“The thing that makes you say, "I want to do something" - that is the beginning of talent.” — Stella Adler Copy Share Image
When I was born, mom wasn't doing films at all, so I was never exposed that much to the world of acting. — Soha Ali Khan Copy Share Image
Acting, really, is a lot of mental fatigue, emotional fatigue, concentration... it's mentally draining. — Mike Colter Copy Share Image
The trick to acting is not to show off, it's to think the thoughts of the character. — Eddie Marsan Copy Share Image
Acting is an imaginative leap, really, isn't it? And imaginations prosper in different circumstances. — John Hurt Copy Share Image
I like going in to different styles of acting and exploring stuff I haven't done before. — Mel Gibson Copy Share Image
I never went to school to study acting, so I'm doing this purely on feeling, and I give it my all. — Mia Goth Copy Share Image
Acting and recording an album at the same time, that's not my sport. I could write a movie when my attention was… — Chuck Inglish Copy Share Image
Wisdom - meaning judgment acting on experience, common sense, available knowledge, and a decent appreciation of probability. — Barbara Tuchman Copy Share Image
Acting itself is quite scary. Some people say that actors are show-offs, very egotistical and all that kind of stuff, but it… — Michael Sheen Copy Share Image
In modeling, because you're the center of attention, it builds up people's egos. Sometimes people lose touch with reality. But that happens… — Andie MacDowell Copy Share Image
I got into acting because my teachers kept nudging me into it. The power a teacher has to influence someone is so… — Jon Hamm Copy Share Image
Expectations are not based on reality. They are observations, expected realities, or beliefs of what you think will happen. Expectations of others… — Jay Shetty Copy Share Image
I'm interested in the acting and staging of specific emotions, and so I work with actors. It's a small proportion of what… — Sam Taylor-Johnson Copy Share Image
I am glad that I am able to do everything. It's tough because you have to look after the house, family, children,… — Hema Malini Copy Share Image
I don't push my luck. I don't worry about the results and therefore everything seems to work out well. That's something I've… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
But then I got a job selling coffee at the York Theatre, and when I met theatre people, something clicked. I felt… — Janet McTeer Copy Share Image
Growing up I did commercials and things like that, but nothing serious. As I got older, my family is really hardcore into… — Portia Doubleday Copy Share Image
I never went to stage school or anything like that. It was always plays, productions at school and things like that. The… — Ed Speleers Copy Share Image
I could draw ideas. I remember writing a paper for a seminar class. I remember writing a paper about - and this… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
Out of the blending of human and animal stories comes the theme that I hope is inherent in all my books: that… — Fred Bodsworth Copy Share Image
My best friend growing up really put the bug in my ear about acting. We created this one hour-and-a-half improv play when… — Katherine Moennig Copy Share Image
With big, emotional roles it's very easy, especially if you've grown up in the American school of acting, to exploit your own… — Laura Linney Copy Share Image
Acting is all about honesty. If you can fake that, you've got it made. — George Burns Copy Share Image
I'd love to do acting, but it'd definitely have to be comedy. I can't do serious. It's completely beyond me. — Allan Carr Copy Share Image
I want to expand what I do and definitely focus a little more in the acting, theater world. — La La Anthony Copy Share Image
Acting was something I needed like air. It wasn't something I could walk away from. — Wentworth Miller Copy Share Image
You can't go into a game lax and acting like somebody isn't trying to beat you. — Jamal Murray Copy Share Image
Being in the acting profession, I am grateful because I get to travel for my work to different destinations. — Bhumika Chawla Copy Share Image
The last time I had a job that wasn't an acting job was '88, and I'm quite proud of that. — Robert Taylor Copy Share Image
To be honest, I think music is such an important part of life, not just for acting. — HoYeon Jung Copy Share Image
When I'm acting, I'm a woman but when I am directing, I am an animal because I am very demanding. — Suhasini Maniratnam Copy Share Image
The idea was to become an actor. Then I found I really didn't like acting. — Joe Lycett Copy Share Image
My mom and dad always taught acting, so instead of getting me babysitters, they would just bring me to class. — Blake Lively Copy Share Image
