Actor Quote by Marilyn Monroe

I know writers who write only when inspiration comes. How would Isaac Stern play if he played the violin only when he felt like…

— Madeleine L'Engle

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

An actor is supposed to be a sensitive instrument.

— Marilyn Monroe

There is a man, playing a violin, and the strings are the nerves in his own arm...

— James O'Barr

You know, the truth is that us actors would all like to believe we re-invent the wheel, every time we play a character. But,…

— John C. Reilly

Working with a bunch of actors is like trying to tune each violin.

— Patrice Leconte

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

“Let the violin become a fiddle, boy.”

— Gina Marinello-Sweeney

No one should be allowed to play the violin until he has mastered it.

— Jim Fiebig

…the violin — that most human of all instruments…

— Louisa May Alcott

“If all would play first violin, we could not obtain an orchestra. Therefore esteem every musician in his place.”

— Robert Schumann

I'm really just a frustrated violinist.

— Krzysztof Penderecki