Acting Quotes · Page 226

Suit the action to the word : the word to the action : with this special observance that you o'erstep not the…

— William Shakespeare

Why are you sitting here when our democracy is under assault with the FBI acting at the behest of [Republican Congressman] Jason…

— James Carville

I felt that I was forgetting about all of the stresses when I was acting, and that's when I started thinking more…

— Seo In-guk

Acting has influenced my approach to beauty in both practical and fun ways as well as influencing my style. I do like…

— Lucy Boynton

Bollywood is where I started from and learnt acting, whereas Bhojpuri cinema has got me superstardom. So, for me Bollywood is like…

— Ravi Kishan

Especially since I stared studying acting, I feel like I'm always super-aware of my emotions and my feelings and what's going on…

— Mariah Carey

Any skill requires training. I took the corporate approach to acting and wanted to develop the necessary skills.

— Rana Daggubati

I was changing a light bulb over Groucho Marx's bed, so I took my shoes off, got on his bed and changed…

— Elliott Gould

The only thing of value I have in this life is my ability to tell a story, whether in print, orating, writing…

— Kevin Smith

When I was sixteen I started acting, and I also started to embrace my tradition and culture. I had a young medicine…

— Adam Beach

I like to take things as they come and, as much as possible, not force anything. I think I could wind up…

— Hayden Christensen

What acting does bring that music doesn't bring for me is the opportunity is the opportunity to be completely different in every…

— Alicia Keys

We're a very close family, and we've always been supportive of one another. But it's definitely easier to be happy for the…

— Gustaf Skarsgard

I think with improv - and I say it all the time because it's become such a catch thing that you talk…

— Vince Vaughn

There was a phase where nothing was going right, and the thought crossed my mind that what is going to happen. Since…

— Rajkummar Rao

Two young actresses I admire are Emma Stone and Emma Watson, because they are intelligent, talented actresses and have a great sense…

— Kara Hayward

Acting is an amazing job. I'm very lucky to do it, and when you're working with terrific people, telling stories you care…

— Shaun Evans

I was an electrician, and I started acting as a hobby because I needed a distraction - I was bored! And only…

— Liam Cunningham

Acting is an imaginative leap, really, isn't it? And imaginations prosper in different circumstances. And it's being able - I can't tell…

— John Hurt

Acting is the most insecure profession in the world - you're insecure if you're successful, you're insecure if you're not. A tightrope…

— Kabir Bedi

Acting's such a good job in that you're stimulating and pushing yourself constantly. I'd never want to do anything comfortable.

— Kaya Scodelario

The great thing about acting is you don't have to worry about yourself at all. I tend to just get out of…

— Trudie Styler

Before acting offers came by, I dabbled in theatre under the aegis of the late thespian Dinesh Thakur. He was instrumental in…

— Arfi Lamba

I was initiated into acting with college plays, enacted by our amateur theatre group, Natya Aradhna, in Sholapur.

— Atul Kulkarni

Acting is therapeutic. I say I'm not shy, but... Acting is a very vulnerable experience, and you've got to be really confident…

— Shemar Moore

Acting was just outside of the realm of possibility for me. I grew up in L.A. and around Hollywood but I literally…

— Cody Horn

A big moment for me was when I did a play that was a new adaptation of Dostojevskij's 'Crime and Punishment,' and…

— Joel Kinnaman

I adore acting; it's in my blood - quite literally - but I can honestly say the most creative thing in the…

— Samantha Bond

I would like to give acting a go. I studied it for a long time; I just want to make sure when…

— Adwoa Aboah

I'm in love with the entire industry and every aspect of performing and directing, even writing, and I love working with acting…

— John Callen

I've done four movies. I've done seven albums. So I feel like music has always been a part of my life; acting…

— Jessica Simpson

Even if a kid doesn't go into acting or the arts like I did, some kids need that environment to find themselves…

— Tony Hale

I have the support of my parents and my teachers. They made it very possible for me to go to a school…

— Yara Shahidi

I started doing work as an extra and began taking acting classes. My height didn't seem to matter and no one was…

— Aron Eisenberg

I moved with my mom to Los Angeles for her to pursue her acting career, and she got a job casting atmosphere…

— Thomas Ian Nicholas

I feel really lucky because I discovered acting when I was really young, I was like nine and I think I had…

— Natalia Reyes

One of the traditions of film acting is a sort of mumbled realism. Be minimal, and do less. 'Even less than that.'

— Danny Boyle

I firmly believe lyrics have to breathe and give the audience's ear a chance to understand what's going on. Particularly in the…

— Stephen Sondheim

The unhappy persistence of both the practice and the lingering effects of racial discrimination ...is an unfortunate reality...and the government is not…

— Sandra Day O'Connor

I've only been acting since 2009 and I learn more and more with each job. I think I prepare and I'm very…

— Jenny Slate