In most professions, you build up confidence and a sense of achievement as you go along, but that's really not true for… — Song Hye-kyo Copy Share Image
Some of my acting heroes have built careers on playing characters who do horrendous things - they're repellent and lovable. They're not… — Rebecca Hall Copy Share Image
Do not say to yourself, 'I am going to act this way tomorrow.' Just say to yourself - 'I am going to… — Maxwell Maltz Copy Share Image
I'm striving toward this acting thing. I'm definitely gonna work hard on that, whatever comes my way, I'm gonna work hard on… — Mary J. Blige Copy Share Image
When you're acting in a scene, you're focused on doing the scene. You can't break character and go, 'Oh my God, I… — Melissa McBride Copy Share Image
I loved getting classical training in terms of acting. I would've stayed in acting school for the rest of my life if… — Dane DeHaan Copy Share Image
Producing is the hardest of the three because there is almost no closure. Every time you solve a problem, another one pops… — Henry Winkler Copy Share Image
I had dreams, but always told myself, 'Nah, that would never happen.' For a poor Latina, (acting) wasn't a reality. — Diane Guerrero Copy Share Image
I always tell people that, if you feel like you're portraying a character really well, you're not acting. If you can reach… — Travis Aaron Wade Copy Share Image
Acting is seductive. It looks so much fun. I did dally with other things. I did pupillage in a law firm, but… — Nina Conti Copy Share Image
Be a teacher. If someone is acting hurtful toward you, chances are high that they're doing the same to others. By speaking… — Doreen Virtue Copy Share Image
My first husband Alec was a very good-looking man, but by the time he came out of the war, his sort of… — Sheila Hancock Copy Share Image
The truth is that to enjoy acting one must be an exhibitionist at heart, one must revel in those exposures of the… — Leslie Howard Copy Share Image
Where I teach students in drama school, there's a course called Dramatics. In this course, all students must put on a play.… — Kim Young-ha Copy Share Image
What does it mean then to live with one another? It can be unhappy, it can be wretched, it can be ambivalent,… — Judith Butler Copy Share Image
I was very much into science when I was young - I wanted to be a marine biologist, then I wanted to… — Freema Agyeman Copy Share Image
I love teaching online at my website and soon I'll be writing a math book. I love to teach math. I just… — Danica McKellar Copy Share Image
Psychology and acting are very closely linked. It's just about studying people and how they work. It can be an incredible discipline… — Claire Danes Copy Share Image
There are so many elements that make 'Orange' spectacular - the writing, the acting, what we talk about - but we can't… — Adrienne C. Moore Copy Share Image
Going back to Georgiana Drew and John Drew, and my great-grandfather Maurice Barrymore, and it was such a sort of circus of… — Drew Barrymore Copy Share Image
I have found that the greatest help in meeting any problem with decency and self-respect and whatever courage is demanded, is to… — William Faulkner Copy Share Image
I have never been to an acting school, and on the sets of 'Karwaan,' Irrfan was my acting school. By observing him,… — Mithila Palkar Copy Share Image
Disney acting is a little more difficult than many people think it is. People feel like the characters aren't deep, but as… — Spencer Boldman Copy Share Image
I began acting when River was doing this TV series and they needed two kids for the show, so they got me… — Joaquin Phoenix Copy Share Image
When I was young, my parents made me listen to old music and watch Jimmy Durante. I fell in love with the… — James Wolk Copy Share Image
There are all kinds of other things I could do, things I would probably like, but only acting would give me emotional… — Mira Sorvino Copy Share Image
My goal was for acting to become my main income. I would say to myself, 'I'm good enough'. That became my mantra. — Michael Fassbender Copy Share Image
I wasn't really the most charming person, socially - it took me a long time to develop my people skills - but… — Zooey Deschanel Copy Share Image
I live in New York and I love it, because it doesn't make me feel like my life is always just about… — Sebastian Stan Copy Share Image
Acting is the most personal of our crafts. The make-up of a human being - his physical, mental and emotional habits -… — Lee Strasberg Copy Share Image
In acting, you get to that place where it's serene, where you just feel it. I'm glad to be doing the drama… — Craig Robinson Copy Share Image
When you have a book as material as it is, it's a lot easier to create a character because you have so… — Asa Butterfield Copy Share Image
That's the thing about film acting and television acting. You just release yourself and do what is true for the moment, and… — David Suchet Copy Share Image
I managed to stay grounded and when I wasn't working, I was hanging out with my friends so I was still able… — Asa Butterfield Copy Share Image
I act freely when I am tuned in, centred and loving, but if possible, I avoid acting when I am emotionally upset… — Ken Keyes Jr Copy Share Image
Very early on in this process though I studied acting in high school and college, soon after graduation, I walked away from… — Aisha Hinds Copy Share Image
I am just really focused in on what I love doing, but I would be a moron to not take some of… — Jen Kirkman Copy Share Image
For a long time, I can't say I was one who really enjoyed acting. I was always censoring it, or editing it,… — Michael Douglas Copy Share Image
Actors have a magic gene within them - I think they're the finest descendants of rogues and vagabonds - and it's all… — Julian Sands Copy Share Image
I believe there can be dignity in the acting profession. And I think there ought to be more dignity in the publicity… — Paul Newman Copy Share Image
