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title: "19 Acting Living Quotes by 17 authors"
description: "Browse 19 Acting Living quotes by 17 authors. Discover the best Acting Living sayings and thoughts."
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> [Acting is what I'm living and breathing on a day-to-day basis.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruby-rose/acting-is-what-i-m-living-and-breathing-on-a-day-to-day-basis/)

[Ruby Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruby-rose/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a0/ruby-rose-36857_acting_acting-is-what-i-m-living-and-breathing_1526933.jpg)

> [While acting is what I do for a living, activism is what I do to stay alive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-sheen/while-acting-is-what-i-do-for-a-living-activism-is-what-i-do-to-stay/)

[Martin Sheen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-sheen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62d/martin-sheen-7550_acting_while-acting-is-what-i-do-for-a-living-a_1319742.jpg)

> [It's very important to lead your own story: to not be acting as much as you are living.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-phillips/it-s-very-important-to-lead-your-own-story-to-not-be-acting-as-much/)

[Nathan Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-phillips/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c8/nathan-phillips-24670_acting_it-s-very-important-to-lead-your-own-sto_1911994.jpg)

> [I drifted into acting and drifted out. Acting is not everything. Living is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irene-dunne/i-drifted-into-acting-and-drifted-out-acting-is-not-everything-living/)

[Irene Dunne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irene-dunne/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0d/irene-dunne-28552_acting_i-drifted-into-acting-and-drifted-out-ac_1666405.png)

> [“Acting’s my living, but activism keeps me alive’.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-davis/acting-s-my-living-but-activism-keeps-me-alive/)

[Jane Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-davis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a9/jane-davis-21779_acting_acting-s-my-living-but-activism-keeps-me_3021741.jpg)

> [It's not a movie, no private screening This method acting, well, I call that living](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conor-oberst/it-s-not-a-movie-no-private-screening-this-method-acting-well-i-call/)

[Conor Oberst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conor-oberst/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd6/conor-oberst-1535_acting_it-s-not-a-movie-no-private-screening-th_770795.png)

> [I thought of singing and acting as a living-making. I was able to take care of myself and a few of my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-horne/i-thought-of-singing-and-acting-as-a-living-making-i-was-able-to-take/)

[Lena Horne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-horne/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d29/lena-horne-15555_able_i-thought-of-singing-and-acting-as-a-liv_1888516.jpg)

> [In my long and difficult and mature life, I have come to learn that the less I know about acting and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-seberg/in-my-long-and-difficult-and-mature-life-i-have-come-to-learn-that/)

[Jean Seberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-seberg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a71/jean-seberg-41325_about_in-my-long-and-difficult-and-mature-life_451350.png)

> [“You are acting, not being.” Strasberg explained, “I stress the difference between the actor who thinks acting is an imitation of life,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/val-holley/you-are-acting-not-being-strasberg-explained-i-stress-the-difference/)

[Val Holley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/val-holley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f75/val-holley-32131_acting_you-are-acting-not-being-strasberg-expla_1047671.jpg)

> [ I started doing \[acting\] for a living, no one really warned me about the amount of traveling I would do. I always… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luke-evans/i-started-doing-acting-for-a-living-no-one-really-warned-me-about-the/)

[Luke Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luke-evans/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e13/luke-evans-2230_acting_i-started-doing-acting-for-a-living-no-o_1258687.jpg)

> [I started classes and it wasn't because I was like, 'I want to be an actor!' - I was really interested in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caity-lotz/i-started-classes-and-it-wasn-t-because-i-was-like-i-want-to-be-an/)

[Caity Lotz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caity-lotz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/852/caity-lotz-22034_about_i-started-classes-and-it-wasn-t-because_2333267.jpg)

> [Every now and then, people will recognize me at restaurants or Universal Studios or something. I'll always take a picture with them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-moy/every-now-and-then-people-will-recognize-me-at-restaurants-or/)

[Matthew Moy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-moy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/207/matthew-moy-24813_acting_every-now-and-then-people-will-recognize_2981135.jpg)

> [It's not that I'm using my life to put on screen or in my acting, it's that, when you're living in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-jessica-parker/it-s-not-that-i-m-using-my-life-to-put-on-screen-or-in-my-acting-it-s/)

[Sarah Jessica Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-jessica-parker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5b/sarah-jessica-parker-2809_acting_it-s-not-that-i-m-using-my-life-to-put-o_454922.jpg)

> [Love the battle between chaos and imagination. Remember: Acting is living truthfully in imaginary circumstances. Remember: Acting is the way to live…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-fulghum/love-the-battle-between-chaos-and-imagination-remember-acting-is/)

[Robert Fulghum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-fulghum/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90a/robert-fulghum-1807_acting_love-the-battle-between-chaos-and-imagin_3100506.png)

> [Study your craft, first. Then explore the business side. If you can commit to mastering both, then youre ready to pursue acting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ealy/study-your-craft-first-then-explore-the-business-side-if-you-can-2/)

[Michael Ealy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ealy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d96/michael-ealy-8211_acting_study-your-craft-first-then-explore-the_1809838.png)

> [When I decided that I might want to do acting for a living - I don't know where it really came from,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-oldman/when-i-decided-that-i-might-want-to-do-acting-for-a-living-i-don-t/)

[Gary Oldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-oldman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce9/gary-oldman-3797_acting_when-i-decided-that-i-might-want-to-do-a_2041057.jpg)

> [Study your craft, first. Then explore the business side. If you can commit to mastering both, then you're ready to pursue acting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ealy/study-your-craft-first-then-explore-the-business-side-if-you-can/)

[Michael Ealy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ealy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a76/michael-ealy-8211_acting_study-your-craft-first-then-explore-the_615178.jpg)

> [I know that the greatest of actresses has about 20 good years of acting in her and that she will go on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-seberg/i-know-that-the-greatest-of-actresses-has-about-20-good-years-of/)

[Jean Seberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-seberg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91c/jean-seberg-41325_about_i-know-that-the-greatest-of-actresses-ha_3231285.png)

> [It's interesting how you can blur the line between acting and living and learn from your performances. I'm just trying to keep…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristen-stewart/it-s-interesting-how-you-can-blur-the-line-between-acting-and-living/)

[Kristen Stewart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristen-stewart/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d1/kristen-stewart-809_acting_it-s-interesting-how-you-can-blur-the-li_2674813.jpg)

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