I found my niche as a character actor, and I've never felt like a movie star or teen idol and never wanted… — Vincent D'Onofrio Copy Share Image
I've done second leads in movies, I've done really small roles, too. Other actors never bother me, I believe I'm decent enough… — Anita Hassanandani Reddy Copy Share Image
I think it's always good when you're able to, as an actor, allow your work to be some kind of a conduit… — Zachary Quinto Copy Share Image
As an actor, the biggest compliment you can get, in my book is for someone to believe that you're the character. — Matt LeBlanc Copy Share Image
In many cases for an actor it's a comfortable position to be in. But it's harder to fail as a director. — Jean Dujardin Copy Share Image
Theatre is highly satisfying in terms of words. You get to speak in monologues; words drive the action. — Sarita Choudhury Copy Share Image
I love to get thrown around, and the reality about it. I hate watching a movie, knowing the actors are faking it. — Daniel Zovatto Copy Share Image
My preference is for people who come to rehearsal and get into the ring. I like a muscular actor who's playful. — Joe Mantello Copy Share Image
The thing about anything in life is you have to get ready for it. Study, learn and in terms of acting, there's… — Jacqueline Bisset Copy Share Image
Something I've always known about the screen is that if it's anything in the world, it's literal. It's so literal that there's… — Joan Didion Copy Share Image
I'm the girl that waits for the director to say, 'I like that,' or 'Can you boost it up?,' or 'Can you… — Jill Scott Copy Share Image
What is a wife and what is a harlot? What is a church and what is a theatre? are they two and… — William Blake Copy Share Image
I have learned a lot from jazz. I compare good acting to jazz music. The more you study and prepare as an… — Nat Wolff Copy Share Image
I've lived on my own since I was 13 and not been to school and brought a son up who's now 18… — Stella Vine Copy Share Image
I don't think leave the Harry Potter franchise. Not wanting to act, yes. I think it was that stage of rebellion, really.… — Matthew Lewis Copy Share Image
No matter what you do, if you're on a stage constantly speaking to people, you need to make sure that you have… — Colton Dixon Copy Share Image
As an actor, I believe that theatre is the one of the most immediate and exciting mediums to inspire young girls to… — Karla Crome Copy Share Image
In an ideal world for me, I would like to go back and forth [between film and theater]. I kind of want… — Aaron Tveit Copy Share Image
When I got to the reading all the work, I was reduced to being an actor in an experimental play that I'd… — David Antin Copy Share Image
While I was growing up all over, in all my different schools, I was always doing theater, auditioning for plays. — Hannah Simone Copy Share Image
If people are going to spend a night out at the theatre, they don't just want 'good' - we can watch box… — Mike Bartlett Copy Share Image
You are exposing yourself all the time as an actor. There's the risk of being thought of as bad or boring or… — Emily Mortimer Copy Share Image
I find playwriting really painful. I love it, or I wouldn't do it, but I don't love the theater as much as… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
Anyone who hears enough laughter and applause at a young age will become an actor, whether they intend to or not. — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
The world is a complicated place, and there's a lot of division between people. The performing arts tend to unify people in… — David Rubenstein Copy Share Image
I was home-schooled 'cause I wanted to be an actor. I would spend all day watching movies, trying to get through calculus. — Brie Larson Copy Share Image
I like drama. I love being in a drama where I get to be the funny guy. That's what I really love… — John Leguizamo Copy Share Image
I've always seen it as the role of an artist to drag his inside out, give the audience all you've got. Writers,… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
One of the things I've learned as a filmmaker is to have some aspect of the movie be something that I admire… — James Franco Copy Share Image
For film and theater, you know how the story starts; you know how the story ends. With TV, you don't. It's literally… — Costa Ronin Copy Share Image
What justifies a character singing one idea for 3 minutes on the screen? I get impatient and want the story to carry… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
I'm always saying I won't get involved with an actor again, but then I realize how silly that is. The men I… — Kathryn Harrold Copy Share Image
It's a scary thing going into the workforce with a $50,000 debt and you've been trained as a classical theatre actor. There's… — Frances McDormand Copy Share Image
What you want, as an actor, is a great leader. I can't bear it when I work with a director who is… — Naomi Watts Copy Share Image
I really only did theater in school in college. I did summer stock a couple of times in the summer, and plays… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
I did ballet and gymnastics, and then I started acting when I was eight - just doing amateur theater at a place… — Olivia Cooke Copy Share Image
The Smith Center is a theater where you want to keep the lights on. The acoustics are amazing, and this is a… — Ace Young Copy Share Image
In order to be able to work with somebody in acting, you've first got to think that person's a good actor before… — Tim DeKay Copy Share Image
There are certain storylines I shouldn't have done, there are certain actors I shouldn't have cast - guest stars, I mean. — Marc Cherry Copy Share Image
I'm going to be a better actor, or I'm going to try to be a better actor. I'm going to try to… — Lola Kirke Copy Share Image