I look at scripts really for whether they can be moving or penetrate some kind of truth. You are constantly chasing that… — Chiwetel Ejiofor Copy Share Image
As an actor, you live a little bit of a cloistered life. It's a lonely life. You oddly, strangely find yourself all… — Melissa Leo Copy Share Image
I stand to learn more working as an actor with really talented people than I do by directing a feature. — Domhnall Gleeson Copy Share Image
If I had to put in order what I love to do the most, it would be musical theater, movies, and then… — Jaime Camil Copy Share Image
“I haven't come to the theater to hear about other people's probelms. I've come to be taken out of myself, and, preferably,… — Michael Frayn Noises Off Copy Share Image
I don't want to be just considered a breakout comedic supporting actor. I want to be a breakout actor in anything that's… — Donald Faison Copy Share Image
You know, actors say, 'There are no bad roles, there are only bad actors.' Well, comedians, because they're also writers, believe that… — Sam Seder Copy Share Image
I'm a narrative-minded actor. I'm thinking of the story. I'm not worried about whether the camera is on the right side of… — Mark Duplass Copy Share Image
'The Firebird' just symbolizes a lot for me and my career. It was one of the first really big principal roles that… — Misty Copeland Copy Share Image
I take that stage, and I'm the same guy backstage as I am on the stage. And you know what that guy… — Enzo Amore Copy Share Image
People ask me, 'Did you ever want to be a live-action Peter Parker?' Are you kidding me? These actors live in a… — Jake Johnson Copy Share Image
There's no money in theater, but artistically speaking, it's so much more fulfilling! But, of course, there are still so many people… — Elena Kampouris Copy Share Image
I'm not a musical theatre person, and I never will be, especially after seeing the way it operates. It's so incredibly inefficient.… — Roger Taylor Copy Share Image
I had the chance to play with a ghost of the museum. The function and the institution are gone - it's closed… — Pierre Huyghe Copy Share Image
Actors act... Their job is to become this character. And I have, in fact, seen Sam Heughan become Jamie and Caitriona Balfe… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
In a rehearsal room, your real resource as an actor aren't the things around you; your resources are your imagination and your… — Stephen Lang Copy Share Image
World Theatre Day is an important day for us, we get to applaud the efforts of renowned playwrights, actors, and directors who… — Himani Shivpuri Copy Share Image
I hate being an actor, they dress you and put on your makeup and you just feel like a little baby. — James Franco Copy Share Image
I'm an actor so I approached my debut with as much honesty and integrity towards the character that I was given to… — Vishal Jethwa Copy Share Image
I love talking about acting. I'm just such a fan of actors and filmmakers, and I try to choose roles where I… — Jessica Chastain Copy Share Image
I love theater. I go all the time. It's one of the reasons I moved to New York. But I understand that… — Steve Earle Copy Share Image
The best part of touring is the opportunity to make the music. You get to do what you love and have the… — Matisyahu Copy Share Image
The popular definition of tragedy is heavy drama in which everyone is killed in the last act, comedy being light drama in… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
Politics is theater. It doesn't matter if you win. You make a statement. You say, "I'm here, pay attention to me — Harvey Milk Copy Share Image
In my career as a double, a lot of my job is to not just do the fights to make them look… — Zoe Bell Copy Share Image
I was so scared of going back to the theatre after 'Hamlet.' I didn't know if I'd do a play again because… — Alan Cumming Copy Share Image
I came to theatre as a teenager by going to the National Theatre when it was at the Old Vic and sitting… — Roger Allam Copy Share Image
I love going to the movies; I love watching good movie actors. They must know something I don't. — Uta Hagen Copy Share Image
I know every actor says this, but the people behind the camera are great. They always have answers. — Joel Gretsch Copy Share Image
Under Todd Haimes' leadership, Roundabout created a black-box theater whose sole mission was to house premieres by writers who are just starting… — Stephen Karam Copy Share Image
Both mediums, theatre and film, have really interesting sides to it that I really like to explore. — Tom Wlaschiha Copy Share Image
When I listen to a script, it has to be entertaining. People who come to theatre should be happy and entertained. — Vijay Sethupathi Copy Share Image
I think I'm a better director than I ever was an actor. I'd love to go back to acting, but nobody seems… — Jonathan Frakes Copy Share Image
I think sometimes actors are drawn to good television because you have more time to sell it, you have more time to… — Jamie Dornan Copy Share Image
As a member of Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave and now Prophets of Rage I'm pretty used to coming on stage and… — Tim Commerford Copy Share Image
I was one of the artistic directors of the Steppenwolf Theatre, which me and many dear buddies started all the way back… — Jeff Perry Copy Share Image
Every artiste vies for that one role, which takes her a level up, where people start recognising your work and acknowledging the… — Rupali Ganguly Copy Share Image
Sometimes I go to movies, and it's just a bombardment, and I'm not entertained by them - I'm assaulted by them! And… — Parker Posey Copy Share Image
I'm a theatre person, that's who I am. I'm happy to make sojourns into the world of movies but I'm basically a… — Stephen Daldry Copy Share Image
In theater, you've got to be aware of your whole body because it involves stamina. It involves two-and-a-half hours and a sustained… — Alan Rickman Copy Share Image
