in Chicago. My wife… — William Petersen Copy Share Image
My tendency as an actor is, when there's a certain energy, I feel a challenge to match it, to come up to… — Carla Gugino Copy Share Image
My strength is with actors. I think I'm good at working with them to get the best performances, at seeing what it… — Sydney Pollack Copy Share Image
Once in a while, there's stuff that makes me say, That's what theatre's about. It has to be a human event on… — Uta Hagen Copy Share Image
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