Quotes about Actors, Acting and Theatre

Every actor and actress is possessed of the absorbing passion to create something distinctive and unique.

When you act, you're always playing a version of yourself. You can't bring more to the role than what you are.

At the beginning of every role I take, I have to start from basics and build it up. It's like a new construction.

Everyone says villains are thankless parts, but those are really the best roles.

As an actor you have one great fear: pimples.

You know, be an actor because you love to act. Don't be an actor because you think you're going to get famous, because that's luck.

Being rich and famous has never been my goal at all. I love to act and I want to be able to do really great parts.

I think I think in the moment. So when I'm in character, I'm in character, and I'm obviously thinking about what's going on around me, but it's easier to do stuff when you're in character.

I'm just an ordinary person who has an extraordinary job.

Ask not what the role can do for you; ask what you can do for the role.

I don't know what acting is, but I enjoy it.

Acting has always been a way for me to express myself, and show all my vulnerabilities and flaws through my characters.

Actresses have more fear of being disliked. I, on the other hand, revel in it.

The stage can be a wonderful partner in the process of self-discovery.

I don't know what else I could do but pretend to be an actor.

It's a great feeling to think that I can be a friend to so many people through my movies.

On the stage, you have to find truth, even if you have to lose the audience.

In Europe an actor is an artist. In Hollywood, if he isn't working, he's a bum.

Actors are agents of change. A film, a piece of theater, a piece of music, or a book can make a difference. It can change the world.