I think people want the intimacy in the engagement of sitting in a theater with people and seeing something happen live and… — Colin Callender Copy Share Image
A lot of directors straight out of film school are very technically minded, but they don't have an understanding of actors or… — Peter Dinklage Copy Share Image
I got better as an actor, and still I'm getting better. That's only been possible because there's always been work. — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
I'd rather do theater and British films than move to LA in hopes of getting small roles in American films. — Kate Winslet Copy Share Image
My limited theater experience was when I was a kid starting out: two or three plays. I was good in one and… — Michael Keaton Copy Share Image
But so much of being an actor isn't so great - the auditioning, the rejection, the financial insecurity. — Douglas Wood Copy Share Image
Though films have established me as an actor, dance has given me an identity and a boost to my career, and I… — Amruta Khanvilkar Copy Share Image
As an actor, I look at scenes much differently than I would look at them as a director, and I never realized… — Jensen Ackles Copy Share Image
If I had a long-term partner, I dont think Id be an actor. Itd be too much of a strain; you have… — Rory McCann Copy Share Image
Bryan Cranston's advice to actors, it's my favorite thing, and it changed my life. He said: Don't go into an audition to… — Sian Clifford Copy Share Image
In Korea is what I do is I watch the playback of each take with all of the actors and spend a… — Park Chan-wook Copy Share Image
People still recognize me all the time on the street. The first thing they say when they stop me is, 'Where have… — Macaulay Culkin Copy Share Image
I think it's important if you are an actor, if you are portraying human life, you have to connect with what is… — Orlando Bloom Copy Share Image
“When we see plays performed on the stage, we work with a different set of standards. Hamlet is ours to picture as… — Peter Mendelsund Copy Share Image
Ever since my mother sent me to Saturday morning grammar classes when I was 7, I wanted to become a famous actor.… — Jack Gleeson Copy Share Image
It is exhilarating and dangerous to perform live. You are walking a tight rope in front of hundreds of people: anything could… — Dan Amboyer Copy Share Image
I don't think I'm even close to fulfilling my potential. And I think also that, unlike a pianist or a flutist, an… — Kerry Washington Copy Share Image
I was always into film, but theater was my entry point. I always felt like film didn't make sense to me, as… — Patrick J. Adams Copy Share Image
As an actor, you’ve got to live and learn, and you gotta just kind of form a hard shell and be confident… — Jessica Stroup Copy Share Image
Artificial intelligence is taking over a lot of things. Jobs are going to go but artists and theatre are not going anywhere… — Puneet Issar Copy Share Image
I don't believe in overcooking the actors too much. Especially when it's a real performance that I'm looking for. — Jennifer Yuh Nelson Copy Share Image
I don't like being away from theater that long. The muscles get atrophied if you don't exercise them. — Clarke Peters Copy Share Image
Performing on stage is what I've done since I was a kid and it's where the passion that has started from the… — Haley Reinhart Copy Share Image
But, my passion is acting and I want to follow it. I want to be an actor who inspires people and breaks… — Harnaaz Sandhu Copy Share Image
As an actor, you have to give up all control to the director. He's the boss, and has all the power. I'm… — Ebon Moss-Bachrach Copy Share Image
I was mad about the theatre growing up, really mad. We had a local theatre, the Torch, and I used to usher… — Sarah Waters Copy Share Image
When you're working as an actor when you're younger, or even when you're older, it's carney life. You go from one show… — Emily Hampshire Copy Share Image
I started dancing at age three and then got involved in musical theatre and acting around age seven. I think I've probably… — Tiya Sircar Copy Share Image
For we direct, perform and witness performances every night – theatre cannot die before the last dream has been dreamt. — Declan Donnellan Copy Share Image
I've had the struggling actor experience. At one point in New York, I was holding four jobs, including bottle service girl, while… — Teyonah Parris Copy Share Image
I am not playing on stage. I am living the situation. I cannot cut emotions and sing. I never save myself. — Kristine Opolais Copy Share Image
I'd love to do a court-room drama. I loved 'Ally McBeal.' That was one of the main reasons I went to law… — Rebel Wilson Copy Share Image
I did drama at school and when I was doubling Xena, one time for my birthday mom and dad bought me an… — Zoe Bell Copy Share Image
I trained at RADA, then went into the theatre, but TV is like starting at the bottom again. I have just been… — Sophie Rundle Copy Share Image
When I went to drama school, I thought that everybody would think I was only there because my dad was on TV. — Linus Roache Copy Share Image
I took my first acting classes in Portland at Portland State University and the Portland Actors Conservatory. — Karl Glusman Copy Share Image
My background is somewhat unusual, as I trained to be a ballet dancer. I worked in the theatre for eight or nine… — Will Kemp Copy Share Image
In Bollywood, the film's stakes are as high as the actor. In Hollywood, they are way above, and the day we realise… — Ali Fazal Copy Share Image
Theatre should be a taxing experience: the greatest achievement of a writer is to produce a character who creates anxiety. — Howard Barker Copy Share Image
I've always thought one of the tricks of being an actor for a long time is keeping yourself interested once you've figured… — Martin Short Copy Share Image
