I did a lot of TV work for more than 30 years in New York and L.A., but I would get on… — Orson Bean Copy Share Image
The ideal situation would be to bypass all of the drama and mayhem and just get the music right to the people.… — Debbie Gibson Copy Share Image
I was definitely an extroverted personality at a young age and theater was an outlet for me to channel that energy. — Zachary Quinto Copy Share Image
To me, what is important in the theater is that we don't want to make a conclusion. We don't want to make… — Robert Wilson Copy Share Image
Every actor starting out wants to be famous. One of my dreams was always to go to Paris, walk up the Champs… — Peter Graves Copy Share Image
As an actor, I love being pushed. I love the feeling of, "Oh my god, I have to keep trying. What else… — Shiri Appleby Copy Share Image
It's fun to do a comedy and hook people in and then hoodwink them into watching a serious movie. I like to… — Reese Witherspoon Copy Share Image
I got a note from the stage manager one night that someone wanted to meet me. And it was Steven Spielberg. — Corey Reynolds Copy Share Image
There's a method to the madness in filmmaking, where everything's very specifically laid out, the shots and what they need - but… — Alexandra Daddario Copy Share Image
In the first act, you get the audience's attention - once you have it, they will repay you in the second. Play… — Noel Coward Copy Share Image
Beyond any role that I ever had, really early on as a stand-up, I would see actors decide to try it and… — Patton Oswalt Copy Share Image
Sometimes you have to get out of your own way as an actor. Young actors tend to over prepare sometimes and over… — Frank Langella Copy Share Image
Taking someone on tour is great because you get to know them enough, but yet you get your own space also and… — Jesse Rutherford Copy Share Image
I wound up getting my degree in sports medicine and nutrition because I wanted to work in the medical field. But I… — Derek Theler Copy Share Image
I'm probably one of the worst actors as far as preparation goes, because I actually don't prepare. I find it easier to… — Jaimie Alexander Copy Share Image
Honestly, I think we in the WWE are very underrated as performers. What we do would be very difficult for even an… — Kane Copy Share Image
My family thought it was insanity for me to go into the theater rather than to get an education. — Clarice Taylor Copy Share Image
I have other careers in terms of stand-up, stage acting and writing, so I don't feel too hidebound by that, but I… — Ardal O'Hanlon Copy Share Image
When most actors finally get to L.A., I think they expect to be the next Will Smith or Denzel Washington and that's… — Andrea Hall Copy Share Image
Where having been an actor was extremely helpful to me was in casting. That's where I think a director who has acted… — Taylor Sheridan Copy Share Image
“REM sleep ushers you into a preposterous theater wherein you are treated to a bizarre, highly associative carnival of autobiographical themes.” — Matthew Walker Copy Share Image
You - as a director, you have to do your job, you have to show things, and you don't have to ask… — Michel Hazanavicius Copy Share Image
I'm a virtuoso in my job in that there's not an actor I can't go into a scene with and be absolutely… — Russell Crowe Copy Share Image
What used to frustrate me going into an audition was that some inexperienced, lesser casting people would think that actors are acting… — Bryan Cranston Copy Share Image
As an actor, there is so much more than just acting in the film. A lot of other things like networking and… — Neha Sharma Copy Share Image
As a director, I've been able to combine with what I've learned as an actor and as a producer: it melds quite… — Griffin Dunne Copy Share Image
Directing, you have to put yourself in a certain state, it's all about the energy you have and the energy you transmit… — Thomas Bidegain Copy Share Image
As an actor, you wouldn't be able to play a character if you were worried about the reaction to what you're doing. — Jessica Capshaw Copy Share Image
People keep asking me where I learnt acting. And I say that there is no special school for acting or drama where… — Saba Qamar Copy Share Image
I write drama in the English language. If I wasn't working in London I'd be doing something wrong. — William Monahan Copy Share Image
Growing up, I always had my dreams set on being an actor, so I looked up to Julia Roberts, Audrey Hepburn. — Katie Holmes Copy Share Image
Touring and performing is the best part of my job. I love it. I guess I like pop and rock. Really getting… — Vanessa Amorosi Copy Share Image
What's monotonous about being an actor and often makes me want to throw in the towel or drive a car off a… — Chris Messina Copy Share Image
I love that I can actually work from a judgment-free zone. Most actors can't, so I'm preserving it. — Da'Vine Joy Randolph Copy Share Image
I remember before I did 'Boston Public,' I couldn't get seen for drama. Once I'd done 'Boston Public,' I couldn't get seen… — Jessalyn Gilsig Copy Share Image
Television studios bet the farm on reality shows, where they didn't need any actors and movie studios had no plans for any… — Alfre Woodard Copy Share Image
From the start it has been the theatre's business to entertain people ... it needs no other passport than fun. — Bertolt Brecht Copy Share Image
I would love to write and produce. I feel as if as an actor I'm just a small part you have to… — Gabrielle Dennis Copy Share Image
My mom put me into my first play at five at a local theater, and the next day after my first practice,… — Madelaine Petsch Copy Share Image
My three years of training in theatre changed me completely as a person. It helped me find myself. — Satish Kaushik Copy Share Image
