Gandalf's a good guy, and it's a good part. He says the right things, he believes the right things. An actor can… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
One thing that's great about being a character actor is that a movie doesn't rest on your shoulders. If it bombs, it… — Joe Pantoliano Copy Share Image
I was thinking what an interesting concept it is to eliminate the writer from the artistic process. If we can just get… — Michael Tolkin Copy Share Image
Yeah, the actors really come in as lumps of clay. We're ready to work with the directors and find our way. These… — Jason Graae Copy Share Image
The drama thing was something I've always wanted to do, but the opportunities are rare, and they have to be the right… — Jonah Hill Copy Share Image
We used to play in a theater club in London called The King's Head. When the theater let nut, around 10:00 P.M.,… — Mark Knopfler Copy Share Image
“The theater was empty: nobody had come. Sometimes these things happen, and nobody can say why. From ""Amandina".” — Sergio Ruzzier Copy Share Image
I expect at some point I'll probably want to go back on stage and do some theater, because I've not done theater… — Andy Serkis Copy Share Image
“am simply a man of the theater. I always was and always will be a man of the theater. Anyone capable of… — Peter Zagermann Copy Share Image
“The crowd. That was what it was all about. That was why I busted my ass. That was why I had shut… — C.D. Reiss Copy Share Image
I love musicals but it's very, very different. It's really just a different form than serious drama, and has very different rules… — Tony Kushner Copy Share Image
Every year in Edinburgh, I end up waiting behind the curtain about to go on stage, and I have a moment of… — James Acaster Copy Share Image
In terms of cinema and filmmaking, there are certainly the unexpected gifts that the actors bestow on you. Film is always a… — Michael Haneke Copy Share Image
Brian De Palma was one of the rare directors who wanted us all to go to dailies. It was like a party.… — P. J. Soles Copy Share Image
A lot of times, as an actor, especially a TV or film actor, you don't get a lot of interaction, or you… — Christopher Judge Copy Share Image
In ten years, or certainly before then, I'd like to not only be continuously busy as an actor playing tormented, playful characters… — Kyle Cassie Copy Share Image
I'm not an actor, I'm not good looking. It's not what I do, and I don't want to be one. Maybe if… — Guenther Steiner Copy Share Image
My love for the theater has always been a priority. That hasn't changed. I got into acting that way. The film work… — Philip Seymour Hoffman Copy Share Image
Actors can be many things - vain, venal, self-serving, obnoxious, bullies - but all of the good ones are great storytellers. — Paul Bettany Copy Share Image
I never dreamed of being an actor, but I'm beginning to love it more and more because I like challenging myself. When… — Kristin Kreuk Copy Share Image
And that if you become a star, people are going to go to see you. If you remain an actor, they're going… — Morgan Freeman Copy Share Image
I came out of repertory theater, where I worked 50 weeks a year, and I loved working with a team. — Rene Auberjonois Copy Share Image
The reason why the British theatrical tradition is world-leading in Greek drama is because there is a flourishing tradition of people rethinking… — Mary Beard Copy Share Image
The whole point of being an actor is to get satisfaction out of a role - unless you're just vain about celebrity. — Jonny Lee Miller Copy Share Image
When 'Dabangg' released, we were shooting in Chennai, but we still went to watch it in a theatre. I am not bothered… — Asin Copy Share Image
I'm making art and making decisions and editing things. I don't live my life to broadcast it into the art world; I… — Frances Stark Copy Share Image
Human beings are, necessarily, actors who...can be divided...into the sane who know they are acting and the mad who do not. — W. H. Auden Copy Share Image
You always like to learn from people as a young actor. I think every young actor says that, but its true. — Tom Weston-Jones Copy Share Image
I really do not see why there is not a splendid field for good work on the music hall stage, and if… — Lady Gregory Copy Share Image
When I'm doing theatre, I feel like my life's on hold. Even though you might go out for a coffee, or go… — Shirley Henderson Copy Share Image
I think I would have had trouble living with someone who didn't know what it was like to be an actor. — Pam Ferris Copy Share Image
You know something, if you're not acting, you're not an actor - you've gotta work. No way around it. — Lance Henriksen Copy Share Image
I always wanted to do a Hollywood story. The thing about actors, though, is that they go through a streak of roles. — Tom Folsom Copy Share Image
All the actors I've worked with as a director over the years I really love and I thought they were all right… — Billy Bob Thornton Copy Share Image
Being a posh actor in England you cannot escape the class-typing from whatever side you look at it. — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
Even though my parents were famous actors, I honestly felt most of the time that I didn't understand what was going on. — Sean Astin Copy Share Image
I'm not saying that theatre is a doomed profession, but if a person wants to stay in it very long, they'd better… — Dakin Matthews Copy Share Image
The Hollywood model is to develop scripts for 10 years, sell them, transfer them, attach this actor, then attach a director. This… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
The more commercial work that is happening, the more people are operating cameras and are setting up studio lights, the greater the… — Ann Macbeth Copy Share Image
I've dealt with a few method actors, and I don't know if should say this, but I think it's a bunch of… — Natalie Portman Copy Share Image
