Acting Quotes · Page 145

“ That is what courage is: it is acting in the face of fear.”

— Amy A. Bartol

At the centre of nonviolence is a force which is self-acting.

— Mahatma Gandhi

I'd prefer to go under the radar and just do the acting without being famous for it.

— Kelly Reilly

I was quite badly behaved at school - I remember cutting class - and acting was a way of channelling energy.

— Jim Sturgess

Buying involves decision-making. It's a performance activity, like sports or acting.

— Mark Goulston

I love acting. I take it day by day. I would really love to produce my own stuff and other stuff.

— Dominik Garcia-Lorido

I don't think acting's difficult. It's not like learning to walk on your hands.

— Perdita Weeks

There seems to be a weird ceiling to being a stand-up as far as acting.

— Jay Mohr

As I've been acting since I was young it's taught me to give a good speech, and, though I say so myself,…

— Jonathan Krohn

Acting - I'm good at it, but it's not my passion. Music, I'm not as good at, but that's my passion. I…

— Israel Broussard

You're never really playing yourself. You're always acting. It's an illusion that you're really playing yourself. The only time I'm playing myself…

— Steve Guttenberg

Each of us literally chooses, by his way of attending to things, what sort of universe he shall appear to himself to…

— William James

No, my mom kind of led me toward acting. She wanted to be an actress when she was younger. That made me…

— Stephen Colbert

If you start acting and you start thinking about and worrying about what other people are going to say about it, you'll…

— Ray Liotta

Love and sex and whatever, they are - different. I could say I'm in love with someone who is 90 years old…

— James Haven

I love acting, so it's easy when you have a passion for it. I've always found the harder you work, the luckier…

— Ryan Kwanten

The negative about acting is that you have to spend a great deal of time away from your friends and loved ones,…

— Douglas Booth

When someone's acting for a scene, they can fool the camera. But in everyday life, unless you're watching and censoring yourself every…

— Cesar Romero

I've had pretty much the same crew for all the films that I've made, and I've managed to have really nice, calm,…

— Ben Wheatley

I'm still watching all those old-timers really going along, and I'm enjoying it so much, not just looking at the pictures, but…

— Ernest Borgnine

I moved in with my grandma when I was 17 and she had this giant bookshelf and it was fascinating to me.…

— Christian Madsen

I'd never thought about acting as a job. I was an engineer; I was in science and technology. I loved movies and…

— Ato Essandoh

I read all the books on Fairfax in the British Library, did a lot of horse riding and studied military tactics of…

— Dougray Scott

I think I made the conscious decision to go for it my senior year in high school. The acting program I went…

— Matthew Bomer

Playing normal-looking characters really intimidatesme. I got into acting to play anyone but me.

— Billy Bob Thornton

The key is always to speak in your own voice. Speak the truth. That's Acting 101.

— Vincent D'Onofrio

I am a bit more of a whore with my acting than I am with my music. I am not a whore…

— Rick Springfield

I committed to acting. I believe if you fully commit to something, it'll happen.

— Noah Centineo

God's grace and mercy have brought you through. Quit acting as if you made it on your own.

— T. D. Jakes

I like the community of acting better than the prison of writing. I like sets.

— Carrie Fisher

I am now determined to do really weird parts but I think I overdo it in auditions so nobody really trusts me!

— Robert Pattinson

...there isn't often anything in Wagner opera that one would call by such a violent name as acting.

— Mark Twain

Activist: not as much acting as it is reacting- which is my story

— Candace Gingrich-Jones

I identify myself as a stand-up first. Even though lately there's been an explosion of acting on my schedule.

— Patton Oswalt

I think it's a style of acting that you trust. You trust the instincts.

— Jeff Daniels

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.

— Jessica Hahn

When I came to Mumbai, I had no experience in acting 'til I actually did it.

— Shaheer Sheikh

Improv acting is not just saying the lines but connecting with the other actor.

— Matt Besser

When I'm acting, I'm pretending to be someone else, but when I fish, I'm just Robson.

— Robson Green

Playing basketball is second nature to me; acting I found far more challenging.

— Stephon Marbury