Acting Quotes · Page 99

To me, acting is acting... I'd be happy working on a street corner in a mime troupe.

— Kelly McGillis

If I'd succeeded right away at acting I wouldn't have sought out writing.

— Sylvester Stallone

It's not that I'm retired; I just no longer accept acting work.

— Jamie Lee Curtis

When actors are being defensive and defending their position, that is when you get less than good acting.

— John Boorman

I find a similarity between performing music onstage and acting - a reality of emotion.

— Miyavi

“I guess you don't know what kind of guy you are until you start acting like one.”

— Brock Clarke

Nobody knows all about acting till their last film or even after their last film.

— Ramya Krishnan

I started studying at 26. Before that, I never thought of acting as something that I would ever try.

— Gale Harold

I moved to L.A. straight out of graduating my arts high school and worked three jobs to afford living while taking acting…

— Madelaine Petsch

I drifted into acting, and I've drifted into my career, and I've never been guided by anything particularly concrete.

— Rupert Graves

I remember lying in bed one night when I was 15 and deciding I was ready to go into acting properly. I'd…

— Lily Collins

I really loved getting to interact with an animal or a baby or a kid in a scene because they don't really…

— Maya Hawke

While acting in 'W,' my worries about the way I act settled down. I also discovered another side of myself. It was…

— Lee Jong-suk

I went to elementary like any other kid, but I was just always a little different. I had that sparkle, and everyone…

— Raven Goodwin

If you're a dancer, study singing. You have to do everything and do it well. You have to study acting. You have…

— Debbie Reynolds

I do tend to gravitate to the more dramatic side of things. I love feeling intense emotions when I'm acting. I just…

— Aaron Paul

“Keanu Reeves?" she asks in amazement. I nod. "What did he wish for?" "Isn't it obvious?" I say, waving a hand at…

— Jackson Pearce

Always stay true to your nature. Anything that you are being hired for in any aspect of life whether it is a…

— Anne Fletcher

There are certain aspects of acting that I don't like. I'm not a person who loves being on set. I mean, I…

— Joaquin Phoenix

For me, because people have seen me grow up since I was six, I think people feel like they own a part…

— Dakota Fanning

Acting for me was hard enough without having to think of the accent. And also, when I was auditioning for stuff I…

— Jonathan LaPaglia

I don't think playing it safe constitutes a retreat, necessarily. In other words, I don't think if, by playing safe he means…

— Rod Serling

I remember hearing someone say that good acting is more about taking off a mask than putting one on, and in movie…

— Annette Bening

One of my daughters wants to act, but none of them sing - well, one of them sings but she's got some…

— Ginuwine

Nothing gives me more pleasure than acting. But I don't enjoy going for award functions or giving interviews.

— Anushka Sharma

I am happy that I am getting roles to prove my acting calibre.

— Shweta Tripathi

I'm always changing and learning about acting, and about myself. I just hope to always keep doing that.

— Jane Levy

I sang when I was in primary school, and I did singing at Sylvia Young: no acting at all.

— Lashana Lynch

“We are all acting on stage and the world is our audience.”

— Antonello Fiore

I write my plays to create an excuse for full-tilt acting and performing.

— Eric Bogosian

The thing I crave for the most is appreciation for my acting.

— Sidharth Malhotra

In acting class, I used to hide in the corner and pray the teacher wouldn't call on me.

— Peggy Lipton

Before getting into movies, I decided to get modeling or acting assignments in Delhi.

— Sonu Sood

I don't really have plans like that [move towards more dramatic acting].

— Rowan Atkinson

I do a little bit of acting, but I wouldn't call myself an actor.

— Ryan Higa

I find that the acting's getting easier - with experience, everything is more instinctual.

— Ewan McGregor

I never felt Lee Strasberg could act, and I fail to see how someone who can't act can teach acting.

— Paul Henreid

I started theater when I was three, and I started doing professional acting when I was nine.

— Liana Liberato

I have a lot more control with music, whereas with acting, there are so many people involved.

— Sophie Thatcher

I played crying people in corsets for a long time, but I went into acting to be a character actor.

— Anna Maxwell Martin