Let a single complete action, in one place and one day, keep the theatre packed to the last. — Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux Copy Share Image
Basically, theater or film is a dangerous industrial environment. — John Rhys-Davies Copy Share Image
You become an actor because you don't want to do the same thing all the time. — Jean Smart Copy Share Image
When there's no technical problems, if you did the right casting, and the scene is well written, the actor will give you… — Denis Villeneuve Copy Share Image
I was taught at my drama school that it's not what you feel, it's what you make the audience feel. — June Brown Copy Share Image
In the stage of life, characters come and go after their performance. If someone is gone, just smile and clap in appreciation… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The most important thing for me as an actor playing a character is to make you laugh. That's my No. 1 goal. — Eric Stonestreet Copy Share Image
Being in the pulpit, was like being in the theatre; I was behind the scenes and knew how the illusion worked. — James A. Baldwin Copy Share Image
You just have to stick to it beyond all reason and all sanity; you just keep at it. You have to believe… — Carol Channing Copy Share Image
I feel an image is a creeping jail growing all around you without you even realising it. Suddenly, you are trapped, and… — Vivek Oberoi Copy Share Image
For a long time, I thought I was going to go into law, but theatre just kept being so present in my… — Annie Murphy Copy Share Image
Being an actor is about having the courage to follow your instincts, and also having the discipline and dedication to sacrifice the… — Matt Smith Copy Share Image
When two kids came along, I couldnt see how I could support them. The way it played out, I was away from… — Peter Hambleton Copy Share Image
There was a great director who directed a picture that I wrote who barred me from the set quite appropriately and said,… — James L. Brooks Copy Share Image
I'm still learning to be the best actor I can be, and I have a long way to go to get to… — Sean Faris Copy Share Image
People that went to art house theatre have more options, I used to go, but now think any movie can be delivered… — Edward Burns Copy Share Image
I like coming up with these spectacular extravaganzas that will, hopefully, totally blow people away. But I also like the intimacy of… — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
When you're trying out on Broadway, it's very hectic, and you're making changes night after night. There's a lot of pressures from… — James Lapine Copy Share Image
“[T]he question actors most often get asked is how they can bear saying the same things over and over again night after… — Elaine Dundy Copy Share Image
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