Acting Quotes · Page 82

And film acting is incredibly tedious, just by its nature. It's incredibly, mind numbingly slow.

— Hugh Grant

Between my two girls, Alia showed a natural flair for acting.

— Soni Razdan

I'd trained at the University of Washington and had a Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting.

— Gregg Henry

Maybe I can't act, but I know the gimmicks. I studied acting all my life and know what's good for me.

— Alan Ladd

Besides acting, music, and fashion, I am a huge tech nerd.

— Quincy Brown

After acting for four years, in five languages, theatre became my stepping stone to TV and cinema.

— Rajesh Khattar

If you worry too much, it shows in your acting, and it ceases to be effortless.

— Nithya Menen

At a young age, acting was so inspiring and exciting, because to me it was play - make-believe, pretend.

— James Van Der Beek

Acting is somewhat mysteriously taught. There are so many different methods and systems and processes for teaching acting because it will always…

— Deborah Ann Woll

I would never have changed anything in the past. I have been acting for 32 years now and I feel so lucky…

— Amanda Burton

My weak spot is laziness. I have a lot of weak spots - cookies, croissants; my wife is always lecturing me about…

— Anthony Hopkins

I've played a lot of bad guys, and I'm pretty good at leaving my work at the office. And I look at…

— Kevin Bacon

I love being on stage or in front of the camera. My work brings me a lot of joy. It helps me…

— Dana Delany

In the beginning, it was quite challenging because I had zero acting experience, and delivering dialogues was the most difficult thing for…

— Atif Aslam

I have a degree in European history, which didn't necessarily have any direct impact on my career, but I'm grateful I studied…

— Becki Newton

I always tell younger filmmakers, it's not just about the acting or the art itself. It's about how big of an audience…

— Donnie Yen

Starting at age four, my mom decided that she was not going to have an idle child in the house. So I…

— Chandra Wilson

I studied mass media and brand management and was looking to do an MBA. When an acting offer came by, I thought…

— Kajal Aggarwal

Acting is always more fun for me.I love being a part of a story, I love collaborating, I love working with different…

— John Krasinski

My uncles are always busy away acting, so I barely even see them much at all, but I always know that they…

— Hero Fiennes-Tiffin

In every painting, as in any other work of art, there is always an IDEA, never a STORY. The idea is the…

— Jose Clemente Orozco

People nowadays talk about issues as if they're reading lines off a teleprompter. They recite what they read and echo it without…

— Suzy Kassem

I do think there is an enhanced awareness of insecurity and vulnerability that induces anxiety that creates pressure on teachers and administrators…

— Richard A. Falk

I like the fact that I can go away and lose myself so I don't have to live in the world of…

— Roddy Piper

I'm a humble student of acting myself and part of that studentship is teaching.

— Jeff Goldblum

To choose ways of not acting was ever the concern and scruple of my life.

— Fernando Pessoa

The big difference with Juliette and the others in that film is that she goes beyond acting.

— Olivier Martinez

I started acting when I was in high school, started writing when I got to New York in 1975.

— Eric Bogosian

By the time I entered high school, I had forsaken academics altogether in favor of my burgeoning acting career.

— Michael J. Fox

I don't have a great talent for explaining myself in acting because I can't explain it.

— Elaine Stritch

I like making people feel things. Acting doesn't seem like lying but like storytelling.

— Morgan Saylor

As far as making a living, acting has been much more lucrative. Music's been tough.

— Taryn Manning

Twelve to 15 years of acting school, and I am being a bird.

— Joe Pantoliano

You start acting in spite of your neuroses, not because of them.

— Frank Langella

I really think that effective acting has to do literally with the movement of molecules.

— Anonymous

With a recent birthday, I've been acting now for twenty years.

— Thayer David

Because modeling is lucrative, I'm able to save up and be more particular about the acting roles I take.

— Kathy Ireland

Acting is like a high wire act. Your margin for error is very slim.

— Christine Baranski

When I'm directing I'm working from 100% of my brain, but when I'm acting I'm working from my heart.

— Matthew Gray Gubler

Ricardo Montalban is to improvisational acting what Mount Rushmore is to animation.

— John Cassavetes