It's a writer's or director's role to be cerebral, whereas for an actor it should be a visceral, gut thing. When the… — Natalie Dormer Copy Share Image
I sometimes think the theatre is more demanding because it requires things you don't have in films, like it requires you to… — Michael Gambon Copy Share Image
I think the writer's quite low down in the hierarchy really. But the fact that they took the piss out of Nicholas… — Alan Bennett Copy Share Image
Because I come from the theater, I use the images of the theater and of movies a great deal when I write.… — Julie Andrews Copy Share Image
Working crew made me realise that the actors are a very small part of a very big machine, with each part being… — Katie McGrath Copy Share Image
Being an actor myself I realize that all actors believe they are qualified to play any role. If you showed me a… — Richard Masur Copy Share Image
I wanted to do 'Texas Trilogy' on stage. But it didn't do well in New York. In fact, it did very badly… — Diane Ladd Copy Share Image
“At the Theatre: To the Lady Behind Me Dear Madam, you have seen this play; I never saw it till today. You… — A. P. Herbert Copy Share Image
I don't need to play villains or anything like that to show people that I'm different. I just want to be a… — Jaleel White Copy Share Image
My return to the theater in New York was so specific. I didn't want it to be about leveraging my exposure or… — Zachary Quinto Copy Share Image
I feel so lucky. When an actor that has been struggling for so long makes the transition into being an actor full-time,… — Steve Zissis Copy Share Image
The talented actor needs craft. When you do a stage play, you do it once each night in chronological order. In a… — Martin Landau Copy Share Image
Here is something no real celebrity will ever tell you: film acting is not very fun. Doing the same thing over and… — Mara Wilson Copy Share Image
“Watch the actors who are on a very high frequency, very alert to everything and very much in touch with their feelings… — Michael Beckett Copy Share Image
There are some tremendous actors in the U.K. who have been knighted, and I've spent much of my life admiring many of… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
It's kind of my whole philosophy as an actor. I think that's what we're supposed to do is play a wide range… — Garret Dillahunt Copy Share Image
I wrote a play at drama school, which was a dark comedy - people laughed and cried. And then my script of… — Michaela Coel Copy Share Image
You know, you should start to be in plays and things like that. Write some scripts. If you're an artist and you… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
In the theatre, words are eighty to eighty-five percent of the importance of what is happening to you for your comprehension. In… — Nicholas Ray Copy Share Image
I'm just looking for things to steal [on working with great actors]. It's like going back to acting school. When you're around… — Benjamin Walker Copy Share Image
I don't like to be challenged in the way that often happens, where somebody writes something and then you, as an actor,… — Hugh Dancy Copy Share Image
It's possible that Trump will have success by staging jobs theatre, rather than creating jobs. It's the inverse of what Obama did:… — Jonathan Chait Copy Share Image
Characters on stage, like people in what we refer to as "real life," do not speak to reveal themselves. They do not… — David Mamet Copy Share Image
My dad's an actor. Ever since I was little, I'd watch him do it, and I was always very into it. I… — Corbin Bleu Copy Share Image
I don't miss working on camera as much as theatre. But I do love film and television because it's so immediate; you… — Tom Bateman Copy Share Image
I went to LA because my parents were there and somebody asked me if I wanted to be in a movie. It… — Hampton Fancher Copy Share Image
I don't think any actor can be satisfied. I am still in the learning phase and I hope I am always in… — Kajol Copy Share Image
Any adaptation - and I've done three in my career. I did 'Sweeney Todd' and 'Hugo' and 'Coriolanus.' It's important to find… — John Logan Copy Share Image
When you're starting out, you know, you have to do something on a very limited budget. You're not going to be able… — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
I took theatre and stuff in college, then I took a bunch of different acting classes here in L.A. Sometimes when I… — Melissa Ordway Copy Share Image
If you ask an actor what he'd prefer to act on, he'd probably say a tangible, real set, or even better, a… — Luke Evans Copy Share Image
“earth drama has any purpose at all, it is an indirect one: It creates more and more suffering on the planet, and… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
I always think that the difference between film and theater is like the difference between masturbation and making love. Because, in film,… — Susan Sarandon Copy Share Image
For me, choice is the most important thing because I'm going to be an adult actor pretty soon. So I've got to… — Haley Joel Osment Copy Share Image
People talk about the difference between working on stage and working on film. I think you could say that there are as… — Joel Edgerton Copy Share Image
One does not go to the theater to see life and nature; one goes to see the particular way in which life… — George Jean Nathan Copy Share Image
As an actor, you have to believe in the point of view of a director; as a director, you have to be… — Diego Luna Copy Share Image
You go through stages in your career that you feel very good about yourself. Then you feel awful, like, 'Why didn't I… — Gene Hackman Copy Share Image
Close girlfriends I don't have necessarily, as an actress. Perhaps there is a thing of competition there, you know, when you're doing… — Charlotte Rampling Copy Share Image
You have to find it in the moment, and that's one of the challenges of being an actor - especially a film… — Aaron Stanford Copy Share Image
![“I think the writer's quite low down in the hierarchy really. But the fact that they took the piss out of Nicholas [Hynter] who, besides being the director, is also director of the National Theatre is, I'd have thought, slightly more risky.” quote by Alan Bennett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b12/alan-bennett-1922_directors_i-think-the-writer-s-quite-low-down-in-t_2031236.jpg)
![“I'm just looking for things to steal [on working with great actors]. It's like going back to acting school. When you're around people that do it well and you get your head out of your ass, you can really learn something.” quote by Benjamin Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fa/benjamin-walker-24846_acting_i-m-just-looking-for-things-to-steal-on_2936173.jpg)
