--- title: "24 Acting Doesn Quotes by 23 authors" description: "Browse 24 Acting Doesn quotes by 23 authors. Discover the best Acting Doesn sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/305/rod-taylor-22704_acting_acting-doesn-t-suffice-3205034_3205034.jpg" --- > [Acting doesn't suffice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-taylor/acting-doesn-t-suffice/) [Rod Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/305/rod-taylor-22704_acting_acting-doesn-t-suffice-3205034_3205034.jpg) > [I find any sort of acting that doesn't have any humor in it is mind-numbingly boring.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-scott/i-find-any-sort-of-acting-that-doesn-t-have-any-humor-in-it-is-mind-2/) [Andrew Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-scott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d7/andrew-scott-19429_acting_i-find-any-sort-of-acting-that-doesn-t-h_2459703.jpg) > [In an interview Errol Flynn said that his hobby was acting but he doesn't have time for it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-paar/in-an-interview-errol-flynn-said-that-his-hobby-was-acting-but-he/) [Jack Paar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-paar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14a/jack-paar-22730_acting_in-an-interview-errol-flynn-said-that-hi_1885562.png) > [If acting doesn't work out I'd love to produce, direct, or write.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/if-acting-doesn-t-work-out-i-d-love-to-produce-direct-or-write/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/856/anonymous-1_acting_if-acting-doesn-t-work-out-i-d-love-to-p_232351.jpg) > [To me, acting doesn't really feel that different, one job to another.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-noonan/to-me-acting-doesn-t-really-feel-that-different-one-job-to-another/) [Tom Noonan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-noonan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c27/tom-noonan-37114_acting_to-me-acting-doesn-t-really-feel-that-di_2069803.png) > [Frankly, acting doesn't scare me because I really enjoy it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/frankly-acting-doesn-t-scare-me-because-i-really-enjoy-it/) [Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e3/julianne-moore-2166_acting_frankly-acting-doesn-t-scare-me-because_2474338.jpg) > [Acting doesn't bring anything to a text. On the contrary, it detracts from it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elaine-dundy/acting-doesn-t-bring-anything-to-a-text-on-the-contrary-it-detracts/) [Elaine Dundy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elaine-dundy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4dd/elaine-dundy-10668_acting_acting-doesn-t-bring-anything-to-a-text_2748799.png) > [Acting doesn't have to be threadbare misery all the time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fiona-shaw/acting-doesn-t-have-to-be-threadbare-misery-all-the-time/) [Fiona Shaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fiona-shaw/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32e/fiona-shaw-15460_acting_acting-doesn-t-have-to-be-threadbare-mis_1821803.jpg) > [I like making people feel things. Acting doesn't seem like lying but like storytelling.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-saylor/i-like-making-people-feel-things-acting-doesn-t-seem-like-lying-but/) [Morgan Saylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-saylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/245/morgan-saylor-10321_acting_i-like-making-people-feel-things-acting_3091223.jpg) > [You never really know who you're going to be acting with, but that doesn't really matter. 99% of the actors I've worked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-neill/you-never-really-know-who-you-re-going-to-be-acting-with-but-that/) [Sam Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-neill/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23f/sam-neill-10608_acting_you-never-really-know-who-you-re-going-t_2774238.jpg) > [I find any sort of acting that doesn't have any humor in it is mind-numbingly boring. 'Serious acting' is the kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-scott/i-find-any-sort-of-acting-that-doesn-t-have-any-humor-in-it-is-mind/) [Andrew Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-scott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/990/andrew-scott-19429_acting_i-find-any-sort-of-acting-that-doesn-t-h_241492.jpg) > [I'm a power fanatic. I like to own things, and have them be mine. Acting doesn't belong to you, if you're not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karrine-steffans/i-m-a-power-fanatic-i-like-to-own-things-and-have-them-be-mine-acting/) [Karrine Steffans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karrine-steffans/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ab/karrine-steffans-13061_acting_i-m-a-power-fanatic-i-like-to-own-things_2551939.jpg) > [I'm an artist. So if acting doesn't work out, which I hope it does, I'm probably going to go into graphic design…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabriel-basso/i-m-an-artist-so-if-acting-doesn-t-work-out-which-i-hope-it-does-i-m/) [Gabriel Basso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabriel-basso/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b41/gabriel-basso-36336_acting_i-m-an-artist-so-if-acting-doesn-t-work_3121950.jpg) > [I find that as long as I'm acting it doesn't matter if it's for TV, or a series or a short film.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodelle-ferland/i-find-that-as-long-as-i-m-acting-it-doesn-t-matter-if-it-s-for-tv-or/) [Jodelle Ferland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodelle-ferland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/422/jodelle-ferland-45821_acting_i-find-that-as-long-as-i-m-acting-it-doe_3171291.jpg) > [I've never felt that acting was my vocation - never had that tortured thing. I love acting, but it doesn't feed my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-nesbitt/i-ve-never-felt-that-acting-was-my-vocation-never-had-that-tortured/) [James Nesbitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-nesbitt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4d/james-nesbitt-3995_acting_i-ve-never-felt-that-acting-was-my-vocat_1120239.jpg) > [If you really want to become an actor, but only providing that acting doesn't interfere with your golf game, political ambitions and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-caine/if-you-really-want-to-become-an-actor-but-only-providing-that-acting/) [Michael Caine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-caine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fc/michael-caine-1152_acting_if-you-really-want-to-become-an-actor-bu_1967405.jpg) > [Most people want to become movie stars and I just want to be in the business. I already was a star. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-lewis/most-people-want-to-become-movie-stars-and-i-just-want-to-be-in-the/) [Carl Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a7/carl-lewis-10327_acting_most-people-want-to-become-movie-stars-a_2629650.jpg) > [To establish yourself as an actress, you have to become well known. A girl just starting out, I would tell her to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jayne-mansfield/to-establish-yourself-as-an-actress-you-have-to-become-well-known-a/) [Jayne Mansfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jayne-mansfield/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1e/jayne-mansfield-12276_acting_to-establish-yourself-as-an-actress-you_1025770.jpg) > [Acting doesn't do very much for me. I put off school for it, but its not like it was a sacrifice or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-franco/acting-doesn-t-do-very-much-for-me-i-put-off-school-for-it-but-its/) [James Franco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-franco/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3a/james-franco-2025_acting_acting-doesn-t-do-very-much-for-me-i-put_471879.jpg) > [Acting doesn't have anything to do with listening to the words. We never really listen, in general conversation, to what the other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-lemmon/acting-doesn-t-have-anything-to-do-with-listening-to-the-words-we/) [Jack Lemmon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-lemmon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b5/jack-lemmon-15749_acting_acting-doesn-t-have-anything-to-do-with_51336.jpg) > [I'm giving up acting. . . . I'm 66 and there are a number of celebrations I've got to get down on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/athol-fugard/i-m-giving-up-acting-i-m-66-and-there-are-a-number-of-celebrations-i/) [Athol Fugard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/athol-fugard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/208/athol-fugard-13222_acting_i-m-giving-up-acting-i-m-66-and-there-ar_2571503.jpg) > [My mother always said I should have a back-up profession if the acting doesn't work out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-bellman/my-mother-always-said-i-should-have-a-back-up-profession-if-the/) [Gina Bellman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-bellman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bda/gina-bellman-17048_acting_my-mother-always-said-i-should-have-a-ba_1102760.jpg) > [Acting doesn't feel good. It's not comfortable to feel all this stuff, it's not](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tea-leoni/acting-doesn-t-feel-good-it-s-not-comfortable-to-feel-all-this-stuff/) [Tea Leoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tea-leoni/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63b/tea-leoni-16825_acting_acting-doesn-t-feel-good-it-s-not-comfor_1608480.jpg) > [Acting doesn't exist in a vacuum. You need the director to have a set of eyes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miles-teller/acting-doesn-t-exist-in-a-vacuum-you-need-the-director-to-have-a-set/) [Miles Teller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miles-teller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/788/miles-teller-7696_acting_acting-doesn-t-exist-in-a-vacuum-you-nee_1714831.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/acting-doesn/#itemlist", "name": "Acting Doesn Quotes", "numberOfItems": 24, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Acting doesn't suffice.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rod Taylor" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-taylor/acting-doesn-t-suffice/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/305/rod-taylor-22704_acting_acting-doesn-t-suffice-3205034_3205034.jpg", "contentUrl": 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