Acting Quotes · Page 405

As a kid, I just was a contract player at MGM Studios. They put me into goodness knows how many different roles.Some…

— Angela Lansbury

When you are born and brought up in Udupi, you end up as a doctor or an engineer. Else you are thought…

— Rakshit Shetty

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

— Alfred Lunt

I remember, when I started acting officially, I was unbelievably green. My first audition tapes were just horrendous.

— Max Minghella

I have to say, taking photographs is such an instantaneous act. The recognition and the acting on the recognition, depending on your…

— Joel Meyerowitz

Acting is something I had been thinking about all the time, though not seriously.

— HoYeon Jung

Listening to the director always interact with me in Telugu, I got a hang of the language on the sets of 'Uppena'.…

— Krithi Shetty

If you focus on what you want and you persevere, chances are you succeed. You know, that's what I found. It might…

— Cory Monteith

Laurence [Fishburne] is a great example of how to communicate to the audience as you're acting with another actor.

— Chad Stahelski

When you do a four-camera sitcom, everything is a little schtickier. It’s not necessarily that you pick up bad habits, but there…

— Mila Kunis

My first time acting for camera really was for Steven Spielberg in War Horse. I was trained in theater and I was…

— Jeremy Irvine

Great acting is being able to create a character. Great character is being able to be yourself.

— John Leguizamo

I have amazing parents and some really great friends that would kick my butt if I ever started acting different.

— Jane Levy

I think that the two worlds of fashion and acting world have a lot of common things, because we all build a…

— Joanna Kulig

I'd love to start doing some films and really kind of pursue acting as much as possible. That's really where my main…

— Maia Mitchell

I got to a point where I wanted to have some dignity in what I'm saying onstage. I want people to hear…

— Ramy Youssef

Dane DeHaan, certainly, is kind of the best friend I've made through acting, in terms of another actor. He's fantastic.

— Daniel Radcliffe

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

Stand-up is so rewarding, and I enjoy the acting opportunities I've had, but the only time I really feel bad is when…

— Jim Gaffigan

During my senior year, I was supposed to spend a semester student teaching, but decided I couldn't be a teacher. My aunt…

— Siobhan Fallon Hogan

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

— Christina Ricci

When I'm on an adult set and I'm in a scene, I am myself. I'm not acting. I am playing to the…

— Sasha Grey

I love acting, but I've always prioritized my music.

— Lisa Stansfield

I believe there can be dignity in the acting profession. And I think there ought to be more dignity in the publicity…

— Paul Newman

I don't come to work as an actor. There are many directors who can direct without ever having acted and do a…

— Abdellatif Kechiche