There is a need for aloneness, which I don't think most people realise for an actor. It's almost having certain kinds of… — Marilyn Monroe Copy Share Image
Ideally you do want people to treat you professionally in return, but not everyone necessarily does that. This acting job - it… — Henry Cavill Copy Share Image
It's important to be yourself. What art does for everyone, helps you understand yourself and in a distilled way, whether it's a… — Val Kilmer Copy Share Image
A man is called affected, nowadays, if he dresses as he likes to dress. But in doing that he is acting in… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
My dad discouraged me and my older sister watching too much TV. I don't want to portray them as crazy hippies, but… — Georgia King Copy Share Image
The thing that attracted me to acting the most was I always felt quite unsure or insecure as a kid, and for… — Christie Laing Copy Share Image
Acting is about giving something away, handing yourself over to whatever role you are asked to play. I'm not hiding or escaping… — Alan Rickman Copy Share Image
An acting teacher once taught me that to be an effective actor, you have to be willing to appear naked... he meant… — Bryan Cranston Copy Share Image
Early on, someone had told me, 'You know, the camera can always tell when you're lying.' And, Jesus, that intimidated me. 'The… — Michael Douglas Copy Share Image
You're not going to be able to look like anyone else, no matter how hard you try, unless you're a mimic, then… — Morgan Freeman Copy Share Image
I am fairly embraced by the Hollywood community, and I love making movies and I love acting, but I'm not real crazy… — Billy Bob Thornton Copy Share Image
I was nervous. I was thinking, 'Gee, he's Ralph Fiennes. What an amazing actor, and I can have this scene with him.'… — Matthew Lewis Copy Share Image
I was on 'Junior Star Search' when I was 10 years old, in the acting category. The adult version of 'Star Search'… — Giovanni Ribisi Copy Share Image
I'd always enjoyed acting at high school, and I was all lined up to do an honours degree course in biology at… — Matt Frewer Copy Share Image
Acting was always the first love, but a lot of people want to be actors, and my goal was, 'Come hell or… — Greta Gerwig Copy Share Image
I definitely do have a persona onstage. I definitely am a completely different person, but I'm still having a lot of fun… — Finn Wolfhard Copy Share Image
In 'Jonaki,' it isn't about the individual actor. The actor is as important as the wall, or the water flowing down the… — Jim Sarbh Copy Share Image
To me, acting is a matter of absolute concentration. You can laugh and giggle with your friends up to the minute the… — Elizabeth Taylor Copy Share Image
I remember being in college knowing I didn't want to go anymore. I wanted to try and become an actor. There is… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
I feel think the next logical step is acting, which I think is cool but I never got the acting bug. I… — Ryan Montgomery Copy Share Image
When I decided that I might want to do acting for a living - I don't know where it really came from,… — Gary Oldman Copy Share Image
When you're playing the part of a saxophone or a trumpet player, both of which I have done, it would be nice… — Stephen Rea Copy Share Image
I fell in love with art and music and dance and acting and how all those things can cultivate something really special… — Jordan Fisher Copy Share Image
Directing is definitely something that is in my life for keeps, and the more I do it, the more I realize how… — Carrie Preston Copy Share Image
All real freedom springs from necessity, for it can be gained only through the exercise of the individual will, and that will… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I was just doing bits and pieces of acting in the UK. I'd been in the film Breaking and Entering - Anthony… — Ed Westwick Copy Share Image
I learned a valuable lesson doing 'Mr. Sunshine,' which is that I didn't want to be in charge because it's too much.… — Matthew Perry Copy Share Image
Abraham Lincoln did not contend that his actions were immune from Congressional correction; on the contrary, he specifically said he was acting… — William Lee Miller Copy Share Image
Bob Fosse, even though he wasn't gay. He was certainly queer and had a huge effect on the 'Hedwig' film, as did… — John Cameron Mitchell Copy Share Image
I had no idea what it took to be an actor. Then all of a sudden I found myself cast in a… — Lee Byung-hun Copy Share Image
I'm able to look the person acting across from me and respond to that. There are times when it becomes so lonely… — Son Ye-jin Copy Share Image
It was really starting to get pathetic, everyday they would come in looking for one thing or another. 'Zach, can you give… — Zach Braff Copy Share Image
I made films with my brothers and my cousins and if any of the films ever come to fruition my career will… — Henry Lloyd-Hughes Copy Share Image
When dealing with a difficult person, all that matters from a spiritual standpoint is how you react and treat the person. It's… — Doreen Virtue Copy Share Image
If you look good, you can act in a Bollywood movie, you don't have to be able to act; and Aishwarya Rai… — Russell Peters Copy Share Image
I'm eternally grateful for the fact that I'm doing what I like best. I thank my stars for it. I wonder why… — Sonakshi Sinha Copy Share Image
When I first started [taking acting classes] I sort of stuck my toes in but I was so nervous I didn't know… — Josh Duhamel Copy Share Image
I went to NYU Tisch for undergrad ,and it was amazing. My life then was extremely experimental with acting. I did crazy… — Katie Lowes Copy Share Image
When I was 18 and not sure whether I wanted to be an actor, I realised that a playwright has no voice… — David Suchet Copy Share Image
I knew that I needed to do something that I desperately loved. There was a period where I did question if it… — Colin Hanks Copy Share Image
![“When I first started [taking acting classes] I sort of stuck my toes in but I was so nervous I didn't know if I could go all the way. I was so scared about it for some reason. The more confident I got with it, the more I just fell in love with it. I love going to work every day and trying to make…” quote by Josh Duhamel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/596/josh-duhamel-13511_acting_when-i-first-started-taking-acting-class_1739218.jpg)
