Before I started writing, I'd never read much fiction. I was more interested in non-fiction. I'm taking the same approach to theatre:… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
The reason why I became an actor was for the community, now I realize. It's the people that you're with, and the… — Naomi Ackie Copy Share Image
Honestly, in retrospect, when I referred to the actors from 'Prince' as non-actors or non-professionals, it was actually a great disservice to… — Sean Baker Copy Share Image
To me, one of the things I love about being an actor is that its never done; its never perfect, and so… — Kerry Bishe Copy Share Image
Shooting in real-life situations helps actors because they're competing against the noise and the wind. Out of that comes things that shift… — Tony Scott Copy Share Image
I know I haven't done it. I've done a couple of films, which were intended to go straight up. Thankfully they didn't.… — Max Irons Copy Share Image
When I was at university, I did essays on political theatre. And it was really frustrating that the ideas weren't reaching the… — Sara Pascoe Copy Share Image
The visual stuff just lives inside of you. As far as really being able to take care of an actor on a… — Drea de Matteo Copy Share Image
I also, since we have digital cameras, the blue screen composites are so good that I would rather shoot on a stage… — Roland Emmerich Copy Share Image
In most specials, the performer's up - not only not surrounded, but up on a stage - and there's a distance between… — Matt Besser Copy Share Image
People can now get to see anything they want, in any shape or form, anywhere, on laptop, iPad or 'phone. What's not… — Mel Giedroyc Copy Share Image
Many actors will try something different once, but if it isn't a box office success they'll never do it again. In my… — Jack Nicholson Copy Share Image
Any actor will tell you there's more of a schedule to doing a television show. That's why you'll notice a lot of… — Jason Marsden Copy Share Image
I think it makes such a huge difference when the director has acting experience as well because it just means that he… — Lucy Boynton Copy Share Image
It was sort of in the jam-band era and it was at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester [New York], right where… — Nick Kroll Copy Share Image
If you've got a camera that's two feet away from you, you have to bring it all back down. It's a lot… — George MacKay Copy Share Image
When you're doing a pilot, you're doing it in this bubble that almost works against the creative impulse. You don't have time… — Josh Gad Copy Share Image
You'd have to go all the way back to 1972 to find a version of me who didn't care about theater, who… — Jean Hanff Korelitz Copy Share Image
There are etiquette things that actors, new actors, need to know about. Because it only takes one mess-up on a set to… — Loretta Devine Copy Share Image
On stage you never watch yourself. You just experience it, and then you go home, and you feel pretty good if you… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
The truth of it is that people are not going to want to go to improvisational theater if it's not funny. You… — Christopher Guest Copy Share Image
It's pretty boring, working by yourself. The scene happens in between the two of you, and then you don't know what it's… — Julianne Moore Copy Share Image
Acting is attached to almost everyone in Los Angeles. Everyone has stars in their eyes when they come out here. I have… — Chris Demetral Copy Share Image
Some actors learn the habit of promoting themselves as a brand - by dressing in a certain way, by going out with… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
I think the real joy of seeing a film in theatres is the privacy of the darkness - you're all facing the… — Eva Victor Copy Share Image
John Cassavetes was a year ahead of me but we met there. What you do when you are at a school for… — Gena Rowlands Copy Share Image
There was a phase when I cried for days and doubted my decision to be an actor when my films were not… — Suniel Shetty Copy Share Image
Right now, I'm thinking in terms of just having a good band, man. Having a good act for the stage. Being a… — Dan Hicks Copy Share Image
I wasn't even in a theater because I guess nobody believed in me, so I was in the hallway of a theater… — John Leguizamo Copy Share Image
I think, you know, as an actor, unless you're exceedingly lucky and you're one of the golden few, a lot of your… — T R Knight Copy Share Image
I got into film in an odd way - when I was 17 years old I participated in a Swedish film as… — Hannes Holm Copy Share Image
I feel like any actor should always be thinking about how to serve the story. The thing to be cautious of is… — Melanie Lynskey Copy Share Image
There are so many people who want to be the next person on 'Home and Away,' or they just want to be… — Gillian Alexy Copy Share Image
I went out to Bali, and I cast all of these supporting roles. I love that stuff. I just love actors. And… — Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Copy Share Image
For me, I look at a pilot and go, 'I see the landscape. I see the characters. I see the direction and… — Matt Bomer Copy Share Image
I need theatre for my equilibrium, because in theatre the actors don't care so much about image, about celebrity - you are… — Clotilde Hesme Copy Share Image
I was working in Chicago, in theater and in commercials and anything that anybody would let me do. When I moved to… — Janina Gavankar Copy Share Image
I think the people who probably have it the best are the people on cable like on Entourage, the Sopranos, etc. who… — T. J. Thyne Copy Share Image
There is nothing, not a thing, like the process of creating a character for the stage - you can't get it anywhere… — Jonny Lee Miller Copy Share Image
When I was eight or nine years old, my older cousin took me to the St. George Theatre on Staten Island to… — Rza Copy Share Image
![“It was sort of in the jam-band era and it was at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester [New York], right where I grew up. I actually went back there a couple years ago when I was on tour for Kroll Show. I performed at that theater, which was really cool to go back to the first place I'd gone to a…” quote by Nick Kroll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/038/nick-kroll-8005_band_it-was-sort-of-in-the-jam-band-era-and-i_1114579.jpg)
