Directing has only increased my admiration and respect for what it is that actors do. — Eric Stoltz Copy Share Image
One must not put a loaded rifle on the stage if no one is thinking of firing it. — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
People go to theatres to see newer things. Content should be the king. — Vijay Krishna Acharya Copy Share Image
I have never ever hung out with actors and comedians. I can't stand it. — Keith Allen Copy Share Image
Good actors can make a huge difference to a scene that might sound or read flat. — Karthik Subbaraj Copy Share Image
I was dancing when I was acting as well. Actors generally dance in performances like in an award function. — Karishma Tanna Copy Share Image
For theater I am like a long-distance runner. For movies I am a sprinter! Same playing field, different approach. — Ann Reinking Copy Share Image
There have been actors who have been extremely successful by doing just about everything that came their way. But I do what… — Pankaj Kapur Copy Share Image
I'm not sure I'd hire myself in anything. I certainly couldn't be an actor. That would be terrible. For everyone. — Richard Ayoade Copy Share Image
I've been an actor for so long, and a moviegoer ever since I can remember, because the country that I grew up… — Richard E. Grant Copy Share Image
Realism is something we practice when we aren't feeling very well. When we don't feel up to the extra effort. — Robert Edmond Jones Copy Share Image
I am still on stage. If you read Press...you would believe that I should be gone. But here I am doing it… — Rudolf Nureyev Copy Share Image
I never thought I would sing or dance - ever, ever, ever. My idea was to be Laurence Olivier or Peter Lorre… — Joel Grey Copy Share Image
I grew up with it. As a young actor, I was always aware of the brilliant work of Shakespeare. We studied Romeo… — Ed Westwick Copy Share Image
Storytelling helps us understand each other, translate the issues of our times, and the tools of theater and film can be powerful… — Kevin Spacey Copy Share Image
There are a lot of actors in the world, there's a small number that actually get to work as actors, and there… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
I think it took a long time for me to realise that as much as I respect reviews and do engage with… — Romola Garai Copy Share Image
There are definitely some nights where the show is over, and you're on the bus or a hotel room, and it's sort… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
When you're acting, it's all about you and the person in front of you, and I think in life we forget to… — Mike Colter Copy Share Image
Every role is easy. As an actor it is my job to make my job easy. If I start hyperventilating about my… — Rani Mukerji Copy Share Image
We all perform our lives in a way. And the actor is a perfect metaphor to get at that theme of 'how… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image