Actors Quote by John C. Reilly

…the violin — that most human of all instruments…

— Louisa May Alcott

The actor must know that since he, himself, is the instrument, he must play on it to serve the character with the same effortless…

— Uta Hagen

It takes generosity to discover the whole through others. If you realize you are only a violin, you can open yourself up to the…

— Jacques Yves Cousteau

As an actor, your body is an instrument.

— Stacy Martin

In our culture we have such respect for musical instruments, they are like part of God.

— Ravi Shankar

I believe that musical instruments are created because they are supposed to be played. There's not an instrument that's been designed to not be…

— Jack Garratt

If we were all determined to play the first violin we should never have an ensemble. therefore, respect every musician in his proper place.

— Robert Schumann

Instruments are just planks of wood, or just computers or whatever, but they help us translate the most difficult aspects of life and make…

— Declan McKenna

Part of the work is determining through what instrument you are playing. Actors are physical, olympian storytellers and we should be able to create…

— Ajay Naidu

An actor is supposed to be a sensitive instrument. Isaac Stern takes good care of his violin. What if everybody jumped on his violin?

— Marilyn Monroe

We must realize our own talents and, having realized, accept them; and play on them like a symphony in which all other instruments are…

— Jeane Dixon

“The true mission of the violin is to imitate the accents of the human voice, a noble mission that has earned for the violin…

— Charles-Auguste de Beriot