“I thought acting was all about natural instinct but I've realised, through working with so many talented actors on 'Wild Swans' and 'Run,' that I can see the training. That's why I am back at drama school.” I CanRunningSchoolActorsNaturalActingDramaTrainingInstinctRealisedSwansNatural Instinct Author:Katie Leung
“Often in America people would assume that [as an English actor] you've had some sort of deep, classical training, or that you're a Shakespeare enthusiast. I have zero interest in me performing Shakespeare.” PeopleAmericaActorsInterestTrainingAssumingPerformingZero Author:Bill Nighy
“The ultimate aim of the training is to create an actor who can be responsible for his artistic development and achievement.” ActorsDevelopmentAchievementTrainingUltimateResponsibleAimArtisticBeing Responsible Author:Stella Adler
“I don't have any training in dance. I can convince an audience that I know how to dance because I'm a convincing actor.” KnowsI CanActorsAudienceKnow HowTrainingConvinceConvincing Author:Joseph Gordon-Levitt
“I think that having the years in college to really focus on your training is incredibly valuable. College shapes the kind of person/actor that one becomes.” ThinkingYearsKindPersonsActorsFocusCollegeShapesTrainingValuable Author:Rachel Hoffman
“Look for the [actor training] program that's right for you, above all else. It's really about your training and preparation. Once you arrive on the professional scene, the cream tends to rise, regardless of what school you attended.” LooksSchoolActorsSceneTrainingProgramPreparationCreamTraining Programs Author:Rachel Hoffman
“I grew up in Arkansas and that's the law. My dad was a high school basketball coach, so I was raised as a coach's son and I was a baseball player back in Arkansas, and I lived in Texas, too, so I was just surrounded by sports. So that's what I was going to do: Pitch for the St Louis Cardinals. I had no idea I was going to be an actor. So I got my collar bone broken in the Kansas City Royals training camp. And once I got hurt I started doing other things for a while.” IdeasSchoolLawActorsSportsHurtCitiesPlayerSonBrokenGrewDadBasketballGrew UpTrainingHigh SchoolBaseballRaisedMy DadBonesCoachesNo IdeaTexasCampsRoyalCollarsCardinalsBaseball PlayerKansasBasketball CoachArkansasKansas CityGot HurtTraining Camp Author:Billy Bob Thornton
“I think a lot of good actors - for instance, Gary Sinise - have no training. His training was really entirely on his feet. I suppose you have to have an instinct for it.” ThinkingActorsFeetTrainingInstinctInstanceGood ActorsGary Author:Glenne Headly