“When I was in New York, I was making a living. We had a summer house and a car that I could put in a garage. That's something for a stage actor.” ActorsHouseStageCarNew YorkSummerGarageMaking A LivingStage Actors Author:William H. Macy
“In the theater, as an actor, you're welcoming people into your house.” PeopleActorsHouseTheaterWelcome Author:Martha Plimpton
“When I write an email where I outlined a whole scene, it just came out of my unconscious, it comes from a deeper place. The same thing happens when the actors go, take after take, and just get lost in it. When you're in a house, you don't think about being in the house; you're just there.” ThinkingWritingWholeHappensActorsHouseLostSceneDeeperThings HappenUnconsciousEmail Author:David O. Russell
“I've always longed for the theatre and acting to be popular. No actor wants to play to an empty house. We only do it for an audience. The more the merrier. I don't make any distinction between a popular TV series or blockbuster film and doing Shakespeare. They're different, but as long as the material is good and the intention is honourable, it's all the same to me.” WantLongDifferentPlayFilmActorsHouseActingAudienceMaterialsTvsEmptySeriesIntentionTheatreDistinctionTv SeriesBlockbusterEmpty HousesMore The Merrier Author:Ian Mckellen
“Auditioning for television shows - to find a guy who has a lot of experience as a laborer is a bit of an anomaly. We do exist. I know several other actors who have made their living, instead of a waitress job, framing houses or blacktopping roads.” KnowsMadeShowsJobsGuyActorsHouseBitsTelevisionTelevision ShowsWaitressLaborersAnomaliesFraming Author:Nick Offerman
“Singing is like going to a party at someone else's house. Acting is like having the party at your own house.” ActorsHousePartyActingSinging Author:Cher
“Theres no way that I could be the president. You cant have a pacifist in the White House... Im an actor. This is what I do for a living.” WayActorsHousePresidentWhiteWhite HouseCantPacifist Author:Martin Sheen
“The happiest I ever been was when I was a struggling actor. I've had big houses and small houses. I always had work available for most of my career. When I actually had to find jobs to make money, that's when I was happy.” BigsJobsActorsHouseCareersStruggleAvailableMaking MoneyBig Houses Author:Richard Dreyfuss
“Before I made it big I worked as a dishwasher, washing dishes in this place called Dishwasher House where people could just come in and do whatever they wanted to the dishes and we had to clean them with our hands till they bled. A lot of struggling actors worked there-Downey Jr., Joaquin Phoenix, Damon Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Keenen Ivory Wayans-and we actually all kind of wish we still did.” PeopleKindMadeStillsHandsBigsWantedActorsHouseWishStruggleCleanAll KindsMade ItDishesWashingPhoenixIvoryDishwashersDamonWashing Dishes Author:William H. Macy
“I come from a very expressive family, so it's really not surprising that we became actors. There was a lot of real-life drama in our house. Some of it was drama, some of it was comedy and some of it was comic-tragedy.” RealActorsHouseComedyDramaTragedyReal LifeComicSurprisingExpressiveDrama Life Author:John Turturro