I’d love to be in a period drama – that’s my obsession. But being a mixed-race actress, there aren’t so many roles you’re right for. – Antonia Thomas
I did a lot of acting at school and university, then I went to drama school. It was quite a normal route. – Benedict Cumberbatch
I understand our audience loves to see some drama on TV, but even they have got bored with similar patterns of carrying out reality singing shows. – Armaan Malik
I feel more comfortable in drama. Comedy is a high-wire act. I find it stressful. It’s a precision science in a way. – Colin Firth
One thing about television in Britain is that they’re so scared about complaints. It curbs a lot of drama. – Alice Lowe
I was once so terrified of acting that I used to pretend I was ill to get out of drama. – Amy Jackson
With my stepson, it is very important to me that there is no drama around the fact that he has two families. – Allegra Huston
It’s a thrilling world, and people really like stories about secrets, which is the essence of a spy drama. – Andrew Scott
Doing drama is, in a sense, easier. In doing comedy, if you don’t get that laugh, there’s something wrong. – Betty White
When I was at drama school I wanted to do classical theatre. It just so happened that I did a film when I came out and I moved that way. – Andrew Lincoln
I’m a fan of daytime drama; I totally get it. When we are doing scenes that are romantic or will get the audience riled up, I feel like I’m a fan in the room going, ‘People are going to be so mad right now!’ – Alison Sweeney
With every movie, I try to do something different, whether it’s action, comedy or drama. – Andrew Lau
Growing up, I loved drama and fantasies. I hated the Marx Brothers. I took all that confusion seriously. – Anne Meara
I’m not a drama person, but when you can make a movie in song form in three-and-a-half minutes, it’s surreal. – Carrie Underwood
The existing documentary makers still believe that it is impossible to produce drama material in this State, otherwise they would be doing it, they say. – Ann Macbeth
You can’t just come up with an idea for a game and stick the drama on top. It all has to be one driving thrust. – Andy Serkis
I tried four times to get into the Central School of Speech and Drama before I got accepted. I started when I was 17, which was too young, in retrospect, and finally went when I was 21. I just kept plugging away. Determined? Yeah, I think I was. – Catherine Tate
Mascara is my daily essential. I pile it on top and bottom lashes during the day. If I’m going out, I’ll add the individual Eylure lashes at the outer corners for more drama. – Ashley Madekwe
When I decided I wanted to go to drama school, I realized that a lot of the actors whose careers I really admire and whose work I really admire were English and English trained. I felt there was a real vocational feel to work in the U.K. – Ben Schnetzer
I went to drama school at NYU for serious acting. So I was doing Chekov and Sam Shepard plays. – Casey Wilson
Directing an opera is similar to directing a play. The singing must not get in the way of the drama. – Bruce Beresford
I think that’s what makes characters interesting – when you paint a person into a corner, and you see what they do to get out of that corner. It’s what makes drama drama. – Andre Holland