Acting Quotes · Page 18

An ounce of behavior is worth a pound of words.

— Sanford Meisner

Acting is a youthful profession.

— Kirk Douglas

A clone never makes it as far as the original.

— La'Quay G

We must be able to inspire. That's my goal in acting

— Portia de Rossi

I love the creative end of acting. But I hate fame.

— Evangeline Lilly

Acting is a bit of a substitute for life.

— Nick Nolte

It's best to keep acting real.

— Liam Neeson

Acting is what I've pursued since I was a child.

— Kristanna Loken

I have my writing and acting and producing and directing, and my younger brother has his music and his acting.

— Kevin Schmidt

I never wanted to be an actress. Acting wasn't in my mind. It wasn't in my calculations.

— Esme Creed-Miles

When I was little, acting opportunities were always proposed to me as 'a favour.'

— Rory Culkin

I actually wanted to be an exotic dancer, but that didn't work out so I thought I'd take on acting.

— Sasha Alexander

I feel like acting is a study of humanity, and I am loving that.

— Lauren Ridloff

I think that it's important not to take [acting] too seriously. It's all pretend. It's a strange job.

— Michael Pitt

Everything I thought about acting and having a movie career has changed from what I thought when I started.

— Rebecca De Mornay

When life gave me tough situations, acting helped me cope with those situations.

— S. Sreesanth

I think acting is only one part of the piece of the movie. I'ts an important piece, but I'd like to be…

— Stephen Dorff

I enjoy directing, but I really like acting more. The idea of controlling the whole thing is not something that really appeals…

— Stacy Keach

A moral principle is not a command to act or to forbear acting in a given way: it is a tool for…

— John Dewey

My acting stopped being about disguise and became about truth which suits the camera, so my film career took off when I…

— Ian Mckellen

With 'Avatar,' you're beginning to see the need for less and less actors and less of an appreciation for live acting.

— Martin Landau

My experiences and training back at drama school were very enlightening. I always believe in improving, be it kathak or my acting…

— Jiah Khan

I run the Actor's Studio on the West Coast, and one of the things I say all the time to the people…

— Martin Landau

Supporting people to stay in their homes is surely a better method of reducing homelessness than acting after the fact.

— Dawn Foster

I took to writing as my medicine to help me stay afloat in acting career journey. I wrote about me breaking hearts,…

— Omari Hardwick

When it comes to the Supreme Court, the American people have only two times when they have any input into how our…

— Mike DeWine

I wrote as a teenager, and once I started acting, you know, you're learning lines, you're doing other people's words, it takes…

— John Larroquette

“It's taken me a white to get here, but in a way, it feels more pleasing, because I've had periods that haven't…

— Tom Hiddleston

That's what's so satisfying about acting. You can come as prepared as you like, but there's no accounting for what's going to…

— David Oyelowo

There's was no pressure on it for me - I just went in and had fun. Whatever Jason Moore, the director, asked…

— Max von Essen

I've always loved acting, even from when I was a child. But when I got on stage, I realised I couldn't act…

— Claron McFadden

I was like, 'I'm only going to do musical theater for the rest of my life. I'm never going to do TV.'…

— Gaten Matarazzo

Acting is all I know; being on a set is all I know.

— Tyler Posey

Acting without knowing takes you right off the cliff.

— Ray Bradbury

Acting is the most demanding, painful job in the world.

— Arthur Smith

I really take acting seriously.

— John Corbett

Before I started acting, I'd never wear makeup.

— Mia Goth

Acting is about acting, not about being a movie star.

— Tyler Christopher

Acting is where my heart is. I love acting.

— Fiona Gubelmann

I love acting, truly my favorite people are actors.

— Sean Penn