--- title: "13 Act Better Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 13 Act Better quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Act Better sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d0/miguel-ferrer-14880_able_i-always-act-better-when-i-m-able-to-cur_3031500.jpg" --- > [I always act better when I'm able to curse.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-ferrer/i-always-act-better-when-i-m-able-to-curse/) [Miguel Ferrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miguel-ferrer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d0/miguel-ferrer-14880_able_i-always-act-better-when-i-m-able-to-cur_3031500.jpg) > [So what you ar ecool dont act better than everyone else just be you](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maeve-garrison/so-what-you-ar-ecool-dont-act-better-than-everyone-else-just-be-you/) [Maeve Garrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maeve-garrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3e/maeve-garrison-22590_being-you_so-what-you-ar-ecool-dont-act-better-tha_1937240.jpg) > [“I should not act better than anybody, but sure as hell, NOBODY’S better than ME!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-d-arcy-laughlin/i-should-not-act-better-than-anybody-but-sure-as-hell-nobody-s-better/) [Patricia D'Arcy Laughlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patricia-d-arcy-laughlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/851/patricia-d-arcy-laughlin-10564_ambition_i-should-not-act-better-than-anybody-but_3016496.jpg) > [I wouldn't be able to act like Al Pacino or play the piano like Dr. John, But I could probably act better…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-laurie/i-wouldn-t-be-able-to-act-like-al-pacino-or-play-the-piano-like-dr/) [Hugh Laurie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-laurie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38b/hugh-laurie-2413_able_i-wouldn-t-be-able-to-act-like-al-pacino_2673788.png) > [You've got to use your celebrity for good stuff, not evil. I think it's lame when people act as if they're better…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-bilson/you-ve-got-to-use-your-celebrity-for-good-stuff-not-evil-i-think-it-s/) [Rachel Bilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-bilson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/449/rachel-bilson-9262_celebrity_you-ve-got-to-use-your-celebrity-for-goo_655798.jpg) > [Now, knowing better, we can act better, we can live better, and give the animals, our children and ourselves a true reason…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-tuttle/now-knowing-better-we-can-act-better-we-can-live-better-and-give-the/) [Will Tuttle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-tuttle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1f/will-tuttle-37722_animal_now-knowing-better-we-can-act-better-we_796431.jpg) > [It never hurts to think too highly of a person; often they become ennobled and act better because of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/it-never-hurts-to-think-too-highly-of-a-person-often-they-become/) [Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3af/nelson-mandela-248_forgiveness_it-never-hurts-to-think-too-highly-of-a_846622.jpg) > [It is good to act as if. It is even better to grow to the point where it is no longer an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-caleb-colton/it-is-good-to-act-as-if-it-is-even-better-to-grow-to-the-point-where/) [Charles Caleb Colton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-caleb-colton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/737/charles-caleb-colton-270_funny_it-is-good-to-act-as-if-it-is-even-bette_1624320.png) > [I like finding stuff that I suck at and trying to get better. So I'm taking classes, getting myself comfortable in an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-burr/i-like-finding-stuff-that-i-suck-at-and-trying-to-get-better-so-i-m/) [Bill Burr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-burr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b3/bill-burr-1900_act_i-like-finding-stuff-that-i-suck-at-and_688382.jpg) > [You may be facebook famous behind a keyboard, but in reality, face to face, your on the same level as everyone else.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carniel-dunlop/you-may-be-facebook-famous-behind-a-keyboard-but-in-reality-face-to/) [Carniel Dunlop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carniel-dunlop/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37c/carniel-dunlop-15850_face-to-face_you-may-be-facebook-famous-behind-a-keyb_1369482.jpg) > [When you act, it's better not to fake the emotion. It's better to find the emotion within yourself and your experiences, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-earle-haley/when-you-act-it-s-better-not-to-fake-the-emotion-it-s-better-to-find/) [Jackie Earle Haley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-earle-haley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a4/jackie-earle-haley-24917_character_when-you-act-it-s-better-not-to-fake-the_1057305.jpg) > [And even though I stray from you, you know that my heart is good...and I know I aint exactly living how I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-cole/and-even-though-i-stray-from-you-you-know-that-my-heart-is-good-and-i/) [J Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-cole/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3b/j-cole-754_god-is-good_and-even-though-i-stray-from-you-you-kno_3234458.png) > [We owe the animals our profoundest apologies. Defenseless and unable to retaliate, they have suffered immense agonies under our domination that most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-tuttle/we-owe-the-animals-our-profoundest-apologies-defenseless-and-unable/) [Will Tuttle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-tuttle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a2/will-tuttle-37722_acting_we-owe-the-animals-our-profoundest-apolo_859084.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/act-better/#itemlist", "name": "Act Better Quotes", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I always act better when I'm able to curse.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Miguel Ferrer" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-ferrer/i-always-act-better-when-i-m-able-to-curse/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d0/miguel-ferrer-14880_able_i-always-act-better-when-i-m-able-to-cur_3031500.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d0/miguel-ferrer-14880_able_i-always-act-better-when-i-m-able-to-cur_3031500.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d0/miguel-ferrer-14880_able_i-always-act-better-when-i-m-able-to-cur_3031500.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I always act better when I'm able to curse.” — Miguel Ferrer", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "So what you ar ecool dont act better than everyone else just be you", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Maeve Garrison" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maeve-garrison/so-what-you-ar-ecool-dont-act-better-than-everyone-else-just-be-you/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3e/maeve-garrison-22590_being-you_so-what-you-ar-ecool-dont-act-better-tha_1937240.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3e/maeve-garrison-22590_being-you_so-what-you-ar-ecool-dont-act-better-tha_1937240.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3e/maeve-garrison-22590_being-you_so-what-you-ar-ecool-dont-act-better-tha_1937240.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“So what you ar ecool dont act better than everyone else just be you” — Maeve Garrison", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I should not act better than anybody, but sure as hell, NOBODY’S better than ME!”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Patricia D'Arcy Laughlin" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-d-arcy-laughlin/i-should-not-act-better-than-anybody-but-sure-as-hell-nobody-s-better/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/851/patricia-d-arcy-laughlin-10564_ambition_i-should-not-act-better-than-anybody-but_3016496.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/851/patricia-d-arcy-laughlin-10564_ambition_i-should-not-act-better-than-anybody-but_3016496.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/851/patricia-d-arcy-laughlin-10564_ambition_i-should-not-act-better-than-anybody-but_3016496.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I should not act better than anybody, but sure as hell, NOBODY’S better than ME!” — Patricia D'Arcy Laughlin", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I wouldn't be able to act like Al Pacino or play the piano like Dr. John, But I could probably act better than Dr. John and play the piano better than Al Pacino.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Hugh Laurie" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-laurie/i-wouldn-t-be-able-to-act-like-al-pacino-or-play-the-piano-like-dr/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38b/hugh-laurie-2413_able_i-wouldn-t-be-able-to-act-like-al-pacino_2673788.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38b/hugh-laurie-2413_able_i-wouldn-t-be-able-to-act-like-al-pacino_2673788.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38b/hugh-laurie-2413_able_i-wouldn-t-be-able-to-act-like-al-pacino_2673788.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I wouldn't be able to act like Al Pacino or play the piano like Dr. John, But I could probably act better…” — Hugh Laurie", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You've got to use your celebrity for good stuff, not evil. 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I act much better if I'm sitting down.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bill Burr" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-burr/i-like-finding-stuff-that-i-suck-at-and-trying-to-get-better-so-i-m/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b3/bill-burr-1900_act_i-like-finding-stuff-that-i-suck-at-and_688382.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b3/bill-burr-1900_act_i-like-finding-stuff-that-i-suck-at-and_688382.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b3/bill-burr-1900_act_i-like-finding-stuff-that-i-suck-at-and_688382.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I like finding stuff that I suck at and trying to get better. 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We all are.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Carniel Dunlop" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carniel-dunlop/you-may-be-facebook-famous-behind-a-keyboard-but-in-reality-face-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37c/carniel-dunlop-15850_face-to-face_you-may-be-facebook-famous-behind-a-keyb_1369482.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37c/carniel-dunlop-15850_face-to-face_you-may-be-facebook-famous-behind-a-keyb_1369482.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37c/carniel-dunlop-15850_face-to-face_you-may-be-facebook-famous-behind-a-keyb_1369482.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You may be facebook famous behind a keyboard, but in reality, face to face, your on the same level as…” — Carniel Dunlop", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When you act, it's better not to fake the emotion. It's better to find the emotion within yourself and your experiences, and see if you can bring that back to the surface, so that you can then literally hand it off to the character, and then let him run with it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jackie Earle Haley" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-earle-haley/when-you-act-it-s-better-not-to-fake-the-emotion-it-s-better-to-find/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a4/jackie-earle-haley-24917_character_when-you-act-it-s-better-not-to-fake-the_1057305.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a4/jackie-earle-haley-24917_character_when-you-act-it-s-better-not-to-fake-the_1057305.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a4/jackie-earle-haley-24917_character_when-you-act-it-s-better-not-to-fake-the_1057305.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When you act, it's better not to fake the emotion. 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