I've always felt there are three sexes: men, women, and actors. And actors combine the worst qualities of the other two. — Peter Biskind Copy Share Image
Comedy opens you up to ideas that a straight-up drama doesn't. You resist those messages when they come to you earnestly or… — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share Image
It's unfortunate that it's not realistic that you can get people to come to a movie theater not knowing anything about the… — Dave McCary Copy Share Image
The frivolity with which all theatrical activity is conducted has one consoling feature-there are no rules of behavior that apply regularly to… — Moss Hart Copy Share Image
One of the most incredible and important things about the theater is that we're creating a safe space for all feelings, but… — Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Copy Share Image
I want an open dialogue. I want husbands and wives and people in relationships to walk out of the theater thinking, "Could… — Tyler Perry Copy Share Image
I'm a terrible actor. I would suck in films! The only way I would do well is if I was playing myself,… — Daniel Bryan Copy Share Image
The oldest form of theater is the dinner table. It's got five or six people, new show every night, same players. Good… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
My sister and I used to act as maids and waitresses at my great aunt and uncle's cocktail parties, which were very… — Amy Bloom Copy Share Image
There is probably some great acting that goes on in movies from people who have never been on a stage, but if… — Justin Kirk Copy Share Image
While I was in Astana, a ballet master from St. Petersburg's Mariinsky Theatre staged a performance of 'Giselle' in the opera hall.… — Keith Gessen Copy Share Image
It is really amazing to be able to do cinematic, big feature style film music on a weekly basis and do it… — Christopher Lennertz Copy Share Image
“It was a long time since I had been in a theatre. And I would not have come now had Pat not… — Erich Maria Remarque Copy Share Image
With a book I am the writer and I am also the director and I'm all of the actors and I'm the… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
I have friends that are much better actors than I am that had to quit the business because they couldn't survive the… — Robert Englund Copy Share Image
Part of what's cool about being an actor or being in this industry, frankly, is to be able to travel to distant… — Lake Bell Copy Share Image
Being an actor in movies is a lot about the power of your imagination and making the circumstance real to you so… — Joel Kinnaman Copy Share Image
I made the decision to go on stage after my father died. And he would have wanted me to. But I won't… — Les Dennis Copy Share Image
There's certain tools in an actor's toolbox that you use and one is personal experience. Another is imagination. — Bryan Cranston Copy Share Image
The Actors Studio continues to open its doors to any artist in search for growth. I would especially like to see more… — Teresa Ruiz Copy Share Image
The actor always must be in the scene, not above the scene. To communicate any larger ideas is my problem; it's how… — James Gray Copy Share Image
At heart, this job is about continuing to make great theatre for the people of Sheffield - a city I've known and… — Samuel West Copy Share Image
I'm not a great fan of green screen. It's not much fun for actors. It's great for directors and technical people and… — Dominic West Copy Share Image
My first year of university, I ran around and signed up for these clubs, and I noticed they were all drama clubs:… — Penelope Mitchell Copy Share Image
Growing up, I wasn't an athlete or anything like that. The only place I felt like I belonged was in the theater. — Bobby Cannavale Copy Share Image
I have been out of drama school for 13 years, so there are 13 years' worth of graduates behind me. — Samuel Barnett Copy Share Image
When I saw Spencer Tracy in 'The Old Man and the Sea,' I realised the distinction between being an actor and a… — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share Image
I went to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art because it was the only drama school the social worker had ever heard… — Richard McCabe Copy Share Image
“The theatre of the world is stocked with fewer settings than actors, and with fewer actors than situations.” — Marcel Proust Copy Share Image
We don't really have a movie industry; we have a trailer industry. The movie guys make five minutes worth of stuff to… — Jessica Zafra Copy Share Image
I'd always gone to the theater as a child every month to see whatever was on. I think that's where the passion… — Sam Heughan Copy Share Image
An actor is somebody who communicates someone else's words and emotions to an audience. It's not me. It's what writers want me… — Maggie Smith Copy Share Image
I grew up doing theater. I came to New York and studied at the Neighborhood Playhouse with Sanford Meisner. I was this… — Amanda Bearse Copy Share Image
I come from a theatre group called Drama Tech in Delhi. When its founder Mr. Chopra called me and appreciated my work,… — Aparshakti Khurana Copy Share Image
The only thing that we as actors really can control is to be able to say 'yes' or 'no' to the material. — Bryan Cranston Copy Share Image
The theatre breeds its own kind of cruelty, and its sadism takes on a keener edge since it can be enjoyed under… — Moss Hart Copy Share Image
As you know, Hollywood loves to pigeonhole all the actors and actresses, and suddenly I got 're-pigeonholed' as an action actor. — Liam Neeson Copy Share Image
Actors have to learn that they are as important to a movie as the camera is, as important as the sound is,… — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share Image
After graduating, the jobs that I got were TV, so you sort of move to where the jobs are. But I would… — Brett Dalton Copy Share Image
My parents were brought up in families which believed theatre people weren't to be trusted. But they were nice people. — Max von Sydow Copy Share Image
