Equity Quote by Jason Butler Harner

When I was coming up with the Hal Hartley films, I was cast as a no one. I had no name visibility. I was…

— Martin Donovan

I got my Equity card playing Helena in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream,' and I think that's the first job I got that was an…

— Betsy Brandt

I was an actor for over a year before I ever saw a play.

— Len Cariou

My oldest brother used to take me to the theater. The first play he took me to see was 'Black Comedy,' then he took…

— Nathan Lane

I was clearly the singing and dancing actor. When I was picked for serious roles, it came to me as a surprise.

— Rituparna Sengupta

Yeah, I had to change my name because there were two other actors registered at Equity with that name.

— Michael Keaton

I did odd plays, took up small roles. The good part was that the audience always remembered me. However, it used to be quite…

— Asrani

I was in a play with Julia Roberts and Paul Newman and Tony Randall.

— Christine Lavin

I hate to think of the day when nobody remembers me as an actor and I can't get good tables in restaurants.

— Paul Henreid

The first acting thing I ever did was my senior year I decided not to play a sport in the Spring and, in that…

— John Krasinski

I was just twiddling my thumbs in London, literally not knowing what I was going to do with my life, and my agent says,…

— Harry Hadden-Paton

Hal Holbrook was in one of my first television movies when I was about 18 or 19. He'd made such a strong impression on…

— Sean Penn