I wanted to be a part of an ensemble cast. It's such a wonderful, beautiful thing to be in a comedy where… — Danny Pudi Copy Share Image
Over time as an actor, your life with a project can be so short lived because you come on, you do it,… — Maggie Siff Copy Share Image
How you look is part of what acting is, but the way I look at it, every actor is a character actor.… — Santiago Cabrera Copy Share Image
There is no single approach that actors take to their craft. And the best thing you learn is that you have to… — Todd Haynes Copy Share Image
You've got to be like a fan at your show, just wild out. I make eye contact. I get in the crowd… — Schoolboy Q Copy Share Image
“What silly little things sometimes take on meaning in life, suddenly, out of nowhere. And you know they're little nothings, and you… — Sarah Ruhl Copy Share Image
You can feel yourself trying too hard, doing too much. Nobody wants to watch somebody when they're needy, and actors are in… — Jess Weixler Copy Share Image
When you're with another actor who's also been through five hours of prosthetic makeup, and you're eating another person's neck, and fake… — Alexandra Daddario Copy Share Image
I think there is no better training than being onstage because here's the thing: the theater requires you to act with your… — Carrie Coon Copy Share Image
Plays are frequently infected with ideas that came from actors or even sound engineers. Some Shakespeare scholars wonder whether some of the… — Clive Thompson Copy Share Image
For me, the political part of being an actor is very tough. To sit somewhere and tell somebody why you should feel… — Emma Stone Copy Share Image
Once, a French journalist told me that all my films are the same. I said, 'Excuse me? I work hard to make… — Danny Boyle Copy Share Image
Comedy is more difficult. You can look at scenes when you're doing a drama like, Maybe it works, but in comedy, when… — Jack Nicholson Copy Share Image
People just don't understand the art form of what we do. It's a mental and physical grind. You can't be a dolt… — Seth Rollins Copy Share Image
I always say to every actor, and to people that want to get into this industry, to just try to be on… — Camila Morrone Copy Share Image
An actor and a [theatre] director are both what I would call interpreters of work. We interpret a work, just as a… — George Ogilvie Copy Share Image
I write R-rated action dramas, and every year that goes by, that gets to be a smaller and smaller world you have… — Brian Helgeland Copy Share Image
I feel very blessed in my career to have been able to bounce back and forth between different things, television and film,… — Geoff Stults Copy Share Image
Personally, when I'm not working, I like to do as many things outside of the industry as I can - other things… — Liam Hemsworth Copy Share Image
It wasn't until 2013 that I even started working in film. It was always something I wanted to do from six, but… — Chris Wood Copy Share Image
The grand scale and immersive nature of The IMAX Experience gives Spiderwick a brand new level of excitement. In IMAX theatres, fans… — Mark Canton Copy Share Image
I have never directed anything for the stage. I studied for three years in the theater, and it was a very, very… — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Copy Share Image
Chicago theater vs. New York theater. There's just nothing to say about it really. If you've seen Chicago theater, you know that… — Terry Kinney Copy Share Image
I start with the story, almost in the old campfire sense, and the story leads to both the characters, which actors should… — Donald E. Westlake Copy Share Image
It's difficult because nothing's preordained by plan and you can't control it. That's one of those joys and thrills and nerve-racking realities… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
Edward Albee, the premier dark playwright of the American theater, would show up at rehearsal and quote his favorite lines from 'Auntie… — Bill Irwin Copy Share Image
I think when you're younger, as an actor you have much more of a notion that you are doing something to the… — Peter Riegert Copy Share Image
I started doing documentaries in the first place because of the war. I always wanted to do feature films, and I studied… — Danis Tanovic Copy Share Image
I was preparing myself for the theater, and... I got a little job here and a job there, but it wasn't going… — James Earl Jones Copy Share Image
Film is definitely a director's medium. They're responsible for the look and everything, and you're a part of that process as an… — Owen Wilson Copy Share Image
I think it would be really cool to see 'Enchanted' on Broadway - there's been discussion of it from time to time.… — Stephen Schwartz Copy Share Image
Today's generation likes stand-up comedies in which the performers give their take on a number of subjects. Some of them are a… — Ashok Saraf Copy Share Image
When I used to do tours, I'd be anxious and nervous on the plane returning to New York. I now realize the… — Scott Bakula Copy Share Image
Being an actor means asking people to look at you. I guess I accept that. But it's a profession in which the… — Ralph Fiennes Copy Share Image
The hardest thing for me to do, and the best thing I've done and learned as an actor is to sacrifice being… — Jonah Hill Copy Share Image
Plays are wonderfully different than short stories, first because it's a story that's on a stage, but there's a different sort of… — Amy Bloom Copy Share Image
Once we were on the set, we each did different kinds of work. I was doing more the technical stuff, the framing… — Vincent Paronnaud Copy Share Image
As an actor, your focus is very finite. All you're worried about is your character and what you have to do, what… — Jason Priestley Copy Share Image
It was a weird moment in my life and a weird experience [doing a theater]. It made me think, "Gee, I don't… — Jodie Foster Copy Share Image
I love actors. I love working with actors. I really enjoy the process. I love having those in-depth discussions about the interior… — Steve Antin Copy Share Image
![“An actor and a [theatre] director are both what I would call interpreters of work. We interpret a work, just as a musician will interpret a composer's work, we interpret the work of a playwright. We are servants of the theatre and I've always believed that. We must serve what has been written…” quote by George Ogilvie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a7/george-ogilvie-34528_actors_an-actor-and-a-theatre-director-are-both_3214543.jpg)
![“Once we were on the set, we each did different kinds of work. I was doing more the technical stuff, the framing and the camera work, and she was working more with the actors. Marjane [Satrapi] and I don't stop speaking once we're on the set. We continue to talk. We define what our roles are going…” quote by Vincent Paronnaud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fc/vincent-paronnaud-42993_actors_once-we-were-on-the-set-we-each-did-diff_2606983.jpg)
![“It was a weird moment in my life and a weird experience [doing a theater]. It made me think, "Gee, I don't know if I ever want to do this again." And I love theater. I love going. I love the experience of theater. But I am not sure it's for me.” quote by Jodie Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d0/jodie-foster-2055_ifs_it-was-a-weird-moment-in-my-life-and-a-w_926828.jpg)
