Actors Quote by Fred Astaire

On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting, 'Twas only when he was off, he was acting.

— Oliver Goldsmith

Asim has done English theatre with Naseeruddin Shah and his group, Hindi theatre with Makarand Deshpande, and Marathi theatre with me. He is a…

— Rohini Hattangadi

It is impossible to give a performance that makes you unaware of the fact that you're watching an actor and be really involved in…

— Regina King

As much as I'd like to pretend that I'm not performing, I think any actor sometimes has themselves outside of themselves and is trying…

— Patrick Fabian

There's nothing like a play. It's so immediate and every performance is different. As an actor, you have the most control over what the…

— David Schwimmer

Whether he's doing great acting or not, you're seeing somebody who is in the tradition of a great actor. What he does with it,…

— Al Pacino

In 'Jonaki,' it isn't about the individual actor. The actor is as important as the wall, or the water flowing down the wall, or…

— Jim Sarbh

What I got, unconsciously, from admiring Fred Astaire was that he didn't want what he was doing to look difficult. What was difficult, in…

— Stanley Donen

I am not one of those actors who dwells on the histrionics and the subtext and future text of the character. I deal with…

— John Barrowman

It's a wonderful thing to watch an actor just act.

— Mike Flanagan

The actor depends wholly on himself. He gives his performance in what, to him, seems the most effective manner.

— Bela Lugosi

Whenever you're in any acting role you are mortgaging your own character.

— Jack Dee