Actors Quote by Chiwetel Ejiofor

I had always seen myself doing theatre, as I don't come from an acting background, so that was my first way into acting, I…

— Morfydd Clark

Never thought acting was something you could make a living at. It wasn't until I was in college, and got a lead in a…

— Ed Asner

My introduction to acting was through theatre, so I actually saw a couple of Broadway shows that made me want to be an actor.

— Skylar Astin

Even through my college years, I was trying out plays and shows, but I never really thought it made much sense to try to…

— Dermot Mulroney

I think that I originally became an actor because I was super, super dramatic. Over the top, all the time. I was the kid…

— Alanna Masterson

I came from the theater playing leading roles, and when I started doing film and television, I felt as if I had to start…

— Frances Fisher

I came from a theater background and always wanted to act.

— Dan Levy

In my theater days I assumed that you had to get rid of yourself to do a character well, and I don’t think I…

— Charlie Day

I didn't know what the path was that I wanted to be as an actor, to be honest. I've been doing a lot of…

— Guy Pearce

I've been an actor for a very long time, and I've had the opportunity to do theater a couple of times.

— Joshua Jackson

I think in any form of acting, you're always well served if you've done theater.

— Jim Parsons

From being a writer of plays, it was not that surprising that somebody thought of giving me a job as an actor. After I…

— Wallace Shawn