I had a great drama teacher, and he sort of made out drama school as this incredibly difficult thing to get into:… — Jeremy Irvine Copy Share Image
When you're on stage performing stand-up, things only happen one time. I've done bits where I improv a joke, and people are… — J. B. Smoove Copy Share Image
People are in denial all the time, hiding things. If I tell you a racist or dirty joke and you laugh, you're… — Martin Landau Copy Share Image
I hate going to L.A. and dealing with the contempt people have for television and television actors. Its unbelievable the kind of… — Michael Moriarty Copy Share Image
You say a line and you wait for them to laugh, then you say another line and you wait... It felt weird… — Sherilyn Fenn Copy Share Image
There was a point a few years ago where I realized I started out playing boys on camera and stage, and then… — Pamela Adlon Copy Share Image
A combination of working in politics as well as teaching and being [an actor] certainly helped. I became so much more comfortable… — Zephyr Teachout Copy Share Image
When I was in junior high, a foreign-history teacher started a theater class. So I got my feet wet there and through… — Dwight Yoakam Copy Share Image
I started in theatre, moved into film and television, and started doing voice work, which is funny because after a long time… — Linda Cardellini Copy Share Image
In Chicago it's really a case of the play's the thing - people are just so happy to be acting, you know?… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
I thought being in the wheelchair might be kind of limiting for me as an actor. It turned out cool in a… — Jim Beaver Copy Share Image
My criteria for doing theater has always been slightly different than my criteria with movies, in that there are a lot of… — Stephen Lang Copy Share Image
There is a strange sort of reasoning in Hollywood that musicals are less worthy of Academy consideration than dramas. It's a form… — Gene Kelly Copy Share Image
I feel like there's a dangerous culture among young actors of going to posey joints and socialising - not doing hard work.… — Will Poulter Copy Share Image
I thought I was going to be an actor. I liked entertaining. I was pretty much tap dancing for attention from a… — Sia Copy Share Image
“I think most of us have many personas inside us at the outset, but over time we lean to the one that… — Jane Fonda Copy Share Image
Actors are all different. They're not all volatile. Some are sweet, some are volatile, but what is fundamentally in there is something… — Ridley Scott Copy Share Image
Every actor starts out saying, 'I can play anything in the world: I'm only 25, but I can be a man 70… — Peter Graves Copy Share Image
I think [The Outsiders] really forged who I am as an actor, and it's one of the reasons why I keep being… — Rob Lowe Copy Share Image
“What is a play? A public holiday? A lesson? A pastime? In the first place it might seem that a play ought… — Alfred Jarry Copy Share Image
The most fun moments are being on the stage and seeing how the crowd reacts to your music. The energy of the… — Nayvadius Cash Copy Share Image
The difference is in Hostel it's in the theatre - it's in public but it's in a private place. You have to… — Eli Roth Copy Share Image
Look at a football field. It looks like a big movie screen. This is theatre. Football combines the strategy of chess. It's… — Steve Sabol Copy Share Image
Auctions are bizarre combinations of slave market, trading floor, theatre and burlesque... a lot of people are going to be making a… — Jerry Saltz Copy Share Image
I'm proud of the movies I've worked on and if I weren't in them, I'd probably love them, but the second I… — Amber Heard Copy Share Image
Ideally, as an actor, we all crave attention, appreciation, and to be recognised. What's the point of doing it yourself? It needs… — Kriti Kharbanda Copy Share Image
Sometimes the way that drama unfolds is just a bit of awkwardness and just a bit of care, and just a bit… — Celine Song Copy Share Image
What's not to look forward to? It's like all the actors in all of the films. It's difficult to get Martin Freeman… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
My performances in auditions were so inept that I hardly got any jobs in film or TV. I just could not learn… — Charley Boorman Copy Share Image
What I learned through my research is that the word 'actor,' specifically in reference to those who performed in plays, came about… — Asia Kate Dillon Copy Share Image
Because I come from a background in theater and doing little fringe plays, and wondering if 20 people would come to see… — Nicola Coughlan Copy Share Image
I auditioned for a community theater-slash-professional production of Oliver Twist in Union City when I was 11 because my cousin wanted to… — Carlo Alban Copy Share Image
Fortunately, I never had to do the waiter thing. When I got out of college, I immediately started to teach acting. One… — Bill Nunn Copy Share Image
I love being on stage if I'm not on a set. If I'm at home, I'm usually in my office editing or… — Dane Cook Copy Share Image
Even as a child, I would get film offers, and all my friends would tease me saying, 'You will also be an… — Tiger Shroff Copy Share Image
It certainly helps, I think, with some actors to understand the process of acting. You see what extraordinary pressure they're under, there's… — Rowan Atkinson Copy Share Image
There are some actors who are very good at developing things, who have... 'things in the pipeline.' I am abysmal at that… — James Spader Copy Share Image
Theatre has been a sort of hobby. I regret that I am not active, but given my job that is difficult. But… — Ronnie Screwvala Copy Share Image
The experience of shooting a film is about the script, the captain of the ship who is the director, and the way… — Aditi Rao Hydari Copy Share Image
With comedy, it's a combination of knowing the comedic beat was good - it made you laugh, it made people on the… — Chris Pratt Copy Share Image
![“A combination of working in politics as well as teaching and being [an actor] certainly helped. I became so much more comfortable in front of a crowd. I felt like I was calling on all those other experiences.” quote by Zephyr Teachout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/496/zephyr-teachout-3069_actors_a-combination-of-working-in-politics-as_281753.jpg)
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