When I first started acting, everyone in my family did not want me to act. — Billie Lourd Copy Share Image
I'm fascinated with actors, and I've never quite understood the process. — George Saunders Copy Share Image
The idea that if you are very clever you shouldn't be an actor would be laughable in Russia. — Samuel West Copy Share Image
The actors I admire always have something to say, or a level of poetry, belief, activism or intelligence about what they do… — Zawe Ashton Copy Share Image
The world is a theatre. Everyone is playing their roles. You play your role best and everything will happen appropriately. — Kshitij Roshan Copy Share Image
I would love to do a good gritty drama, a romantic role. I tend to play bad guys for some reason. — Will Rothhaar Copy Share Image
I've always wanted to be one of those actors who could change from character to character, like Daniel Day Lewis or Jeffrey… — Kevin Daniels Copy Share Image
There was not an industry for child actors. I never really made any money. It was all about fun for me. — Michiel Huisman Copy Share Image
I don't see money or a particular status as an actor as a goal, but I want to do the best work… — Dan Stevens Copy Share Image
It's part of your job as an actor to put your personal problems behind you and work. Good actors can do that. — Rob Lowe Copy Share Image
I'd been playing the piano since I was 6 and wanted to be a composer, but I also wanted to be an… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
In fact, one was so booked out we went from March and were to go till November, but the pantomime was booked… — Norman Wisdom Copy Share Image
Having been an actor, I always want to leave room for the actors to find their comfort zone, so I don't like… — Eric Balfour Copy Share Image
I don't think that on a daily basis, people need to be so concerned with others think. When someone comes forward and… — Brad Goreski Copy Share Image
I know I always had a lot of energy growing up and I had to put it somewhere. Theater allowed me to… — Faith Prince Copy Share Image
That period, doing 'Angels in America' in '94 and then filming with 'Basquiat' in '95, those were gateway years for me as… — Jeffrey Wright Copy Share Image
Sitcoms are incredibly limiting. When you do a sitcom and it becomes a signature part for you, it's harder to do something… — Aunjanue Ellis Copy Share Image
I do very little on-camera acting, so within a phrase as a voice actor you have to know how to convey when… — Jim Cummings Copy Share Image
I like to be a lot of different things at once and dress different ways and I change my hair all the… — Mae Whitman Copy Share Image
I wanted to become an actor so I didn't have to put on a suit and sell insurance. — Dean Winters Copy Share Image
Theatre is a mirror, a sharp reflection of society. The greatest playwrights are moralists. — Yasmina Reza Copy Share Image
I think I've got something when I'm onscreen, but that's nothing to do with acting or talent — Julie Christie Copy Share Image
It's a long struggle being an actor; I don't know if I'd ever recommend it to anybody! — Marc Warren Copy Share Image
I don't know if I've had my share of drama, but I've definitely had my share of hard times. — Serena Williams Copy Share Image
Everything you do on stage is always a response to something, not the next line. — John Kani Copy Share Image
Some films survive long in theatres, and some stay longer in people's minds. — Rajiv Menon Copy Share Image
