Acting Quotes · Page 85

I didn't know if I was going to go into acting more, or kind of lean into TV writing or comedy.

— Patti Harrison

Great acting is all about being in the moment, being in the present tense.

— Tom Hooper

It's not enough to have talent. You have to have a talent for your talent.

— Stella Adler

So I don't think I'm gonna pull my head into my shell just because a bunch of people start acting like idiots.

— Todd Rundgren

Acting is an escape from the boring person that I am in real life.

— Wallace Shawn

You have to stop yourself midway through a scene and be like, 'I'm acting with Olivia Colman!'

— Josh O'Connor

From the first audition on stage, I knew I loved acting.

— Matt Letscher

If you present yourself like trash, don't be expected to be treated like treasure.

— Kourtnee Willams

I'm a frustrated actor. My ... goal is to beat Alfred Hitchcock in the number of cameos. I'm going to try to…

— Stan Lee

I started acting when I was young, and I didn't go to drama school. It was always something that I did alongside…

— Bel Powley

I love doing action scenes, there's that great thing when you sort of stop acting because if you're running, you're not acting…

— Sarah Wayne Callies

“Whatever genre you deem suitable for your taste – romance, comedy, action, mystery, sci-fi or anything else, make sure it has the…

— Abhijit Naskar

Because I'd grown up with this singular focus on sports, I just kind of did that with acting. That became an obsession.…

— Frankie Shaw

I've always been drawn to storytelling, and acting is the most immersive form of storytelling you can get involved with! You're actually…

— Tamzin Merchant

Most of my acting has been for fantasy-based shows like 'A Korean Odyssey.' But for 'Vagabond,' it is totally different.

— Lee Seung-gi

With acting, you see some of the kids are literally just off the street, untrained, and they are great. And others are…

— Patton Oswalt

When I first started training to be a wrestler I was also trying my hand at acting. I was trying to get…

— Christopher Daniels

We all have within us a deep sense of what we need, and what is right and true for us. To access…

— Shakti Gawain

The weird job of acting is that it is so simple. You just see the person in the situation. It is whatever…

— Jason Isaacs

Acting is kind of difficult to intellectualize - it's a far more visceral experience. It's really hard to be able to think…

— Jesse Eisenberg

Seriously, my music really does help my acting, and, like, getting in and out of a character from a different lifestyle and…

— Bryan Greenberg

I ask my assistants if they're retarded all the time. When the camera is on you, of course, actors have the ability…

— Brett Ratner

I was one of those kids who thought I could be the president of England when I grew up if I wanted…

— Riley Keough

My professional acting life, stage and screen, has brought me public support, emotional fulfillment and material comfort. It has brought me together…

— Peter O'Toole

I think this notion of acting and glamour is getting in everybody's way.

— Melissa Leo

Acting is just common sense. It isn't hard if you put yourself aside and just do what the writer wrote.

— James Garner

I am not against acting in a Hindi film, but I will take it up only if the story is right.

— Allu Arjun

Sometimes, when you're acting, you are so in the moment that you don't even remember what just happened.

— Kristin Davis

I never achieved my first goal in the National Actors Theatre, which is to have a permanent Acting Company

— Tony Randall

I take talking as seriously as I do writing, acting and stand-up. Not everybody is good at talking.

— Robby Hoffman

Sometimes You have to lose something to realize how silly you been acting.

— Lisa's Voice

Music is extremely intuitive, which acting too in a different way.

— Katey Sagal

Listening is selecting and interpreting and acting and making decisions.

— Pauline Oliveros

Instantly when I'm acting, I kick into Frank Agnew face.

— Mark Strong

Acting is revealing the truth that is already within you and that reflects the character that you're doing.

— Ron Cephas Jones

We aren't, as human beings, very good at acting in our best interest.

— Malcolm Gladwell

The reason I love acting is because I feel like acting is all about listening.

— Taryn Manning

Acting is something that I've always wanted to do and been interested in.

— Josephine Langford

As an actor, if you were to simplify what acting really is, it's about letting go.

— Derek Magyar

When I started acting I was in North Carolina. There are a lot of conservatives around there.

— Nick Searcy