Acting Quotes · Page 123

I feel like some of the best talent is on TV right now, with the writing, acting and great directors.

— Christina Ricci

I just want to keep being creative, and I want to feel inspired by a role, and I want to keep acting.

— Ellen Wong

In college, I would just drop out of all my classes, and I would just be left with my acting classes.

— Jeremy Luke

You've got to keep taking certain risks, because my priority is in acting, it's not in movie stardom.

— Gary Sinise

Acting is the physical representation of a mental picture and the projection of an emotional concept.

— Laurette Taylor

Acting is an imaginative leap, really, isn't it? And imaginations prosper in different circumstances.

— John Hurt

I'd rather concentrate on making my character more convincing than trying to prove my acting prowess.

— Atul Kulkarni

I love acting. I love what I do. I am absolutely filled every day with gratitude that I get to do it.

— Jessica Pare

Acting is one of the most risky businesses you could ever be in. You literally do not know where your next paycheck…

— Kat Dennings

Acting is invigorating. But I don't analyse it too much. It's like a dog smelling where it's going to do its toilet…

— Liam Neeson

Anya jumped in front of the man, acting as his shield. “Now, Sabin. He didn’t mean any harm. He’s borderline stupid. You…

— Gena Showalter

When I started out in the industry, I felt the need to say 'yes' to everything. You wanted to be an actor,…

— Annie Murphy

Movies were the one thing that I loved my entire life. So I always knew that I wanted to get into acting…

— Henry Golding

What I learned is that acting is to a large extent about trying to stave off self-doubt long enough to be natural…

— Daniel Radcliffe

My style is an extension of acting and an outcome of some serious lessons I picked up learning when I did theatre…

— Kapil Sharma

“Give people films, they will forget after a few weeks, but give people ideas, they will assimilate them into their consciousness.”

— Abhijit Naskar

I wanted to be an actor when I saw the movie 'Die Hard.' I saw Bruce Willis shooting guns and blowing stuff…

— Zach Gilford

Voice acting is very different from live-action. You only have one tool to convey emotion. You can't sell a line with a…

— Felicia Day

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

From musicals to plays, I was part of all things theatrical all through my school life in Chandigarh, and this helped me…

— Ayushmann Khurrana

That's all TV acting is. Like, let me find my mark and seem like I'm still acting. Sometimes they'll put sandbags there,…

— Laura Benanti

I started acting pretty much by accident. I was doing read-throughs for a playwright who I was assisting, and then an agency…

— Guy Burnet

Initially I probably didn't even call it acting, but dressing up or something. As a kid I think you fully imagine the…

— Hugo Weaving

There are very few films or plays or anything about really happy people with perfect lives. Everyone is usually screwed up in…

— Anna Paquin

I think theatre helped, only because it was acting experience. I got to work with a lot of directors.

— James Denton

At acting school people didn't speak like me. It was all received pronunciation - 'ow now brown cow.'

— Ray Winstone

White people are very good at acting like they're not racist. They deserve an Academy Award for that.

— Paul Mooney

I am more than just one thing. I think my acting has helping my dancing, and vice versa. And I write.

— Paula Kelly

Acting must be scaled down for the screen. A drawing room is a lot smaller than a theatre auditorium.

— Arthur Lowe

If I had to choose between a great acting job and a good directing job, I'd choose the directing job.

— Ron Howard

Actors should be instinctive and spontaneous. If you think about acting, you're not going to be good.

— Paul Morrissey

I could never write. I would just be too lonely. What's great about acting is, it's so collaborative.

— Rachel Weisz

I'd also take any acting job...well, not any acting job, that's not true. I'd take a cool acting job.

— Katie Aselton

People who think radio acting is easy are wrong, because you got nothing to work with but your voice.

— Melanie Griffith

Acting is all about creative ideas and sharing, so the more places those ideas come from, the better.

— George MacKay

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

Acting is the art of speaking in a loud, clear voice and the avoidance of bumping into the furniture.

— Alfred Lunt

Most actresses began their career as glamorous pin-ups before being noticed for their acting talents.

— Sameera Reddy

When I'm acting and I have to remember my lines and put my mind in concert with my body, I don't tic.

— Dash Mihok

Dance and theatre afforded me the opportunity to discover my passion for acting, for telling stories.

— Kelsey Chow