Bad Quote by Glynn Turman

The first role I played was Madame Ranevsky in 'The Cherry Orchard.'

— Lesley Nicol

My first major role was in a play called 'Through the Leaves.'

— Ken Stott

I did a little movie called 'Touch of Pink,' where I played a Cary Grant-type guy, which I thought was a lot of fun,…

— Kyle MacLachlan

When I did 'Gilbert Grape,' Lasse Hallstrom let me be on the set with him and in the editing room and in the casting…

— Peter Hedges

One of the great books I read was by Sanford Meissner on acting. I found that really helpful for me as an actress.

— Ananya Panday

As far as getting my start, it was really Norman Lear, even aside from being on 'All in the Family.' He helped me get…

— Rob Reiner

I had to work with Ben Mendelsohn who's one of the great actors of our time. I had a lot of scenes with him…

— John Leguizamo

It was in high school that I first became interested in acting. We put on lots of plays.

— Blythe Danner

I never had a better role than I had in 'Little Miss Sunshine.' That was one of my favorite roles ever.

— Alan Arkin

Walter [Hill] basically brought me into that ["Wild Bill Hickok"], and it was one of the great experiences. It was extraordinary stuff. He wrote…

— Keith Carradine

I did a run of a play over the summer in a really tiny theater in New York and that was rejuvenating for me.…

— Julia Stiles

Earl Mills is probably the best role I've ever been given in a film. And it was a great experience to work with Halle…

— Brent Spiner