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title: "9 Acting Saying Quotes by 9 authors"
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> [I've done a lot of acting. I'm not saying I'm the greatest, but I'd love to act, I'd love to sing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-hahn/i-ve-done-a-lot-of-acting-i-m-not-saying-i-m-the-greatest-but-i-d/)

[Jessica Hahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-hahn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/410/jessica-hahn-16749_acting_i-ve-done-a-lot-of-acting-i-m-not-saying_1396436.png)

> [Acting was not for me. They were saying, you are too beautiful, you are too ugly, you are too plump, too tall,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alessandra-mussolini/acting-was-not-for-me-they-were-saying-you-are-too-beautiful-you-are/)

[Alessandra Mussolini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alessandra-mussolini/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a28/alessandra-mussolini-31619_acting_acting-was-not-for-me-they-were-saying-y_2780934.jpg)

> [Psychologically, you learn the values that are inherent in the dialogue, and you learn to apply it to the way you read…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angela-lansbury/psychologically-you-learn-the-values-that-are-inherent-in-the/)

[Angela Lansbury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angela-lansbury/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e3/angela-lansbury-9722_acting_psychologically-you-learn-the-values-tha_2987685.jpg)

> [I really love to act; I love everything about it. I've never had this addiction to being known. I mean, sure, if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-meloni/i-really-love-to-act-i-love-everything-about-it-i-ve-never-had-this/)

[Christopher Meloni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-meloni/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d19/christopher-meloni-10846_acting_i-really-love-to-act-i-love-everything-a_1334248.png)

> [Acting has to do with saying it as if you meant it, so for me the words are always very important. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-walken/acting-has-to-do-with-saying-it-as-if-you-meant-it-so-for-me-the/)

[Christopher Walken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-walken/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5b/christopher-walken-1773_acting_acting-has-to-do-with-saying-it-as-if-yo_3217707.jpg)

> [I'm interested in the spirits of people. In the theatre, there's the acting part of acting - and I'm not saying that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-fiennes/i-m-interested-in-the-spirits-of-people-in-the-theatre-there-s-the/)

[Ralph Fiennes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-fiennes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e10/ralph-fiennes-7066_acting_i-m-interested-in-the-spirits-of-people_380956.jpg)

> [“I felt like I needed something official to show me how all of this should feel, how I should be acting, what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-m-danforth/i-felt-like-i-needed-something-official-to-show-me-how-all-of-this/)

[Emily M. Danforth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-m-danforth/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d15/emily-m-danforth-16858_quote_i-felt-like-i-needed-something-official_861624.jpg)

> [I'm a much better listener when I'm acting than I am as a person in real life because you learn as an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainn-wilson/i-m-a-much-better-listener-when-i-m-acting-than-i-am-as-a-person-in/)

[Rainn Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainn-wilson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a2/rainn-wilson-4323_acting_i-m-a-much-better-listener-when-i-m-acti_1360096.jpg)

> [We had an ancient Russian acting coach at my drama school who said the worst offense you could commit was to let…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olivia-williams/we-had-an-ancient-russian-acting-coach-at-my-drama-school-who-said/)

[Olivia Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olivia-williams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac0/olivia-williams-10935_acting_we-had-an-ancient-russian-acting-coach-a_2309208.jpg)

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