I worked with my dad for 15 years. I apprenticed under him and decided I wanted to become an architect. So I… — Patrick Duffy Copy Share Image
Eventually, I realized that there was only so much that I could put in the way of my happiness, and acting made… — Maya Hawke Copy Share Image
There's only one reason why a character drinks: to seek confrontation. To fight for what they want in ways normally denied them. — Michael Shurtleff Copy Share Image
Once I started doing stand-up, everything fell into place. That was when I started acting more; I felt like I'd found my… — Chris D'Elia Copy Share Image
What is more important than the name is that people know that I really like acting, I enjoy it and I want… — LL Cool J Copy Share Image
My favorite thing about acting is that I can play all kinds of different people. Frankly, I don't consider myself a very… — Nathan Kress Copy Share Image
My dad always said he wanted to be remembered for his body of work, and he's made more than 75 pictures, some… — Charlton Heston Copy Share Image
We need to practice acting in spite of fear, in spite of doubt, in spite of worry, in spite of uncertainty, in… — T. Harv Eker Copy Share Image
I wanted to do serious movies. I had a certain idea of what good acting was. That's since changed, and I love… — James Franco Copy Share Image
My professional acting life, stage and screen, has brought me public support, emotional fulfillment and material comfort. It has brought me together… — Peter O'Toole Copy Share Image
If we think that we can secure our country by just talking tough without acting tough and smart, then we will misunderstand… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I was one of those kids who thought I could be the president of England when I grew up if I wanted… — Riley Keough Copy Share Image
I ask my assistants if they're retarded all the time. When the camera is on you, of course, actors have the ability… — Brett Ratner Copy Share Image
Seriously, my music really does help my acting, and, like, getting in and out of a character from a different lifestyle and… — Bryan Greenberg Copy Share Image
Acting is kind of difficult to intellectualize - it's a far more visceral experience. It's really hard to be able to think… — Jesse Eisenberg Copy Share Image
The weird job of acting is that it is so simple. You just see the person in the situation. It is whatever… — Jason Isaacs Copy Share Image
Christopher Plummer showed this 14-year-old aspiring actor what acting really was. I idolized him as my film father, he was my role… — Nicholas Hammond Copy Share Image
Acting can be the healthiest profession in the world, because it allows you to do things you can't do in real life.… — Stella Adler Copy Share Image
When I got into the film business, my aim was to adopt a positive persona, of a guy who fights against injustice.… — Chuck Norris Copy Share Image
I haven't modelled since I was 12 - that was a one-time thing, and I did it as a kid to make… — Kyle Schmid Copy Share Image
A lot of people just look at acting as a quick fix - they don't have a work ethic. This is a… — Jeremy Luke Copy Share Image
I got it into my head that I was going to be starring in movies that I wrote, so that's what I… — Larry Bishop Copy Share Image
What people regard as vanity—leaving great works, having children, acting in such a way as to prevent one's name from being forgotten—I… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
Acting is about listening and reacting. John Wayne was right: Acting is just reacting. You don't have to do much - as… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
“Healthy entertainment does not evoke raw emotions in the mind of a viewer only to make them wreak havoc, rather it guides… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
The likelihood that your acts of resistance cannot stop the injustice does not exempt you from acting in what you sincerely and… — Susan Sontag Copy Share Image
I was in an acting class taught by Eric Morris, and Jack Nicholson was in the class. He wrote the script for… — Teri Garr Copy Share Image
Any youngster who comes to me and says he wants to act, I tell him to complete his education first because, for… — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share Image
I used to need the character but as I've gotten older I need it less and less - I prefer to play… — Michael Ian Black Copy Share Image
I don't know that it needs to be a transition from modeling to acting. I think that they can both exist at… — Emily Ratajkowski Copy Share Image
Acting is a privilege, and I'm exceedingly blessed to be able to do what I do. At the end of the day,… — Russell Hornsby Copy Share Image
My mom put me into a performing arts elementary school back in Cincinnati, so I started studying acting in school when I… — KiKi Layne Copy Share Image
As much as I liked acting for its playfulness and the reward of hearing big laughs wash over you on a stage,… — Harold Ramis Copy Share Image
I started doing roles and working with people that I really respected and became passionate about the art form of acting. And… — Logan Lerman Copy Share Image
I grew up the son of an acting teacher, so I was kind of introduced to all of these various methods early...… — Vin Diesel Copy Share Image
Any acting job that I ever got, I always treated it like I was a neophyte, I didn't know what I was… — Patton Oswalt Copy Share Image
When I first started out acting, I didn't have anything to lose. I had another career. If I fell on my face,… — Dennis Farina Copy Share Image
Don't think for a moment that I'm really like any of the characters I've played. I'm not. That's why it's called 'acting'. — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
Part of the process of acting in a film that you're also directing is really trusting the people around you to capture… — Katie Aselton Copy Share Image
I'm very fortunate now in that I have my first love, which is drama and acting, for a living and I'm also… — Kelvin Fletcher Copy Share Image
