I dislike organized games, swimming pools, fashionable resorts, night clubs, music in restaurants, and political manifestoes; I enjoy driving from coast to… — James Hilton Copy Share Image
Few rash of any modern nation have a proper sense of an aesthetical whole; they praise and blame by parts; they are… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
I know there's all this talk about my charisma deficit and I have to admit that I'm not a wild, in-your-face actor.… — Tobey Maguire Copy Share Image
Sometime really good writing does you a disservice as an actor. Because you can get lazy. It's doing a lot of the… — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
The theater is a baffling business, and a shockingly wasteful one when you consider that people who have proven their worth, who… — Ilka Chase Copy Share Image
In the scenes I try to be a giver as much as possible, giving the other actor something to work with. When… — James Preston Rogers Copy Share Image
Many American TV actors employ agents, managers, business managers, publicists and stylists, and are now adding digital media manager to the list.… — Gina Bellman Copy Share Image
Usually, in musical theater, if you sing operatically or if you sing in a legit style, you're the heart of the show.… — Laura Benanti Copy Share Image
I like to work with actors that have varied experiences. But I don't choose them because of their experience, I choose them… — Jim Jarmusch Copy Share Image
When you're in film and you're in close, charisma in the eyes and confidence can take over. But when someone's sitting twenty… — Alison Pill Copy Share Image
I would like to believe that I am a collaborative actor. That's why I love all the directors I have worked with… — Deepika Padukone Copy Share Image
An actor's only perception is of their character, and they're looking at one piece. A writer is looking at the entire story.… — Julie Plec Copy Share Image
People are patronizing the theatres with renewed enthusiasm - there is an entire picnic-like attitude when families go out to see movies,… — Salman Khan Copy Share Image
I don't rehearse films as much as opera or theatre. When I began directing films I thought a long rehearsal was a… — Bruce Beresford Copy Share Image
I sort of have open invitations from a lot of people to do TV. But it's very hard for me to do… — Norm MacDonald Copy Share Image
Sometimes you just have to trust the kids. The first glimpse of Wheelock Family Theatre's Shrek is a surprise. Instead of the… — Joel Brown Copy Share Image
The League of Independent Theater represents a coming together of actual artistic and theatrical forces that may yet undo the difficulty of… — Judith Malina Copy Share Image
I think the therapeutic part of acting is allowing myself to step into another human being's shoes. It allows me the ability… — Sterling K. Brown Copy Share Image
I always knew that I wanted to be an actor. I made my debut on stage when I was 12, and I… — Mithila Palkar Copy Share Image
In Britain, we haven't got enough money to make these long-running shows. We always do little mini ones. You have more control… — Ruth Wilson Copy Share Image
I'm really passionate about pantomime because it is often the first introduction for a child to theatre, and if that child has… — John Barrowman Copy Share Image
Film is an emotional medium; it's not a logical medium. It's not an intellectual medium, so every decision you make as a… — Paul Haggis Copy Share Image
I tell people all the time, I've always loved music and I love the language, which is a huge reason why I'm… — Mos Def Copy Share Image
If it's strictly comedy, I like to bring some darkness to it. If it's strictly drama, I always like to lighten it… — Nestor Carbonell Copy Share Image
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As Uta Hagen would say, there's the representational actor and the presentational actor. My sister [Maggie Gyllenhaal] came up to me recently… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
The world has never before had as much drama as today. Radio, films, television and video inundate us with drama. But while… — Girish Karnad Copy Share Image
I don't know why director Priyadarshan is known for his comedy ventures, he is better in action. He's the kind of director… — Zayed Khan Copy Share Image
The last major breakthrough for the theatre was electricity, and we have to push beyond that if we want to move beyond… — David Soul Copy Share Image
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Back in the '80s filmmakers would freeze moments when an action star would leap or jump from a tall building just to… — Mukul Dev Copy Share Image
I really need to work. People think that I'm no longer interested in acting and only interested in work-ing with the animals.… — Tippi Hedren Copy Share Image
I came up in comics doing lots of DIY self-published stuff, producing my own books, handling all the details of creation and… — Fred Van Lente Copy Share Image
I changed my major to English and I went off to Fort Collins. And within the first couple of weeks, I noticed… — Keith Carradine Copy Share Image
I actually find in America, there's a slight snobbery about actors who go back and forth between big heavy dramas and popcorn… — Alan Cumming Copy Share Image
I've had some interesting roles along the way, but they tend to be cause-driven. They're always about something. There isn't time for… — Bonnie Bedelia Copy Share Image
As a jobbing actor, you can't afford to be choosy; if you're typed, you're generally working. I still feel that way, and… — Robert Englund Copy Share Image
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