--- title: "13 Acting Therapeutic Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 13 Acting Therapeutic quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Acting Therapeutic sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c3/shemar-moore-11073_acting_acting-is-therapeutic-1044366_1044366.png" --- > [Acting is therapeutic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shemar-moore/acting-is-therapeutic/) [Shemar Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shemar-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c3/shemar-moore-11073_acting_acting-is-therapeutic-1044366_1044366.png) > [I think acting is therapeutic for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dash-mihok/i-think-acting-is-therapeutic-for-me/) [Dash Mihok](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dash-mihok/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ccf/dash-mihok-14115_acting_i-think-acting-is-therapeutic-for-me-126_1261017.png) > [Acting is always therapeutic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-nolte/acting-is-always-therapeutic/) [Nick Nolte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-nolte/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/322/nick-nolte-4449_acting_acting-is-always-therapeutic-3048586_3048586.png) > [Boxing isn't a career. Acting is it for me. But they're both very therapeutic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-keoghan/boxing-isn-t-a-career-acting-is-it-for-me-but-they-re-both-very/) [Barry Keoghan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-keoghan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af0/barry-keoghan-10202_acting_boxing-isn-t-a-career-acting-is-it-for-m_800609.jpg) > [Yeah, to me, acting is very therapeutic. I get out a lot of anger and frustration.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-kruger/yeah-to-me-acting-is-very-therapeutic-i-get-out-a-lot-of-anger-and/) [Diane Kruger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diane-kruger/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/650/diane-kruger-4793_acting_yeah-to-me-acting-is-very-therapeutic-i_1031616.png) > [Acting for me is very therapeutic. It's my shrink.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taraji-p-henson/acting-for-me-is-very-therapeutic-it-s-my-shrink/) [Taraji P. Henson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taraji-p-henson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/649/taraji-p-henson-8873_acting_acting-for-me-is-very-therapeutic-it-s-m_2300735.jpg) > [Acting, for me, was therapeutic. It was a way of expressing yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellie-bamber/acting-for-me-was-therapeutic-it-was-a-way-of-expressing-yourself/) [Ellie Bamber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellie-bamber/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b58/ellie-bamber-19363_acting_acting-for-me-was-therapeutic-it-was-a-w_2760919.jpg) > [Acting is therapeutic. I say I'm not shy, but... Acting is a very vulnerable experience, and you've got to be really confident…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shemar-moore/acting-is-therapeutic-i-say-i-m-not-shy-but-acting-is-a-very/) [Shemar Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shemar-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85a/shemar-moore-11073_acting_acting-is-therapeutic-i-say-i-m-not-shy_2139083.png) > [For lack of a better word, acting is therapeutic. You really are breaking down barriers, exorcising demons and finding more out about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-bewley/for-lack-of-a-better-word-acting-is-therapeutic-you-really-are/) [Charlie Bewley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-bewley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/afa/charlie-bewley-39570_about-yourself_for-lack-of-a-better-word-acting-is-ther_792599.png) > [ Not just as an actress, but on a human-being level, I've experienced frustration on many different levels. \[With my\] career, it would… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vera-farmiga/not-just-as-an-actress-but-on-a-human-being-level-i-ve-experienced/) [Vera Farmiga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vera-farmiga/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/672/vera-farmiga-3068_acting_not-just-as-an-actress-but-on-a-human-be_744810.jpg) > [I became an actor to escape my own personality. Acting is the most therapeutic thing in the world. You see, through acting…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c25/george-c-scott-32267_acting_i-became-an-actor-to-escape-my-own-perso_2514346.png) > [Some people have therapy, some people are alcoholics or they're in AA. Some people jump out of planes on weekends or find…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-bacon/some-people-have-therapy-some-people-are-alcoholics-or-they-re-in-aa/) [Kevin Bacon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-bacon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27b/kevin-bacon-2641_acting_some-people-have-therapy-some-people-are_1130784.png) > [To me, acting is very therapeutic. I get out a lot of anger and frustration. It's maybe hard to believe, but as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-kruger/to-me-acting-is-very-therapeutic-i-get-out-a-lot-of-anger-and/) [Diane Kruger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diane-kruger/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/001/diane-kruger-4793_acting_to-me-acting-is-very-therapeutic-i-get-o_2428505.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/acting-therapeutic/#itemlist", "name": "Acting Therapeutic Quotes", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Acting is therapeutic.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Shemar Moore" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shemar-moore/acting-is-therapeutic/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c3/shemar-moore-11073_acting_acting-is-therapeutic-1044366_1044366.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c3/shemar-moore-11073_acting_acting-is-therapeutic-1044366_1044366.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c3/shemar-moore-11073_acting_acting-is-therapeutic-1044366_1044366.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Acting is therapeutic.” — Shemar Moore", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think acting is therapeutic for me.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dash Mihok" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dash-mihok/i-think-acting-is-therapeutic-for-me/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ccf/dash-mihok-14115_acting_i-think-acting-is-therapeutic-for-me-126_1261017.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ccf/dash-mihok-14115_acting_i-think-acting-is-therapeutic-for-me-126_1261017.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ccf/dash-mihok-14115_acting_i-think-acting-is-therapeutic-for-me-126_1261017.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think acting is therapeutic for me.” — Dash Mihok", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Acting is always therapeutic.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Nick Nolte" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-nolte/acting-is-always-therapeutic/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/322/nick-nolte-4449_acting_acting-is-always-therapeutic-3048586_3048586.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/322/nick-nolte-4449_acting_acting-is-always-therapeutic-3048586_3048586.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/322/nick-nolte-4449_acting_acting-is-always-therapeutic-3048586_3048586.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Acting is always therapeutic.” — Nick Nolte", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Boxing isn't a career. 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