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 have to have sound in my ears for 10 minutes prior. I come to the theater early, two hours, just to… — Jason Butler Harner Copy Share Image
The most beautiful thing I have ever seen in a movie theatre is to go down to the front and turn around,… — Francois Truffaut Copy Share Image
Why can I not get seen for parts in 'Emma,' 'Great Expectations,' or 'Downton Abbey?' Is it because I'm not 'the right… — Paterson Joseph Copy Share Image
I'd rather be called a good actor than be labelled a good-looking guy. I have been working towards it all along, and… — Varun Tej Copy Share Image
The essence of acting is the conveyance of truth through the medium of the actor's mind and person. The science of acting… — Minnie Maddern Fiske Copy Share Image
I unfortunately don't have a stage name, I don't have a celebrity that I can hide behind, so every time I show… — Asher Roth Copy Share Image
My favourite city for nightlife is Toronto, as it has such a multicultural feel, with so many different restaurants and theatres. — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
But, yeah, it was just the regular audition process. There were a couple people telling me about it and that they were… — Tinsel Korey Copy Share Image
I hate the word "method acting." It's just so silly. You hear people going, "Yeah I'm a method actor." I'm like, "So… — Jeremy Irvine Copy Share Image
Stage fright is not a thing about 'Am I any good?' It's about 'Am I gonna be good tonight?' It's a right-now… — Gregg Allman Copy Share Image
“In high school, I developed a new love: acting. I went to a predominantly black and Latino school in Compton and, outside… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
First of all, I would shoot myself if I ever had to play straight-forward characters that really don't have much of a… — Drea de Matteo Copy Share Image
In order to get the things I want, it helps me to pretend I’m a figure in a daytime drama, a schemer.… — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
I wouldn't have been able to go to drama school when I was 19. I don't think I was even conscious of… — Claire Foy Copy Share Image
What I learned about acting, from my experiences directing, is why so many producers and directors don't like actors. You go through… — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
Acting must be scaled down for the screen. A drawing room is a lot smaller than a theatre auditorium. — Arthur Lowe Copy Share Image
I used to say that theatre was my favourite thing. But the more I do film, the more I appreciate it. — Helen McCrory Copy Share Image
Oh, well, in Los Angeles everybody is an actor, or a producer, or a writer, or a director, or an agent, or...… — Julie Benz Copy Share Image
Once I started taking drama classes, I asked myself why I had ever wasted so much time on a football team. — Paul Newman Copy Share Image
TV and films are same for me. I took a decision to be an actor, and I am an actor. I never… — Ram Kapoor Copy Share Image
Ninety percent of a good performance of an actor is based on the material. If you've got the material there, you can… — Justin Kirk Copy Share Image
A lot of actors overthink about the kind of roles they wanna do. I am open to kind of any kind of… — Karan Wahi Copy Share Image
Maybe it's because I've been an actor for such a long time, but I think, unless you're a big star, you don't… — Peter Capaldi Copy Share Image
It's easier to see in someone else, another actor, how they kind of disappear and then this other persona appears. A great… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
I did my New York debut at 21. It was 'On the Town' at the George Gershwin Theatre. New York is my… — Jesse Tyler Ferguson Copy Share Image
I'm an actor. I can do whatever I want. As an actor, not everything has to be the most obvious choice. And… — Vin Diesel Copy Share Image
The audiences certainly have declined. If I go to the theatre now I find people come there to eat and smoke and… — Evelyn Waugh Copy Share Image
I did one or two plays at school. Once I played a tree, so I never thought I would be a good… — Suraj Sharma Copy Share Image
In terms of drama school, what that will give you that you won't necessarily learn on a film set is the technical… — Daniel Radcliffe Copy Share Image
Do I have any potential as an actor? I don't know. I'm still wondering. But acting has kind of taken over. — Christian McKay Copy Share Image
That whole world of musical theater was my first love. It's where I wanted to be when I was three years old. — Debra Messing Copy Share Image
“There are moments on stage when everything comes together. Then the kid in the front row coughs.” — Connie Brockway Copy Share Image
I really don't want to go to work every day convincing myself of what I'm saying. I want the material to make… — Paul Dano Copy Share Image
I never feel more alive than when I'm on stage. On film you feel chopped up, you can be acting from the… — Kathleen Turner Copy Share Image
The beautiful thing about it is that no two directors or actors work the same way. You also learn not to be… — Ewan McGregor Copy Share Image
No matter how big a name you are, how many big series you've been in or how good looking you are, in… — Christopher Eccleston Copy Share Image
I suppose there's a particular kind of efficiency about coming from a theatre tradition. You don't make a fuss, and you're cheap. — Roger Allam Copy Share Image
To be an actress and act crazy is really fun for me, to be able to be acting like you'd never be… — Alexandra Daddario Copy Share Image
I didn't know where film came from when I was under 10. I just thought I'd be a stage actress. I always… — Rosamund Pike Copy Share Image
