Acting Quotes · Page 203

You do not characterize by telling the reader about the character. You do it by showing the character thinking, speaking and acting…

— Gene Wolfe

I took an acting class for 10 seconds before I played a lead in a student movie. I showed the film to…

— Kirstie Alley

Over the years, I played with a couple of spectacular guitar players, and playing with them has made me play better than…

— Alan Arkin

I did a theater program the summer of my junior year, and that's when I really fell in love with the craft…

— Lucas Hedges

My interest in acting was overwhelming, but I wasn't thinking, "I'm going to California and I'm going to become a movie star."…

— Louise Fletcher

Acting is a really simple job - it's just hard to do. You just have to be that person with their background…

— Jason Isaacs

I can disappear into things very easily. But with acting, you have to be in the moment, and it gives me this…

— Troy Garity

To me, acting is the most logical way for people's neuroses to manifest themselves, in this great need we all have to…

— James Dean

I want to establish a wide range and play all kinds of parts. It's that sort of acting career I really respect.…

— Tim Curry

I like René Descartes' theory about a ball of wax. You can change its form from solid to liquid, but it's still…

— Emmy Rossum

When I stand on stage, I get nervous, and because unexpected situations can occur, we need even more preparation. I must have…

— Seohyun

When I finally decided to leave school and pursue acting, my parents didn't take it very lightly. My friends thought that it…

— Salma Hayek

Entertainment's hard on the ego. I see why actors are so psycho now. Because there's so much 'we don't want you' going…

— Henry Rollins

If you believe that man is inherently flawed-what religious people call 'original sin'-it follows that man, if left to his own devices,…

— Rod Dreher

I've been really lucky thus far with acting, in that I can do things I believe in and feel good about, and…

— Rashida Jones

I definitely think of myself still as a writer first, and feel like - with the lucky exception of this - any…

— Tina Fey

Counter-violence against the colonial regime is liberatory because it is an act, and by acting, the absolute power of colonialism, internalized by…

— Nigel Gibson

My style is an extension of acting and an outcome of some serious lessons I picked up learning when I did theatre…

— Kapil Sharma

Believing in yourself you gain confidence, which allows you to relax. Relaxation is one of the most important parts about acting.

— Emile Hirsch

There's this weird thing about acting where you have to wait for somebody to ask you to do it; like you have…

— Tom Sturridge

You know what’s more insane than [slaughterhouses]? Meat eaters. Walking around, acting like their lifestyle isn’t causing any harm.

— Gary Yourofsky

The only way to play football is with reckless abandon, or they'll knock your beard off. And with acting, you have to…

— John Matuszak

Frustration is a sign I am acting independently. The more you try your own way, the tighter the doors will stay closed.

— Joyce Meyer

I don't know if I ever realized, initially, that I didn't tic when I was so focused on my acting. I think…

— Dash Mihok

It was a dream come true working with Johnny Depp. He's always been my acting idol. Working with him and watching him…

— Mason Cook

I was living in Florida working as a model and got my first acting job there in the movie 'Wild Things.' I…

— Jennifer Bini Taylor

I loved that people loved my dad. He never said no to an autograph but didn't make fame a "thing" or act…

— Genesis Rodriguez

Singing is about telling a story. When you are onstage, you get to be your own self... When acting, you're someone else.

— Sabrina Carpenter

I learned that the acting I really like is when the actors did a lot of bringing themselves, and where they're at…

— Jordan Gavaris

When you read a script, you don't want to be the same guy all the time, you want to change, you're a…

— Robert Loggia

I learnt that fame is an illusion and everything about it is just a joke. I'm far more dangerous now, because I…

— Joe Strummer

I love acting. Modeling is fun, too, but I feel like there is more room to stretch yourself and open yourself up…

— Arden Cho

If I could go back to my first year of acting school, I'd probably say: 'Relax. Stop taking yourself so seriously.'

— Seth Numrich

Even when I was really young, I hated doing commercials, because I would say, "That's not real acting." And it's not. It's…

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Acting and emotionally expressing myself, seeing the world and being a mom are just all very exciting to me. I'm a real…

— Maria Bello

I think it's almost better to start [acting] at a later age because you have more stuff to drawm from - more…

— Josh Duhamel

President Obama and a small team of senior national security officials were in the unusual position of acting as al-Awlaki's jury, judges,…

— Peter Bergen

My background are acting, film production, directing, and I studied them for many years. Keep in mind that you need many other…

— Tommy Wiseau

Acting was my classroom in many ways and I always believed and I still do that acting is not just about pretending…

— Kristen Stewart

When I'm not acting, I'm writing, building an inventory of scripts. Even if they sit on the shelf, I just keep stacking…

— Dan Aykroyd