I've always been interested in films where you can identify with the actors. Where you can be in their shoes and therefore… — Adrian Lyne Copy Share Image
There comes a time when you walk away from all the drama and people who create it, and surround yourself with people… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I just happen to like the work. I like preparing for a role. I like reading. I like analyzing. I like literature.… — Elle Macpherson Copy Share Image
I wish I was super-serious, anguished. I see those actors, and I am like, 'Oh God, they are so cool, and they… — Elisabeth Moss Copy Share Image
It is not easy for a dancer to be accepted as an actor. But I worked my way up through hard work… — Prabhu Deva Copy Share Image
You can't go around the theatres handing out cards saying, 'It isn't my fault'. You go onto the next one. — Preston Sturges Copy Share Image
Acting is acting, but acting is different in almost always every project, and very, very different in this context. — Helen Mirren Copy Share Image
Ninety percent of how you learn is watching great people. When you are surrounded by good actors it lifts your performance. — Natalie Portman Copy Share Image
Everybody has a public life, and they have their own private life. Everybody has their secrets. Everybody has their own private, you… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
To a professional critic (I have been one myself) theatre-going is the curse of Adam. The play is the evil he is… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
I live in New York. I go to dance class; I do theatre. When things are sent to me, if I like… — Sarita Choudhury Copy Share Image
When I work, I'm the actor. I'm going to do my job. I'm not going to direct the movie. If I wanted… — Tom Cruise Copy Share Image
One thing, when you're an actor, you finish something and then you have to worry about what the next gig is. When… — Chris Isaak Copy Share Image
I was raised to be in service to something larger than myself. A lot of actors concentrate on what they will get… — Tyne Daly Copy Share Image
As an actor, you're sort of the court-appointed lawyer of the character. And that's what used to draw me to scripts...something in… — Vera Farmiga Copy Share Image
There wasn't anyone in my family who was involved in the theatre. I saw a few amateur plays when I was growing… — Garry Hynes Copy Share Image
I love it when actors come to you with a problem and you have to listen. You'd like them to just get… — Jane Campion Copy Share Image
It's always a good collaboration between the actor and the writer and the director to try stuff out, during the process. — Mark Consuelos Copy Share Image
I have been very fortunate that the Punjabi audience connected with me so well. Otherwise female actors are not repeated much in… — Neeru Bajwa Copy Share Image
I even asked [Saniyya Sidney] why she wanted to be an actor and she said, "I'm serious about this. These other little… — Denzel Washington Copy Share Image
I always wanted to make a living as an actor living in New York. A New York actor. What's better than that? — Bobby Cannavale Copy Share Image
I think I've been lucky, being my frequent appearances on Court TV have brought to me another level than just the actor… — Robert Downey, Jr Copy Share Image
I was into opera as a kid - I'd play 'Carmen' and sing and dance. My mom signed me up for a… — Nina Arianda Copy Share Image
I didn't become an actor until I was an old man of 28 or 29. I declared to the world that I… — Peter Falk Copy Share Image
I've never had a desire to be famous. Lots of actors are actually extremely shy. I have shy areas. — Jeremy Northam Copy Share Image
To me, casting is all about finding a character within the actor off the screen as much as on the screen. — Rupert Sanders Copy Share Image
Writers are not always right however, but then again, I've been on shows where the actors have complete control and change everything… — William Devane Copy Share Image
I've been so spoiled in the theater, writing plays where I can just do exactly what I want and nobody messes with… — Sam Shepard Copy Share Image
Comedy is far more difficult, as it involves improvisation and impromptu acting, and as an actor, that came as a welcome break… — Divyanka Tripathi Copy Share Image
There's some part of me, as an actor, that likes attention and validation, but on any given day, depending on the style… — Matt McGorry Copy Share Image
I really didn't know much about theater. After I signed on, I started reading a lot of Sam Shepard plays just to… — Taissa Farmiga Copy Share Image
So long as the desires of freedom, peace, and to know stuff exists it will eventually beget drama. — Isaiah Harden Copy Share Image
When I'm editing, I try to bring out some dramatic structure. I think it is about theater in some way; it is… — Sheila Heti Copy Share Image
I played a role. That is what actors do. But I played it too well. I went too far. And by the… — Jennifer Donnelly Copy Share Image
“An actor should have not one face but a thousand faces; like the phoenix which carries a print of each animal, an… — Mehmet Murat ildan Copy Share Image
Whatever kind of movie it is, youre going to be more into it when you care more about the drama, or youll… — Luke Wilson Copy Share Image
It is impossible to give a performance that makes you unaware of the fact that you're watching an actor and be really… — Regina King Copy Share Image
If you bring nothing but drama to the table, don't be surprised if everyone else gets up and leaves. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
And lot of Asian audiences and reporters don't like me to act as a bad guy. But I think I want to… — Jet Li Copy Share Image
I grew up in a lot of stage managers' booths, memorizing the lines. I'm sure I was the most annoying child in… — Betty Gilpin Copy Share Image