Jeffrey Kluger

Narcissism falls along the axis of what psychologists call personality disorders, one of a group that includes antisocial, dependent, histrionic, avoidant and borderline personalities. But by most measures, narcissism is one of the worst, if only because the narcissists themselves are so clueless.

American Writer

Jonathan Agnew

The bouncer shouldn't be banned. Hitting batsmen, I'm afraid, is part of the game. But it's the histrionics, the nonsense, the prancing, the in-your-face nastiness. It's become accepted, and actually it's not acceptable at all.

English Entertainer

Charles Krauthammer

Baseball is a slow, boring, complex, cerebral game that doesn't lend itself to histrionics. You 'take in' a baseball game, something odd to say about a football or basketball game, with the clock running and the bodies flying.

American Journalist

Anushka Shetty

The bikini scenes in 'Billa' were vital because they showed me as a seductress. I'd like to say here that outfits define a character and help an actor, say, 30 per cent, the rest depends on one's histrionic skills.

Indian Actress

Eddie Redmayne

A lot of people think theatre must be much harder work than film, but anything histrionic or superfluous gets seen on camera so you have to work to distil it into a complete sense of what's true.

English Actor

Dido Armstrong

I always want to bring emotion across in a straightforward way. I don't want to get histrionic when I'm singing. For me that's just not interesting; it goes too far down one road.

British Musician

Matthew Vaughn

Being a producer, I deal with a lot of different directors, and some of them would drive me insane with all the different histrionics, and the mystique that they carry.

American Producer

Viggo Mortensen

I prefer the smaller acting than big histrionics. It's about reacting and looks, which is often underestimated.

American Actor

Mukesh Tiwari

Stars can never replace strong character actors in roles that demand histrionics.

Indian Actor

Dave Sim

Canadian Cartoonist

Use 'histrionic' to describe actions that are excessively emotional, often to the point of being fake or insincere.

Exaggerated Emotion

Describes behavior intended to draw attention or appear more important or special.

Attention Seeking

'Histrionic' may be used humorously or affectionately to describe someone who is theatrically expressive.

Not Always Negative

The noun form of 'histrionic' as 'actor' is outdated and rarely used in modern English.

Archaic Usage

Knowing 'histrionic' once referred to actors can enrich understanding of historical texts or theatrical references.

Historical Context

'Histrionic' as an adjective often connects to the dramatic arts or methods typical of acting and theatre.

Theatrical Connection

'Histrionic' respects the influence of acting and theatre in shaping cultural narratives and values.