Quotes About Drama

'Y&R' is the No. 1 show, and the acting company is exceptional.

With period dramas, it's very easy to get excited because I love to do them.

People want a little excitement. I tell the truth, but I do it theatrically.

I agree that some of my performances in America, apart from having drama and excitement, have been a little under my estimation for performance.

One of the exciting and enjoyable aspects of acting is being in the environment with another actor.

If you're going to act and do this for a living, you want to play something that the audience didn't expect.

When I emerged from drama school, I had no expectation that I would ever work in film.

For me, there's something about a certain kind of genre film that has real potency in its emotional landscape.

'Wayward Pines' has largely been, in my experience, a show left to the actors.

I want to do action which is larger than life but has a touch of reality.

My films are larger than life.

In sports entertainment, you can be larger than life.

It is for the latter that I always wanted to be an actor: to play characters who are always on the move.

Whatever kind of movie it is, you're going to be more into it when you care more about the drama, or you'll have a better laugh if you feel like you know the people better.

I don't believe in comedy as a TV genre - I think there's drama that is funny. Because beyond the laughs, there has to be cost, and there has to be heart.

I've been to some Hollywood parties where things have happened, and people have probably needed to get a good lawyer.

Even on television, it is all about the script of the show and my character. It has nothing to do with whether I am bagging the lead role or any other.

I've done a few old-style romantic leads now.

My first major role was in a play called 'Through the Leaves.'

I think 'The Leftovers' is one of the most extraordinary shows that has ever seen the light of day.

When you're doing a legitimate play, if you have a company of 12, it's considered a big cast.

If my life hadn't itself been a modern adaptation of 'Les Atrides,' I probably would never have left the theatre.

Theatre contributes in the growth of an actor and lets one know the real worth of acting.

The camera reacts with the speed of a human being rather than somebody who knows what's going to happen next. And that lets the comedy and drama play in a way which I think subliminally makes you feel like you're in the room.