Acting Quotes · Page 265

You know it's hard for me to, like, act the way I've been acting. And, like, being, like, nice to everyone. And…

— Aaryn Gries

I always felt that my way into comedy would be through my writing rather than my acting.

— Simon Bird

The legal profession, politics and acting are very closely tied: the whole point is to have an idea and get it across…

— Kevin Spacey

In acting there's two different things: You're either pitching in a scene, or you're catching.

— Robin Tunney

If I was working nine to five, acting would be my hobby... I always feel like maybe I should do an Open…

— Claire Foy

Further, by acting decisively in Iraq, the United States has sent very strong signals to other nations that have been or could…

— Jim Gerlach

The exciting part of acting, I don't know how else to explain it, are those moments when you surprise yourself.

— Tom Cruise

I used to be under the impression that if a role wasn't difficult, then there was nothing happening. Then a director said…

— Ken Stott

By taking elements you observe in life, you can develop qualities in your acting life that you don't ordinarily call upon in…

— Stella Adler

You know the theory of cell irritability?. If you take an amoeba cell and poke it a thousand times, it will change…

— Bill Murray

Don't let the world define you. In the world of acting, and I think in any profession, really, people are really eager…

— Jonathan Groff

When I was in college I was an English major and my last year or so I tutored high school students in…

— Michael Ealy

I really do love doing stand-up, and I don't see why it should affect the acting. And I just want more interesting…

— Patton Oswalt

Literature is an easier way to study acting, because then you can take any kind of spin.

— Shia LaBeouf

I don't like acting; not in front of the camera.

— Spike Lee

When I met Peter Weir, we did a movie called 'Master and Commander' together, and that's when I really started to understand…

— Robert Stromberg

Acting is like any other art form, in that you have the option to go very big or go very small.

— Nicolas Cage

I stumbled into acting because a friend persuaded me to leave my 9 to 5 job and get into acting.

— Fawad Khan

The essence of acting is seeing the world from another point of view. That's what acting is.

— Sydney Pollack

I've done some acting and a lot of different things, but mostly it's the music.

— Joan Jett

If you're a boxer, you want to get the ring with a Mike Tyson or Muhammad Ali type. When you're acting, you…

— Viola Davis

The experience of both acting and producing has been wonderful. It certainly has created a full plate. But it is very exciting…

— Tracee Ellis Ross

Don't opt for acting as an escape from education.

— Naseeruddin Shah

I always hated acting but I kept on acting.

— Sterling Hayden

Singing and composing come naturally to me, but acting does not. I have worked at it and attended several workshops to learn…

— Himesh Reshammiya

I feel any actor can deliver a dialogue but real acting is how one reacts to the dialogue.

— Ammy Virk

Music's always been a big part of my life, but it kind of all happened in one big ball of storytelling rather…

— Clare Bowen

Focusing only on street homelessness is resource-intensive, and acts after the rough sleeper has already endured significant hardship and trauma. Acting before…

— Dawn Foster

Acting, in general, is something most people think they're incapable of, but they do it from morning to night. The subtlest acting…

— Marlon Brando

I only sound intelligent when there's a good script writer around.

— Christian Bale

“As a person, [Barbara Stanwyck] was a great deal like the character she played in Ball of Fire, a stripper called Sugarpuss…

— Robert Wagner

The truth is, anybody that becomes famous is an ass for a year and a half. You've got to give them a…

— Bill Murray

If I do decide one day to stop acting, I just hate the idea of people going: 'Oh, did you ever do…

— Robert Pattinson

I'm a huge 'Harry Potter' fan. When you're acting, it's a fantasy already, maybe it's the costumes, I love it. It's so…

— Meghan Ory

I enjoy acting because it is very different to songwriting and it allows me to flex a different creative muscle.

— Ryan Bingham

There are always going to be more actors than anybody can ever use.

— Edward Albee

I'm not interested in being famous or anything, but I'm definitely interested in expressing emotions, and acting and filmmaking can be great…

— Ellar Coltrane

I've always wanted to play a spy, because it is the ultimate acting exercise. You are never what you seem.

— Benedict Cumberbatch

Being an actor is definitely not about sitting around on set and having a cigarette or something. It's about acting. The more…

— Erika Christensen

Acting and emotionally expressing myself, seeing the world and being a mom are just all very exciting to me. I'm a real…

— Maria Bello