My dad was an actor, so he would try and put me off and say, 'Come on, you've got to go to… — Dolly Wells Copy Share Image
The theatre, like the fresco, is art fitted to its place. And therefore it is above all else the human art, the… — Romain Rolland Copy Share Image
You've got to have a sense of different audiences. I'm a kind of performer manque - I come from a long line… — Terry Eagleton Copy Share Image
A perfect weekend in London has to start on Friday night, by going to the theatre, the Donmar or the National. It's… — Helen McCrory Copy Share Image
On 'Sin Nombre,' Adriano Goldman and I improvised a lot of things on-site. We were working with untrained actors, and you can't… — Cary Fukunaga Copy Share Image
I hope that I have gained the reputation of being someone that would do anything. I think that that's an admirable reputation… — Joe Lo Truglio Copy Share Image
I don't really think it matters if you go into stage or TV as long as you do a bit of character… — Rose Leslie Copy Share Image
The hardest job an actor can do is all this pretend, all this screaming and being scared for your life. — Kirsten Dunst Copy Share Image
My feeling is that in the purest form, an actor is a service to the people. It's democratic in its purest form.… — Scott Cohen Copy Share Image
“I understood the stage in New York City didn't simply exist on Broadway, with actors playing our parts. The most dramatic, unforgettable… — Jennifer Laurens Copy Share Image
A lot of actors choose parts by the scripts, but I don't trust reading the scripts that much. I try to get… — Al Pacino Copy Share Image
I realize I have a lot of amazing opportunities, but I don't know how you can play a human being going through… — Emma Stone Copy Share Image
The only Shakespeare I ever did was a production of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' two years in a row in my garden… — Ellen Burstyn Copy Share Image
There is only one way of surviving all the early heartbreaks in this business. You must have a sense of humor. And… — Al Pacino Copy Share Image
We need the daring visions. To go to theatre must be different than to go to shopping. We adventure together, we journey… — Haris Pasovic Copy Share Image
As a little girl, I was athletic: 'Oh, mom, look at me. I can do cartwheels.' I was one of those annoying… — Ashley Leggat Copy Share Image
There are all kinds of films being made but I feel watching a film in a theatre is quite a family experience… — Kiku Sharda Copy Share Image
An actor's body should be full of emotions, whether it is happiness or sorrow, pain or joy, enraged or elated. — Sonny Chiba Copy Share Image
I think it's important for a filmmaker to know his actors, because you have to work so closely together and you have… — Udo Kier Copy Share Image
There's a tradition in British intellectual life of mocking any non-political force that gets involved in politics, especially within the sphere of… — Harold Pinter Copy Share Image
I've been given lots of great advice, in my life. As an actor, just being as honest and as present as you… — Rachel McAdams Copy Share Image
I've been around where I knew other actors were going to steal the scene, and I don't compete with them. — Kevin Costner Copy Share Image
Once I won the roles in 'Spender' and 'First Knight' it was much easier for everyone, me included, to get their heads… — Ralph Ineson Copy Share Image
That's one of the great privileges, being an actor, is that someone pays you and sends you off to learn about something… — Joel Edgerton Copy Share Image
Kings had their clowns, the people their actors and musicians. Shakespeare was scheduled as a servant. It is thus that successful stupidity… — Robert Green Ingersoll Copy Share Image
Simple formula for the actor: prove you're creative enough to get the job, sane enough to keep the job, and hungry enough… — Brooke Langton Copy Share Image
As a kid, I was obsessed with Broadway cast recordings, and I would totally mimic and memorize every little choice that these… — Andrew Keenan-Bolger Copy Share Image
The critics suppose that it is easy to write a play. They aren't aware that writing a good play is difficult and… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
I would love to write something that I'm not in and just be in a rehearsal room as a writer. But I… — Cole Escola Copy Share Image
When I used to be on stage, I used to be out of breath; I couldn't walk that far. Now, I got… — Biz Markie Copy Share Image
My tendency to internalize emotion is probably why I'm an actor. I'm comfortable performing angrily but have such difficulty expressing anger in… — Dylan Gelulla Copy Share Image
A long time ago when I was very little, I dreamed about being on stage. Some people told me I would never… — Lauren Potter Copy Share Image
In a drama, you generally have to be very faithful to the script and the storyline, and it all has to fit… — Sophie Rundle Copy Share Image
It can be easy for an actor to go "Well I really have to do a lot" and then just saying "I… — Jonathan Nolan Copy Share Image
I have a sneaking suspicion that if there were a way to make movies without actors, George Lucas would do it. — Mark Hamill Copy Share Image
If you are a great guy off screen but you are a bad actor and are dishonest to your work, then I… — Varun Dhawan Copy Share Image
When you're writing for a TV show, what's great is that you always know what actor you're writing to. — Michael Brandt Copy Share Image
Actors don't hate acting. Most people don't hate acting! Whether you're a child mucking around with your friends or a grown up… — Liv Hewson Copy Share Image
You're not actually being a good actor all the time. But people refer to me as a good actor because they read… — Alexander Siddig Copy Share Image
There was a time when one couldn't dream of being an actor if they weren't well-connected or they weren't a star kid. — Barun Sobti Copy Share Image
