There’s a huge gulf between people who can afford to go to drama school and those who can’t. – Andy Serkis
The roles I’m interested in or have been interested in, you know, it’s going to get down to conflict. Drama is conflict – conflict of interests. – Ben Foster
When I emerged from drama school, I had no expectation that I would ever work in film. – Cate Blanchett
‘The Tudors’ was ground-breaking in the sense that it did ruffle the feathers of classical historians and alter the way people did period drama at the time. – Annabelle Wallis
I know nothing about producing TV drama and any involvement on my part is liable to prove an obstacle to the producers, so I prefer to be a cheerleader and let them get on with it. – Bernard Cornwell
Even at drama school if there was a part of some eastern European thug it would be me. – Alfred Molina
Obviously, ‘Homeland’ is not just a spy thriller. It’s more than that, but ‘Tyrant’ will be a bit more of a palace drama. It’ll be about the families, but there will be political intrigue as well. – Adam Rayner
When I first left drama school, I was too posh for the working-class parts and not posh enough for the upper-class roles. You know what England is like: the gradations of accent and how you’re judged by them are still there. I discovered that to get a break you have to lie about where you’re from. – Ben Chaplin
I really love idiot, enlightened characters – these characters who fail to engage with the drama of their immediate circumstances; they fail to be reactive and enrolled by drama as it happens around them. – Chuck Palahniuk
I like a certain style of show, I like a certain pace, I like a rhythm, I like a lot of comedy in with my drama. – Amy Sherman-Palladino
With a contained environment, there is the promise of friction. And that is where the drama comes from. – Bruce Greenwood
I would love to work in a Bollywood film as there is so much drama and colour in the films there. – Brad Pitt
I’ve done a lot of costume drama and theatre – the National Theatre and In fact, most of my work at the theatre, at the National Theatre anyway, was period. – Brenda Blethyn
I always have considered Michael Keaton to be a phenomenal actor because he navigates drama and comedy. – Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
I was involved with drama departments since the 5th grade. I played at it. It was an escape. – Adam Baldwin
It’s always appealing to play a character that has to overcome himself as well as an obstacle. It makes the drama so much deeper. – Clint Eastwood
The thing with drama is you’re allowed to invent people who are maybe slightly better than real people. – Birgitte Hjort Sorensen
My old drama coach used to say, ‘Don’t just do something, stand there.’ Gary Cooper wasn’t afraid to do nothing. – Clint Eastwood
I enjoy doing everything, comedy and drama. I just look for the characters really and what they offer. – Chiwetel Ejiofor
It’s so funny, I’ve done so many projects where I’ve been interrogated. I guest starred on almost every hour drama, and I’m always the guy they think is the bad guy but then they find out is not. – Aaron Paul
I’ve never been a career builder. I didn’t go to drama school and hardly went to any school at all. – Billie Whitelaw