There's probably no one who understands Method acting better academically than I do, or actually uses it more in his work. But… — Jack Nicholson Copy Share Image
I made a very conscious decision to quit acting. I was on a series, and we were in the process of renegotiating.… — Taylor Sheridan Copy Share Image
By these things examine thyself. By whose rules am I acting; in whose name; in whose strength; in whose glory? What faith,… — Jackie Mason Copy Share Image
For me, acting is like a holiday. When you're directing, you have a strong sense of responsibility for others. It's exciting but… — Simon McBurney Copy Share Image
My parents were involved in community theater in New Jersey. Instead of hiring a baby sitter, they would take me with them.… — Jane Krakowski Copy Share Image
After being in one movie, it didn't seem like that would be my life. I had done several jobs, briefly. I'd been… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
A lot of people don't realize, when you are acting in a martial arts film, you're not just performing martial arts. You're… — Donnie Yen Copy Share Image
I think when you take away all, like, the premieres and press stuff and all the special effects, then you just come… — Emma Watson Copy Share Image
One of the reasons I got into acting was because its so fly-by-night. I never knew what was going to happen. Now… — Cory Monteith Copy Share Image
And when I first started writing, it was literally in acting classes. And what would happen is now it's really easy to… — Quentin Tarantino Copy Share Image
People say, "Why is it that you love to act?" And you want to say, "Well, most of acting is sitting in… — Anjelica Huston Copy Share Image
I fell in love with acting at a very young age, when I was 9 years old and started doing community theater.… — Guy Wilson Copy Share Image
Any system which says, This is a rotten world, wait for the next, give up, do nothing, succumb--that may be the basic… — Philip K. Dick Copy Share Image
Out of the blending of human and animal stories comes the theme that I hope is inherent in all my books: that… — Fred Bodsworth Copy Share Image
Sometimes what you turn out may be just a performance, but sometimes what you create will change the way people think about… — Adrian Lester Copy Share Image
The number one thing I am earnestly attracted to is intelligence. Writers are thus the pinnacle of intelligence. While actors are great… — Rachel Bloom Copy Share Image
I never think about the genre I'm in, really, when I'm acting. That's the director's job, to hone us in on the… — Melissa Barrera Copy Share Image
I grew up near New York, and there were a lot of summer stock theaters in the area. I started an apprenticing… — Christopher Lloyd Copy Share Image
I saw Song Hye Kyo once, and she was so pretty. She was bare-faced, and I was wearing full makeup, yet she… — Park Bo-young Copy Share Image
I have been directing and involved in producing and the creating of films for quite a while as well as acting. I… — George Clooney Copy Share Image
A man who is good for anything ought not to calculate the chance of living or dying; he ought only to consider… — Plato Copy Share Image
The only thing that made its way to actually happen for me was acting. I love it, and I love being on… — Elliot Knight Copy Share Image
The best confidence artist makes us feel not as if we're being taken for a ride but as if we are genuinely… — Maria Konnikova Copy Share Image
I play guitar; you'll find me at home strumming 'Vincent' on the guitar. I also read a lot of poetry, and Shakespeare… — Dave Legeno Copy Share Image
Acting is kind of a forced compassion, where you learn that given certain circumstances, you can feel and do things that you… — Susan Sarandon Copy Share Image
Acting can be a very cruel mistress. It's not a meritocracy. In other walks of life, by being good at what you… — Mark Strong Copy Share Image
The laws of our being are such that we must perform some degree of use in the world, whether we intend it,… — Lydia M. Child Copy Share Image
Now for me, acting is all I want to do for the rest of my life. So I am going to give… — Prateik Babbar Copy Share Image
Good acting is good acting, however you learn it. Some people who haven't studied are amazing. Some people like Leonardo DiCaprio are… — Sam Rockwell Copy Share Image
I'd just like to be in films that I would like to see. I think of myself as an entertainment arsenal. Like… — Jack Black Copy Share Image
I always wanted to act. My brother and I would hang out all the time, and a lot of our entertainment came… — Katy O'Brian Copy Share Image
Allu Arjun is one of the most stylish actors. We should take care of our looks when acting with him because he… — Samantha Akkineni Copy Share Image
At 15 I had moved out of my parents' place, and my options were looking pretty narrow. But I had this acting… — Ben Mendelsohn Copy Share Image
Acting was my classroom in many ways and I always believed and I still do that acting is not just about pretending… — Kristen Stewart Copy Share Image
I love political cartoons from the 19th century, and whenever I complete a piece of acting work that I'm particularly proud of,… — Miriam Margolyes Copy Share Image
“I don't care if you wear white to your coming-out party and pretend to be a virgin, but you're gay, Kit. G-A-Y.… — Tibby Armstrong Copy Share Image
I try and imagine myself in situations and figure out how I'd have reacted and responded to them, and then bring that… — Suriya Copy Share Image
I knew at an early age I wanted to act. Acting was always easy for me. I don't believe in predestination, but… — Morgan Freeman Copy Share Image
Nothing I accept about myself can be used against me to diminish me. I am who I am, doing what I came… — Audre Lorde Copy Share Image
Listen carefully to first criticisms made of your work. Note just what it is about your work that critics don't like -… — Jean Cocteau Copy Share Image
