Being a TV actor is quite different from being a movie star, and I always try and highlight my character. It is… — Divyanka Tripathi Copy Share Image
I'm a big believer in rehearsal and a big believer in the actors being able to find the material themselves and identify… — Dean Israelite Copy Share Image
I don't usually see what I've done. I don't often watch the film or watch the show. It's really about that experience… — Jennifer Beals Copy Share Image
It's always hard as an actor I think to be just on the set and have the kind of confidence to be… — Noel Fisher Copy Share Image
It's very hard to become an actor in film and television, you have to have such perseverance and you have to really… — Renee O'Connor Copy Share Image
You're not directing an actor toward a thing they can't achieve. Because direction is elusive. When directors hold respect for the various… — Laura Dern Copy Share Image
My part as an actor ends on the last working day. I think the success or failure only really matters to the… — Nithya Menen Copy Share Image
The difference between a movie star and a movie actor is this - a movie star will say, 'How can I change… — Michael Caine Copy Share Image
My first experience in a movie theater was Dick Tracy. There was a scene with a guy with a Tommy gun and… — Ari Aster Copy Share Image
When I was at drama school some of the teachers, who were very wise, said to me, 'You're going to be a… — Adrian Dunbar Copy Share Image
I'll tell you this: you cannot escape the impact of emotion, whether it's in a big theater or a tiny one. If… — Sanford Meisner Copy Share Image
I think as an actress before I was on Twitter I thought, I'm only doing drama [and dramatic roles]... but then as… — Jenny Mollen Copy Share Image
Last House offended a lot of people. The results in the theaters, even in Boston, reminded me a bit of things from… — Wes Craven Copy Share Image
Every director is always directing around the play. If you have an actor who really doesn't get the character well enough, you… — Nilo Cruz Copy Share Image
People forget, most of the times we audition with people who aren't necessarily actors. So it doesn't matter who or what's in… — Mike Colter Copy Share Image
If I was an actor, it would be like a part that was me. It has to be real to me. I… — Steve Young Copy Share Image
When I was a teenager, I thought I wanted to be an actor. I worked on an Indian soap opera that was… — Meera Menon Copy Share Image
I began with dance, doing ballet at 3, then tap, jazz, modern. Then I sang in church choirs, learned how to play… — Samantha Barks Copy Share Image
As an actor, I think it's really important to be as anonymous as possible. It's your job to convince people that you… — Jodhi May Copy Share Image
Comedy is really what I enjoy the most. And it's what I find hardest. Finding the comedy in a situation is always… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
I remember seeing Aladdin when I was five or six and loving it. I looked at the big screen and said to… — Darren Criss Copy Share Image
John [Cassavetes] loved actors. He gave them a lot of freedom. So if something came up that a certain actor just felt… — Gena Rowlands Copy Share Image
Directing myself definitely made me a better actor. And, you know, I think actors have the best track record when they turn… — Matt Dillon Copy Share Image
I guess, as an actor, you have to bring something personal to the character - you've got to identify and love one… — Joseph Fiennes Copy Share Image
The actors are in control, getting outrageous amounts of money. The reason they're getting this kind of money is because the studios… — Peter Bogdanovich Copy Share Image
I don't believe in having to show anybody anything. I just do my work. You know, making a living as an actor… — Steve Guttenberg Copy Share Image
The audience that storms the box-office of the theater to gain entrance to a sensational show is small and sleepy compared with… — Clarence Darrow Copy Share Image
The smartest thing that an actor can do is embrace the thing that made them famous as opposed to run away from… — Sean Hayes Copy Share Image
Making a film or doing a play are completely different experiences and entirely fulfilling, but completely unique. I also think one complements… — Eddie Redmayne Copy Share Image
Stand-up comedy is a different game all together. You have to improvise on the spot if you feel that the audience isn't… — Johnny Lever Copy Share Image
More than anything, acting was more like a confidence thing. I love words - I love English - but I don't have… — Jacob Anderson Copy Share Image
I do shows, stage shows all the time, and I'm so afraid that people are going to recognize themselves, and they never… — Jennifer Coolidge Copy Share Image
That's the magic of art and the magic of theatre: it has the power to transform an audience, an individual, or en… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
I love the theatre and Miller is one of my all-time favourite playwrights. 'All My Sons' is a very socialist play, which… — David Lammy Copy Share Image
When someone who is known as a comedic actor goes to drama, it often doesn't work out, because they really just chose… — Jonah Hill Copy Share Image
An actor must communicate his author's given message--comedy, tragedy, serio- comedy; then comes his unique moment, as he is confronted by the… — Eleanor Robson Belmont Copy Share Image
As an actor, you blindly put your trust in experts - and if they tell you something's safe, you don't fully vet… — Dylan O'Brien Copy Share Image
Secretly, I'm in awe of Broadway performers. I would love to perform at that level. I love the exchange with the audience.… — Brianna Brown Copy Share Image
To be a great actor, you really don't need to go to acting school or learn dance classes or work on your… — Ranbir Kapoor Copy Share Image
You have to believe in the arthouse, if you will - the emotion, the conflict, the who am I, which will always… — Avi Arad Copy Share Image
![“I think as an actress before I was on Twitter I thought, I'm only doing drama [and dramatic roles]... but then as soon I started tweeting it was like, "Oh you're the funny girl!"... but that was never how I saw myself. It's changed how I seem in other people's eyes.” quote by Jenny Mollen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/143/jenny-mollen-13187_actresses_i-think-as-an-actress-before-i-was-on-tw_545801.jpg)
![“John [Cassavetes] loved actors. He gave them a lot of freedom. So if something came up that a certain actor just felt at the moment and said - that kind of improvisation he would accept. He gave very little direction.” quote by Gena Rowlands](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd6/gena-rowlands-15239_accepting_john-cassavetes-loved-actors-he-gave-the_1891504.jpg)
