I knew I wanted to be an actor when I was growing up, really. So when I decided to go to university… — Hugh Dancy Copy Share Image
I believe I am a better director than actor. I enjoy acting if the part is right. Directing comes very naturally to… — Jack White Copy Share Image
I actually don't subscribe to the notion that comedy is easier than drama. When you're trying to be funny and you're not… — Tom Hollander Copy Share Image
For me, because I've had classical theater training, when people say, "Oh, my god, the play is amazing!," I'll never get to… — Ray Stevenson Copy Share Image
The thing that's characteristic of my performance is that I literally do drag the whole studio onto the stage. — Laurie Anderson Copy Share Image
I was really, really, really enthusiastic as a kid. I was up for anything. I was hugely into music and theatre. I… — Amanda Marshall Copy Share Image
Very often, actors have to face being rejected time and again, and we must remember that the red carpet lasts just a… — Rhys Ifans Copy Share Image
The script is the foundation, but it's not the full story for the film, which only comes alive with the actors. — Mora Stephens Copy Share Image
With every action oriented or adventure film, there's going to be a moment when every actor becomes a stuntman and every stuntman… — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
Actors have a platform, especially during awards season. Which I respect. Everyone should speak out. Here's the thing: When it comes to… — Dwayne Johnson Copy Share Image
I grew up in the '70s and in Los Angeles during the new blockbuster era. 'Star Wars' was the first film that… — Giovanni Ribisi Copy Share Image
In theater, you really work out the kinks and figure out exactly what you want to do and what we want to… — Amber Stevens Copy Share Image
I love storytelling and I love just relating directly to an audience. That's why we do theatre, it's because we love contact… — Simon Callow Copy Share Image
Museums just seem to have this borrowed cachet—if I want to seem cultural, I will design something cultural. I resist the idea… — Thomas Heatherwick Copy Share Image
I remember having friends in high school that did the theater department stuff, and I always wanted to try it but never… — Robert Buckley Copy Share Image
Your desire to please... actors are people pleasers and if somebody says your vocal choice in this was ridiculous or whatever you… — Romola Garai Copy Share Image
I think in both of those situations, it's important as an actor to learn, despite the success I had as a kid,… — Anthony Michael Hall Copy Share Image
My experience as a young actor on network television was that I couldn't make it work. I was drowning as an actor. — James Badge Dale Copy Share Image
I'm foremost an actor. I feel embarrassed being compared to the guys who really work at it. I fake it, I make… — Lloyd Bridges Copy Share Image
I always say if you've seen good acting on television, those actors are really good. Because there's just not enough time. You… — Sasha Alexander Copy Share Image
The theater community will always remain a big part of my life, and I hope to re-join the cast of 'The Color… — LaChanze Copy Share Image
Everything's cyclical. Having been raised by actors, I watched their careers, and the challenge is to take time off. — Laura Dern Copy Share Image
My favorite thing about being an actor is that I get to be so many different people in one lifetime. You sort… — Yvonne Strahovski Copy Share Image
The arts are suffering amongst public schools, but also, minority theater companies are struggling, and I firmly believe in freedom of expression… — Nelsan Ellis Copy Share Image
I was very vocal about how I wanted to be portrayed on the show, and how I wanted the stage setup to… — Melanie Martinez Copy Share Image
The goal as an actor is to constantly surround yourself with amazing artists who challenge you and make you grow. — Sarah Shahi Copy Share Image
You've got to be this massive entity on stage, and just bring people in and make them have a good time. — Luke Hemmings Copy Share Image
The Theatre of the Oppressed is theatre in this most archaic application of the word. In this usage, all human beings are… — Augusto Boal Copy Share Image
I think as an actor you're lucky to have any film take on a life of its own long after it's left… — Cary Elwes Copy Share Image
I think theatre helped, only because it was acting experience. I got to work with a lot of directors. — James Denton Copy Share Image
I like going absurd pretty quickly. You don't waste any time when you're doing theater of the ridiculous. — Stephen Karam Copy Share Image
When we watch a film as actors, you have to understand that we always see much more than what's on screen. — Kunal Khemu Copy Share Image
In drama, I think, the audience is a willing participant. It's suspending a certain kind of disbelief to try to get something… — Edward Norton Copy Share Image
The best thing an actor can be is flexible, because all directors are different and all actors are different. — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
For the first ten years of my career, or up to the point I did 'Local Hero,' I was always trying to… — Denis Lawson Copy Share Image
I never got why actors don't like it when a fan comes up to them on the street. It is cool that… — Ryan Eggold Copy Share Image
Why do a crappy film role when you can do a meaty stage role? and ...I'm not small and curvy and I… — Nicole Kidman Copy Share Image
As an actor, as you grow into where you fit in the industry, you're just trying to find the opportunities, hoping they… — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
There is a drama queen in me, as I love acting, and I used to stand in front of the mirror and… — Neha Kakkar Copy Share Image
I'm an actor. And I guess I've done so many movies I've achieved some high visibility. But a star? I guess I… — Bill Vaughan Copy Share Image
