I don't think an actor's job is to be recognized. I think an actor's job is to facilitate the writing in a… — Jeffrey Donovan Copy Share Image
The more light you have in an image, the less drama you get. The details start taking over; the mystery is all… — Jay Maisel Copy Share Image
As producers, you always have to go with the flow and be ready to embrace change, and drama and whatever happens. — Chris Harrison Copy Share Image
I knew already when I was seven years old, that I wanted to be on stage and entertain people. I sell laughs.… — David Lee Roth Copy Share Image
In the theater you rehearse for a minimum of five to six weeks. And then you get to play it. Which means… — Christopher Walken Copy Share Image
I think in theater the playwright is king. Those words are unchangeable. They are the reason that everything else flows from. — Greta Gerwig Copy Share Image
Actors, it's very hard for them to make value judgments when they play characters. It's very dangerous if you start thinking of… — Stacy Keach Copy Share Image
Every time I hit the stage I try to take something from it. There are a lot of shows and opportunities to… — Adrian Marcel Copy Share Image
Every time you get on a stage or in front of a camera, the whole exercise is about imagination. You're constantly depicting… — Ron Perlman Copy Share Image
As an actor, it's a relatively passive job unless you're generating your own content or writing your own content. So to a… — Elijah Wood Copy Share Image
You're not just writing in a vacuum, and then handing it over to someone else to shoot. You're writing, and then getting… — Summer Glau Copy Share Image
I consider myself an actress first, a dancer second, and a singer third. Why? Because the dancer needs a reason to move-that's… — Liza Minnelli Copy Share Image
I'm one of those actors who says, "Point me toward the work that matters to me and I don't care where you're… — David Oyelowo Copy Share Image
I got successful awfully quick, and I wanted it... But I do think there is responsibility to move the musical theater form… — Harold Prince Copy Share Image
Drama schools are very small community, a very incestuous community, so you get to know one another very, very quickly and it… — Ben Schnetzer Copy Share Image
I believe if you go to a movie theatre, and you see something you think is incredible, if you walk out of… — Kevin Spacey Copy Share Image
I actually think actors both are drawn to playing real-life historical people and are terrified. — Ryan Murphy Copy Share Image
I'd rather marry my husband in the stage where I know what I'm getting into and what it's going to be like… — Tamera Mowry Copy Share Image
There wasn't much for me to do after school except the drama club, so when I kind of started doing drama club,… — Julianne Moore Copy Share Image
I worked with Sidney Lumet years ago, and we had a long rehearsal process, and he would tape out the entire set… — Denzel Washington Copy Share Image
To give a successful character portrayal on stage or on film, the part has to be played inside of you. — Yvette Mimieux Copy Share Image
There are a handful of actors who sustain interest because it's exciting to watch them get better at what they do. I… — Julia Stiles Copy Share Image
There are certain sacrifices that you make, and you feel like the only compensation you have as an actor is financial. — David Schwimmer Copy Share Image
Being an actor is a nomadic profession, and I just try to feel at home wherever I am at that moment. — Mia Goth Copy Share Image
I do come from a theater background, where the playwright is optimal and king and you have to serve the playwright. So… — Skylar Astin Copy Share Image
I think theater is so undervalued. I have seen things there that have been far more vivid than things that actually have… — Marianne Elliott Copy Share Image
I'm not turning my back on classical theater. It's all about opportunities and timing a lot of the time when things come… — Gugu Mbatha-Raw Copy Share Image
I was never tortured over whether I wanted to become an actor. There was never another option in my mind. — Stephanie Courtney Copy Share Image
The primary function of a theater is not to please itself, or even to please its audience. It is to serve talent. — Robert Brustein Copy Share Image
It can be tough to turn things down, but as an actor, being in demand is a nice problem to have. — Nicola Walker Copy Share Image
I'd like to think that we strive in film and theatre to tell great stories, and I believe in the power of… — Andy Serkis Copy Share Image
A lot of actors give a performance that many people connect with and they end up talking about it a lot of… — Charlie Plummer Copy Share Image
For an actor, playing one character and transitioning to a completely different one is a dream come true. — Dean Norris Copy Share Image
When you age, you can do all kinds of roles. You don't have to look great. You can be the mom, the… — Valerie Harper Copy Share Image
With theatre, I found that one thing that I am good at and it gave me so much confidence. I feel like… — Shraddha Srinath Copy Share Image
Look at the darkest hit musicals - Cabaret, West Side Story, Carousel - they are exuberant experiences. They send you out of… — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
To wait, for an actor, is not like someone who's waiting to see the doctor. It's not the kind of wait where… — Catherine Deneuve Copy Share Image
Cornelia Parker has inspired a lot of my theatre work. Her art is about points of impact: it's poetic but with a… — Abi Morgan Copy Share Image
Theatre is an actor's medium. An actor has little control over a film. Which is why most actors who have done theatre,… — Paresh Rawal Copy Share Image
What's fun now is that I have a show at USA that I co-wrote called 'Benched.' I'm completely behind the scenes and… — Michaela Watkins Copy Share Image
