Acting Quote by Carrie Coon

I started out doing theater in New York. I used to go to Shakespeare in the Park a lot.

— Clark Gregg

I wanted to go to drama school really badly, but I'd never been to a theatre. I had no knowledge of Shakespeare. Never been…

— Jamie Demetriou

Acting was just outside of the realm of possibility for me. I grew up in L.A. and around Hollywood but I literally never, honestly,…

— Cody Horn

I'm a big lover of Shakespeare. In fact, the only plays that I've ever done professionally in New York have been Shakespearian.

— Samira Wiley

I never wanted to do Shakespeare; I never liked watching it, it's always frightened me, and I've never been any good at it. But…

— Samuel Barnett

I had spent time in New York, where I loved the idea that theater could be done up in tiny little rooms rather than…

— Garry Hynes

I joined the Royal Shakespeare Co. with no experience whatsoever - I'd never been to a drama school or anything. But I was strong…

— Roger Rees

I never imagined I'd go into acting, but I always loved drama, and when I was 16, I discovered the Library Theatre up the…

— Lesley Nicol

My first thought about acting, growing up here in New York, was theater, and I feel like I need to force myself to go…

— Paul Dano

I probably never would have been hired on Broadway had I not moved out to L.A. and pursued acting and film, which is sad,…

— Amy Adams

I always ended up having the funny part in Shakespeare, but I really thought I'd be doing theater. That was my ambition for myself.

— Jane Lynch

I was never interested in acting on film or in television, but I was always more inclined to writing and directing, and the exploration…

— Sam Levinson