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title: "1 Acting Easy Quotes By David Niven"
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> [I make two movies a year to take care of the butcher and the baker and the school fees. Then I try to write, but it's not that easy. Acting is what's easy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-niven/i-make-two-movies-a-year-to-take-care-of-the-butcher-and-the-baker/)

[David Niven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-niven/)

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## More by David Niven

> [Tell me that I misunderstood a joke, but don't tell me that my choice of cravat is wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-niven/tell-me-that-i-misunderstood-a-joke-but-don-t-tell-me-that-my-choice/)

[David Niven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-niven/)

> [You can count on Errol Flynn, he'll always let you down.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-niven/you-can-count-on-errol-flynn-he-ll-always-let-you-down/)

[David Niven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-niven/)

> [“Not trying is, of course, the ultimate failure, for it means you can never make progress toward your goals.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-niven/not-trying-is-of-course-the-ultimate-failure-for-it-means-you-can/)

[David Niven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-niven/)

> [True leadership strengthens the followers. It is a process of teaching, setting an example, and empowering others. If you seek to lead, your ability…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-niven/true-leadership-strengthens-the-followers-it-is-a-process-of-teaching/)

[David Niven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-niven/)

> [Malta is a sod of a place.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-niven/malta-is-a-sod-of-a-place/)

[David Niven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-niven/)

> [Keep the circus going inside you, keep it going, don't take anything too seriously, it'll all work out in the end.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-niven/keep-the-circus-going-inside-you-keep-it-going-don-t-take-anything/)

[David Niven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-niven/)

> [“Max, for some people there are no victories, just alternate forms of losing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-niven/max-for-some-people-there-are-no-victories-just-alternate-forms-of/)

[David Niven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-niven/)

> [“When we spend time worrying about things that could go wrong, we’re not spending time trying to improve. Which means that worrying about things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-niven/when-we-spend-time-worrying-about-things-that-could-go-wrong-we-re/)

[David Niven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-niven/)

> [Dreams don't have an expiration date.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-niven/dreams-don-t-have-an-expiration-date/)

[David Niven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-niven/)

> [You are not just here to fill space or be a background character in someone else's movie. Consider this: nothing would be the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-niven/you-are-not-just-here-to-fill-space-or-be-a-background-character-in/)

[David Niven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-niven/)

> [“The Past Is Not the Future”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-niven/the-past-is-not-the-future/)

[David Niven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-niven/)

> [“People who lack confidence not only fear doing things they are not good at, they actually start to fear performing tasks in which they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-niven/people-who-lack-confidence-not-only-fear-doing-things-they-are-not/)

[David Niven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-niven/)

> [“Have a purpose. Without a purpose nothing matters.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-niven/have-a-purpose-without-a-purpose-nothing-matters/)

[David Niven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-niven/)

> [“People who care do a better job in everything they do. Why do people care? What inspires them? The answer is almost anything you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-niven/people-who-care-do-a-better-job-in-everything-they-do-why-do-people/)

[David Niven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-niven/)

> [“Don’t write yourself off. If you don’t believe in yourself, you won’t be able to function.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-niven/don-t-write-yourself-off-if-you-don-t-believe-in-yourself-you-won-t/)

[David Niven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-niven/)

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