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title: "1 Acting Therapeutic Quotes By George C. Scott"
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> [I became an actor to escape my own personality. Acting is the most therapeutic thing in the world. You see, through acting you come full circle in your personality and, oh, what a grand time you can have along the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-c-scott/i-became-an-actor-to-escape-my-own-personality-acting-is-the-most/)

[George C. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-c-scott/)

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## More by George C. Scott

> [ We \[he and his wife Trish Van Devere\] don't talk politics. I'm an independent conservative; she's a radical Democrat. We never vote together. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-c-scott/we-he-and-his-wife-trish-van-devere-don-t-talk-politics-i-m-an/)

[George C. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-c-scott/)

> [But when it became an international hoopla where careers lived and died on whether or not you did or didn't get an Oscar, then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-c-scott/but-when-it-became-an-international-hoopla-where-careers-lived-and/)

[George C. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-c-scott/)

> [The (Academy Award) ceremonies are a two-hour meat parade, a public display with contrived suspense for economic reasons.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-c-scott/the-academy-award-ceremonies-are-a-two-hour-meat-parade-a-public/)

[George C. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-c-scott/)

> [There were times when I got frightened. Things weren't going right, so I just went out and got smashed. That's me. Something goes wrong,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-c-scott/there-were-times-when-i-got-frightened-things-weren-t-going-right-so/)

[George C. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-c-scott/)

> [Acting is characterization, the process of two entities merging-the actor and the role.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-c-scott/acting-is-characterization-the-process-of-two-entities-merging-the/)

[George C. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-c-scott/)

> [ I'm really a pussycat and this \[bad-boy\] image has been totally overblown for 30 years. Sure, I used to rumble a little but I… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-c-scott/i-m-really-a-pussycat-and-this-bad-boy-image-has-been-totally/)

[George C. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-c-scott/)

> [All this stuff you heard about America not wanting to fight, wanting to stay out of the war, is a lot of horse dung.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-c-scott/all-this-stuff-you-heard-about-america-not-wanting-to-fight-wanting/)

[George C. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-c-scott/)

> [If I were ever stranded on a desert island, there would be 3 things I’d need: food, shelter, and a grip.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-c-scott/if-i-were-ever-stranded-on-a-desert-island-there-would-be-3-things-i/)

[George C. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-c-scott/)

> [There is no question you get pumped up by the recognition. Then a self-loathing sets in when you realise you're enjoying it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-c-scott/there-is-no-question-you-get-pumped-up-by-the-recognition-then-a-self/)

[George C. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-c-scott/)

> [Truth is not always a pleasant thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-c-scott/truth-is-not-always-a-pleasant-thing/)

[George C. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-c-scott/)

> [I became an actor to escape my own personality. Acting is the most therapeutic thing in the world. You see, through acting you come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-c-scott/i-became-an-actor-to-escape-my-own-personality-acting-is-the-most/)

[George C. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-c-scott/)

> [He had a winning smile, but everything else was a loser.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-c-scott/he-had-a-winning-smile-but-everything-else-was-a-loser/)

[George C. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-c-scott/)

> [I think you have to be schizoid three different ways to be an actor ... You have to be a human being. Then you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-c-scott/i-think-you-have-to-be-schizoid-three-different-ways-to-be-an-actor/)

[George C. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-c-scott/)

> [I think of myself as a fairly decent human being and it gives me great pain to be considered for all the mean S.O.B.s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-c-scott/i-think-of-myself-as-a-fairly-decent-human-being-and-it-gives-me/)

[George C. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-c-scott/)

> [Acting on the stage is a luxury for me. I lose money. I make movies for financial reasons and this allows me the luxury…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-c-scott/acting-on-the-stage-is-a-luxury-for-me-i-lose-money-i-make-movies-for/)

[George C. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-c-scott/)

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