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title: "1 Act Better Quotes By Jackie Earle Haley"
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> [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…](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/)

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## More by Jackie Earle Haley

> [Playing Willie Loomis was really fun for me because it was something nice and different to embody. It was neat playing this drunken servant…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-earle-haley/playing-willie-loomis-was-really-fun-for-me-because-it-was-something/)

[Jackie Earle Haley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-earle-haley/)

> [Robert Englund's done an amazing job over the years playing Freddy. Everybody's that's a fan of "Nightmare" loves Robert and you know so that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-earle-haley/robert-englund-s-done-an-amazing-job-over-the-years-playing-freddy/)

[Jackie Earle Haley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-earle-haley/)

> [I've got a lot of wonderfully talented, creative directors I've worked with in Texas, but the market we're in, they kind of have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-earle-haley/i-ve-got-a-lot-of-wonderfully-talented-creative-directors-i-ve-worked/)

[Jackie Earle Haley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-earle-haley/)

> [I love working on films and I'd love to do some interesting work, but if somebody asked me, 'Would you like 'Human Target' to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-earle-haley/i-love-working-on-films-and-i-d-love-to-do-some-interesting-work-but/)

[Jackie Earle Haley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-earle-haley/)

> ['Alien' is one of my all-time favorite horror films - that has a great monster.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-earle-haley/alien-is-one-of-my-all-time-favorite-horror-films-that-has-a-great/)

[Jackie Earle Haley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-earle-haley/)

> [I'd always avoided stuff like 'Where are they now?' or 'Whatever happened to?' Just 'No thanks, thanks for calling.' You tell me, have you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-earle-haley/i-d-always-avoided-stuff-like-where-are-they-now-or-whatever-happened/)

[Jackie Earle Haley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-earle-haley/)

> [I bite the hell out of my fingernails. I can't stop. I should stop. It would be nice to grow my fingernails out. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-earle-haley/i-bite-the-hell-out-of-my-fingernails-i-can-t-stop-i-should-stop-it/)

[Jackie Earle Haley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-earle-haley/)

> [The horror genre is not my favorite. I think it's fun, there's a great place for it and I get a kick out of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-earle-haley/the-horror-genre-is-not-my-favorite-i-think-it-s-fun-there-s-a-great/)

[Jackie Earle Haley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-earle-haley/)

> [When you're talking about Tim Burton, you're talking about a guy that has such a visual sense, an aesthetic, a storytelling style. It's like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-earle-haley/when-you-re-talking-about-tim-burton-you-re-talking-about-a-guy-that/)

[Jackie Earle Haley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-earle-haley/)

> [That transition from child to adult actor is so incredibly elusive. The roles that were coming to me as a young adult were not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-earle-haley/that-transition-from-child-to-adult-actor-is-so-incredibly-elusive/)

[Jackie Earle Haley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-earle-haley/)

> [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…](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/)

> [I started acting when I was 5 years old. And I was pretty well known for a while. Your self-esteem and your identity start…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-earle-haley/i-started-acting-when-i-was-5-years-old-and-i-was-pretty-well-known/)

[Jackie Earle Haley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-earle-haley/)

> [I'm an actor, I worry about everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-earle-haley/i-m-an-actor-i-worry-about-everything/)

[Jackie Earle Haley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-earle-haley/)

> [You can't please everybody. All you can do is really just try to work from the heart and do the best job that you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-earle-haley/you-can-t-please-everybody-all-you-can-do-is-really-just-try-to-work/)

[Jackie Earle Haley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-earle-haley/)

> [I've never been a big horror genre fan, but I did go see 'Nightmare on Elm Street' in the theaters and I dug it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-earle-haley/i-ve-never-been-a-big-horror-genre-fan-but-i-did-go-see-nightmare-on/)

[Jackie Earle Haley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-earle-haley/)

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