Acting Quotes · Page 104

The political machine triumphs because it is a united minority acting against a divided majority.

— Will Durant

When I'm tired of taking on too much responsibility as a director I then look for an acting gig.

— Lake Bell

Happiness consists in activity. It is a running stream, not a stagnant pool.

— John Mason Good

I am a soldier, convinced that I am acting on behalf of soldiers.

— Siegfried Sassoon

I have a very broad-minded family. Acting is an art, and we understand that.

— Esha Gupta

I just enjoy acting, whatever area - theatre, film, television.

— Michelle Dockery

I didn't get here for my acting... but I love show business.

— Ted Turner

I am acquainted with no immaterial sensuality so delightful as good acting.

— Lord Byron

I don't see myself doing catalog shoots in Madrid anymore like I was doing two years ago. I hope that the acting…

— Brooklyn Decker

After going to theater school, and then subsequently dropping out, I would say that when I first went to Chicago and learned…

— Thomas Middleditch

I did theatre a lot when I was a kid. Then I went to acting school in New York. I did a…

— Justin Bartha

I love acting since I was little girl. I went to school for it; that's all I worked on. That's all I…

— Deborah Joy Winans

I moved to California in 2011 to be a writer. A family friend told me to take acting classes so I could…

— Jovan Adepo

The essence of wisdom, from a practical standpoint, is pausing long enough to look at our lives-invitations, opportunities, relationships-from God's perspective. And…

— Charles Stanley

I think in this business [acting] there's the option to do a lot of things and say, "I don't care. I'm just…

— Kelli O'Hara

I'd really like to do a movie, either as a producer or director. My ultimate fantasy would be to direct a movie…

— Dr. Dre

I still enjoy acting. I love the moment in front of the camera, but it's all the other moments that I don't…

— Jennie Garth

No sin is committed merely because a thought enters the mind, provided it is not made welcome. Perhaps we may use the…

— Norman Vincent Peale

My parents, God bless 'em, were very supportive of me and my decision to pursue acting. Their dream for me and my…

— Michael Ealy

I was always interested in the arts as a child - drawing, painting, and piano - but acting became a favourite. I…

— Laura Mennell

You really see that the art world bends over for Hollywood sometimes, in this way that is really grotesque, and the other…

— Thomas McDonell

I think that artists don't make art - the art makes itself through us. I'm not the doer. I'm just along for…

— Ezra Miller

I wasn't working much. So I focused on studying, and I really learned what it means to be an actor. And here…

— Tim Matheson

Filming is physically and emotionally hard, especially acting in something like this, where we go into the honest feelings of these people.…

— June Squibb

I was never a good student. But I wrote acting notes every day and prepared for my next shoots diligently.

— Son Ye-jin

By going over your day in imagination before you begin it, you can begin acting successfully at any moment.

— Dorothea Brande

Acting is a big ambition, but I still have a professional wrestling world to conquer.

— Luke Harper

If you give an audience a chance they will do half your acting for you.

— William Hazlitt

Yeah, I like acting. I'd like to do more of it. I want to do it all.

— Johnny Paycheck

Acting is therapy. It keeps you in contact with your feelings.

— Diego Luna

One of the first things I learned about acting was, the only person you compete against is yourself

— Ed Harris

Like the Bible, Stanislavsky's basic texts on acting can be quoted to any purpose.

— Lee Strasberg

Acting is a nice childish profession - pretending you're someone else and, at the same time, selling yourself.

— Katharine Hepburn

I don't find acting and directing schizophrenic in any way. I find it completely easy to move between the two.

— Jodie Foster

Through acting and film, I felt that my life had a sense to it. I felt I had a mission.

— Cecilia Roth

Whatever you decide is your motivation in the scene, the opposite of that is also true and should be in it.

— Michael Shurtleff

I act like dont know everything, but truth is I dont want to get hurt.

— Wahwah Chea

Acting-wise, it's always exciting to come back for a third season of any TV show that you're working on.

— Joe Morton

I'm really passionate about music. I do love acting, but music is the end goal for me.

— KJ Apa

I always thought acting was all lights, camera, action. It's a job; you have to do your job correctly.

— Corey Haim